{"id":982,"date":"2016-07-12T21:20:03","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T20:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bcpdt.org.uk\/news\/?p=982"},"modified":"2016-07-12T21:20:03","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T20:20:03","slug":"britains-biggest-sports-talent-search-budding-olympians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bcpdt.org.uk\/news\/2016\/07\/12\/britains-biggest-sports-talent-search-budding-olympians\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain&#8217;s biggest Sports Talent search for budding Olympians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"stcpDiv\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcpdt.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DYG-web-sign-up.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-983 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcpdt.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DYG-web-sign-up-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"DYG web sign up\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bcpdt.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DYG-web-sign-up-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bcpdt.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DYG-web-sign-up.jpg 645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If you are a budding Olympian and want to discover if you have what it takes to become a Champion, then why not enter this competition.<\/p>\n<p>UK Sport today launched the biggest multi-sport talent identification campaign in British history, #DiscoverYour Gold and this aims to identify talented young athletes who have the potential to become future champions.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>#DiscoverYour Gold has five strands, each of which will identify athletes with some specific requirements as detailed below:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 #<strong>DiscoverYour Power &#8211;<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>speed or power background for: Track Cycling, Skeleton, Canoeing<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 #<strong>DiscoverYour ParaPotential &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0sports including: Para-Athletics, Para-Swimming, Para-Cycling<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 #<strong>DiscoverYour Fight\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>martial arts background for: Judo, Taekwondo, Women\u2019s Boxing<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 #<strong>DiscoverYour Giant &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>females taller than 5\u201910\u201d and males taller than 6\u20192\u201d for: Rowing, Netball<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 #<strong>DiscoverYour Freestyle &#8211;<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>gymnastic or acrobatic background for: Freestyle Ski and Snowboard<\/p>\n<p>To apply, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uksport.gov.uk\/talent\">www.uksport.gov.uk\/talent<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a budding Olympian and want to discover if you have what it takes to become a Champion, then why not enter this competition. UK Sport today launched the biggest multi-sport talent identification campaign in British history, #DiscoverYour Gold and this aims to identify talented young athletes who have the potential to become future champions. 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