{"id":119243,"date":"2026-04-28T14:59:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/five-scottish-para-athletes-land-grants-from-sophie-hahn-fund-scottish-athletics\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T14:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:59:29","slug":"five-scottish-para-athletes-land-grants-from-sophie-hahn-fund-scottish-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/five-scottish-para-athletes-land-grants-from-sophie-hahn-fund-scottish-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Scottish Para athletes land grants from Sophie Hahn Fund &#8211; Scottish Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"meta-date\">Tuesday 28th April 2026<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Five Scottish Para athletes are being supported over the next year by the <strong>Sophie Hahn Para Fund<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The support is issued via the <strong>Lloyd Cowan Bursary<\/strong> and in the Para category there is assistance for 19 athletes and eight coaches,<\/p>\n<p>Five of those athletes are Scots and they will receive up to \u00a3500 of financial backing\/Nike kit to help support training and competition.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Sophie Hahn said: \u2018It\u2019s about helping deliver the right support for Para-athletics at the right time.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Scots supported for 2026-27 are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Callum Ballantyne (Cumbernauld AAC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*Niamh Currie (Disability Sport Fife)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*Adam Donnachie (Central AC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*Ben Rowlings (Red Star AC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*Rebecca Scott (Stevenage and North Herts)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rebecca said: \u2018Financial support is so important for the longevity of Para sport and enabling athletes to really excel.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It is also so nice to know others believe in you and that helps provide motivation to keep going.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HFEZ5NeWIAAzkW5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-115306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HFEZ5NeWIAAzkW5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HFEZ5NeWIAAzkW5.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HFEZ5NeWIAAzkW5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HFEZ5NeWIAAzkW5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HFEZ5NeWIAAzkW5-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/tag\/lloyd-cowan-bursary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lloyd Cowan Bursary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/tag\/para-athletics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Para athletics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/tag\/sophie-hahn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophie Hahn<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function ( d, s, id ) {\n        var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName( s )[0];\n        if ( d.getElementById( id ) ) return;\n        js = d.createElement( s );\n        js.id = id;\n        js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=234654626717555\";\n        fjs.parentNode.insertBefore( js, fjs );\n    }( document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk' ));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/five-scottish-para-athletes-land-grants-from-sophie-hahn-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday 28th April 2026 Five Scottish Para athletes are being supported over the next year by the Sophie Hahn Para Fund. 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