The chances are if you went to school in the UK in the 1990s, 2000s, or 2010s, you have had some engagement with Sportshall Athletics. Either the equipment – foam javelins anyone? The national Sportshall Athletics Competition, or the legacy it has left in your PE lessons.
Sportshall these days is a global phenomenon – they’ve taken equipment and competition for children all over the world through their fun, team-based, supportive competition structure and equipment designed specifically for youngsters.
In this exhibition we explore the surprising origins of Sportshall Athletics and the impact it continues to have.
In a special podcast and accompanying article, Tom and Ivan Bunner talk about their father George Bunner’s inception of Sportshall in the late 1970s and how it has grown over the subsequent decades.
We also catch up with former Sportshall Athletics Champion Phoebe White and find out how Sportshall helped her develop a career in athletics.
