British Judo won the Web Support Award , awarded to the Official Partner with the most runningsports information on their website and who has referred the most users to the runningsports website , at the first runningsports Official Partner and Tutor conference held at Wembley Stadium last week. 

The conference brought together representatives from National Governing Bodies (NGBs), County Sports Partnerships (CSPs) and local authorities across the country, all of whom contribute, along with runningsports (the portfolio created and funded by Sport England that provides skills and practical support for administrative sports volunteers through various print, online tools and tutored workshops) to supporting sports volunteers. With workshops and discussion sessions the conference proved to be a valuable platform for debate on a whole range of issues that impact a sports volunteer workforce of over 5 million, including on how best to capitalise on the opportunity of the 2012 Olympics in relation to volunteer recruitment and management.

Phil Collier, Director of runningsports commented: "runningsports is all about providing practical support and developing the skills of volunteers in sport, so we rely heavily on National Governing Bodies and the people who work in them to let their local clubs know all about the workshops and resources we provide. British Judo are leading the way for NGBs across the country in bringing together sports volunteers to learn about developing their local sports clubs, and taking the opportunity to share best practice, regardless of what sport they are involved in. We’d like to offer our congratulations to the team at British Judo and look forward to continuing to work together over the next year, to provide practical support to volunteers in Judo."

Karen French collects the award on behalf of

British Judo from runningsports Director Phil Collier.