Everyone Active: Two athletes from Winchester for awards

Ruben Price and Harley Guiver are in the running for Regional Champion of the Year and Young Champion of the Year respectively, at Everyone Active’s Sporting Champions Awards.

The awards ceremony will take place at Porchester Hall in Bayswater, London, on Wednesday, October 30.

The event will be hosted by Great Britain’s double world 110m hurdles champion and former world record holder Colin Jackson.

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Everyone Active operates more than 230 leisure and cultural centres across the country, including Winchester Sport and Leisure Park and Meadowside Leisure Centre, in partnership with Winchester City Council.

The company’s Sporting Champions scheme is a sports talent development programme which supports 1,400 athletes.

Now in its eighth year, the initiative has helped thousands of athletes to achieve their sporting potential by providing free access to Everyone Active’s leisure facilities nationwide.

Rueben trains in Winchester (Image: Everyone Active) Reuben, who trains at Winchester Sport and Leisure Park, has had a successful career to date, most notably winning bronze at the British Triathlon Grand Final and gold in the British Schools U17 Biathlon Individual and European U17 Biathle individual and mixed relay.

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Harley Guiver trains at Meadowside Leisure Centre. At the age of nine, Harley has become a European and World Kickboxing Champion, for two years running - the youngest girl to have ever won both, back to back.

Award winners will include those who have had career successes or who have engaged with the Sporting Champions scheme and their local Everyone Active centre.

Harley Guiver became a world champion at the age of nine (Image: Everyone Active) Everyone Active will also celebrate those who have helped to inspire other up-and-coming sportsmen and women.

The awards ceremony will be preceded by a mentoring workshop, led by the scheme’s team of elite athletes.

Richard Kilty, Maisie Summers-Newton and Lauren Steadman starred on the Paris 2024 stage, and they will be joined by Olympians Lutalo Muhammad and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey to share their insights and experiences and help guide the Sporting Champions athletes in their own careers.

Alison Lewis, Everyone Active’s area contract manager, said: "We are really looking forward to celebrating the fantastic achievements of all the Sporting Champions athletes at Porchester Hall, including Reuben Price and Harley Guiver.

"The scheme has been very successful in providing exceptional support to emerging talent and we are delighted to be showcasing this.

“It’s fantastic to see how the scheme has expanded over the years, now providing more than 1,400 athletes nationwide with access to top-quality training facilities and support."