#DiscoverYour Para-Potential

The biggest multi-sport talent identification campaign in British history, #DiscoverYour Gold, aims to identify talented young athletes who have the potential to become future champions.

Over 20 sports are involved in #DiscoverYour Gold, a partnership between UK Sport, the English Institute of Sport (EIS), and a range of National Governing Bodies, targeting 15-24 year olds to be fast-tracked into the exciting world of high performance sport.

#DiscoverYour Gold has five strands, one of which is #DiscoverYour Para-Potential

#DiscoverYour ParaPotential is aimed at talented male and females who are interested in trialling for a once in a lifetime opportunity to become part of Britain’s sporting elite in para sports including: VI Judo, Para-Athletics, Para-Swimming, Para-Cycling

This campaign is targeting:

• Male and female athletes aged over 15 years old.
• Belief that they have what it takes to become a future medallist at a World Class level in a para sport. 
• Have an ‘Eligible Impairment’ (see https://www.paralympic.org/classification for more information).
• Broadly the eligible impairment groups are:
• Impaired muscle power (as caused, for example, by spinal cord injuries, spina bifida or polio);
• Impaired passive range of movement;
• Limb deficiency;
• Leg length difference;
• Short stature (e.g. due to achondroplasia or growth hormone dysfunction);
• Hypertonia (e.g. due to a neurological condition, such as cerebral palsy, brain injury or multiple sclerosis);
• Ataxia (e.g. due to a neurological condition, such as cerebral palsy, brain injury or multiple sclerosis);
• Athetosis (e.g. due to a neurological condition, such as cerebral palsy, brain injury or multiple sclerosis);
• Visual impairment;
• Intellectual Impairment

To apply, visit www.uksport.gov.uk/talent