Youth Sport Trust Champions 

We are proud to work with a range of celebrity Champions who believe in the power of PE, play and sport to build a brighter future for all young people.  

Our Champions support our mission by leveraging their profile to gain more attention and awareness of the work we do and the challenges that young people today face. 

This includes leading campaigns, engaging government ministers, delivering our messaging in media interviews and through their social media channels, creating content on our behalf and finally making public appearances on behalf of the charity.  

Whether it is sharing their experiences about PE and school sport or offering advice and inspiration to others on the role physical activity can play in managing wellbeing, our charity Champions play a huge part in allowing us to reach even more people with our mission. 

Find out more about our Champions below. 

National School Sport Champion Sir Mo

Farah

Sir Mo Farah became the Youth Sport Trust National School Sport Champion in January 2023, upon his retirement from competitive running, driven by his own experience of the role sport can play in supporting young people’s personal development and helping them find a sense of self and belonging within school. Sir Mo supported the launch of our new manifesto by spearheading the campaign ‘Mo’s Mission’ to get more young people active for ‘At least 60 minutes a day of PE, Sport and Play.’ You can find out more about ‘Mo’s Mission’ and sign up to support it here. Mo also recently led the delivery of a letter to number 10 on World Children’s Day, calling on the new government to deliver a new national plan to guarantee every child daily opportunities to be physically active. Sir Mo Farah said; “Every young person should grow-up happy, healthy and with the opportunity to achieve their full potential. Ensuring they are physically active for 60-minutes a day is an important part of making this happen.  “Too few children in the UK are exercising regularly and it’s having a detrimental impact on their health and wellbeing. In my new role as National School Sport Champion, it is my mission to get as many young people moving on a daily basis as possible. The power of sport helped me find my passion as a young person, so I’m firmly encouraging kids across the UK to get involved in ‘60 minutes a day – of PE, sport and play.’”

Inclusion Champion Hannah Cockroft OBE

Hannah Cockroft OBE, PLY, DL, seven-time Paralympic Champion, and one of Britain's best-known para-athletes, has been a long time supporter of the Youth Sport Trust since competing herself in the School Games National Finals Hannah is particularly passionate about the charity's work to ensure that every child has access to the life changing benefits of PE, Play and Sport, and our work to improve access for young people with SEND for example through our Inclusion 2024 programme. Hannah said: “At school, PE for me was either sitting in the library doing homework, doing physiotherapy in a separate room or sitting on the side watching my friends have fun. This was a consistent situation throughout primary school and until my second year of secondary school. “I was the only disabled pupil at both my mainstream schools and the teachers just didn’t have the training or, most importantly, the equipment for me to safely be able to get involved. This is why I support the work of the Youth Sport Trust on their mission to ensure every child has access to the life changing benefits of PE, Sport and Play, and no child is left on the sidelines.”

Early Years Champion Radzi Chinyanganya

Radzi Chinyanganya, TV personality, presenter and podcaster has supported the Youth Sport Trust since 2017. Radzi is the author of the children's book 'Move Like A Lion', and is particularly passionate about embedding a love of movement into young children from an early age. Radzi said: “I went to seven different schools growing up. For me sport was the language that enabled me to connect with the people I met, make new friends and be part of something. It’s been one of the very few consistent things in my life.  “Sport provides health benefits, it provides transferable skills and it provides sheer joy. Sport can change everybody’s life, and everyone should be given the opportunity to take part. That’s why I support the Youth Sport Trust because they are on a mission to provide that opportunity for the young people who need sport the most.”

Health and Wellbeing Champion Dr Radha Modgil

Dr Radha, Health and Wellbeing Expert, NHS GP, television, radio and podcast broadcaster and author, joined the Youth Sport Trust as a Champion in 2022 to promote sport as tool for wellbeing. Dr Radha has been instrumental in the development of the Youth Sport Trust Well Schools initiative which aims to improve education outcomes by placing wellbeing at the very heart of school improvement. Dr Radha said: “Sport transforms lives and I am passionate about helping sport become a tool for children and young people to use for their mental and emotional wellbeing, as well as physical health. Sport connects us, it builds confidence, teamwork, skills, self-esteem and a sense of goal setting, achievement and motivation. “All of these make us emotionally & mentally healthy. I want every child and young person to experience the benefits that sport brings and to recognise and be empowered to use it throughout their lives, to help them in easy times but also in challenging times, and to know sport is always there for them, to help them feel better.”

Fadumo

Olow

Fadumo is a reporter for Sky Sports News. She previously worked at Telegraph Women's Sport as social media editor and has been an ambassador since 2018.

Ben

Smith

The man who ran 401 marathons in 401 days and founded The 401 Foundation. He has worked with us since 2017.

Kimberly

Wyatt

Kimberly is a TV personality best known for her time in Grammy nominated girl band the Pussycat Dolls. She has worked with us since 2015.

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