The Abercrombie Primary School Fundraiser

Aim

At Sports For Champions UK, we don’t just create dreams – we build champions. Embark on this transformative journey with us today.

Abercrombie Primary School are excited to be hosting an inspirational workshop with Danoush Jowkar. Danoush needs your help to raise funds for vital training, medical and competition costs. This money will also help your school and other athletes across the country, find out more below!

The Abercrombie Primary School aims to place the success of every child at the centre of all their decision-making. They strive to inspire their children to have a lifelong love of learning; grow in confidence and value themselves and others. They support their children to be the best they can be, enabling them to achieve through a wonderfully wide and challenging curriculum. Working together to create a successful school at the heart of the community that enables their children to flourish and become outstanding citizens of the future.

Who's Coming?

How I started:

I started Wrestling because my grandad used to Wrestle many years ago and I felt it was my responsibility to finish off what he had started, which I started at the age of 8 after I tried many other sports but I found Wrestling to be the most physically and Mentally demanding and I fell in love with the hardships and the culture of the sport from the get-go. Doing Wrestling taught me how to overcome my fears and how to keep pushing through when things got tough.

My Greatest Achievement:

My greatest achievement was my 5th place at the Under17 World & European Championships, I am also 6x English Champions and 7x British Champion in age category. I am also the first and only British Wrestler to wrestle in Bundesliga 1 in Germany which is perhaps the toughest and hardest Wrestling league in the world.

My Greatest Challenge:

I believe the hardest part about being a Wrestler is the sacrifices you must make in order to become one of the best, for example you have to undergo extremely strict diets weather if that’s cutting weight for a competition or gaining. Also training is 10-14 times a week and commuting approximately 400 miles on a weekly bases for training.

My Hobbies:

Outside of Wrestling, I do a lot of Mountain biking as I live in the Yorkshire countryside where there are many great tracks, I also have a grade 2 in Violin and I can also play the Piano as well. I also like reading manga and watching Anime and playing on my PlayStation if I have any spare time.

My Future Aspirations:

My biggest goal is to become an Olympic Champion hopefully in 2028 in LA, however, if I don’t make it in 2028 I will keep trying and persevering until I reach my dream. I would also like to inspire people to chase their dreams no matter where they come from or what other’s might say. I truly believe that you have to work hard towards your dream and you shouldn’t let anyone tell you that you can’t achieve your dream no matter how big or how small.

Who are Sports For Champions?

Great news! Sports For Champions UK (CIC) will soon visit your school! Your young people have been invited to join a sponsored fitness circuit led by a Professional athlete, who will educate, enable, and empower participants with a view to inspiring them to be the champions of tomorrow.

While we're not all athletically inclined, we strongly encourage participation; all young people have talent and require inspiration to pursue their dreams - whatever they may be!

After 12 years of success, we have perfected our inspirational events, and they are guaranteed to deliver for your school and pupils!

Sports For Champions events are held in support of schools, which keep 60% of the funds raised to spend on resources that will enrich young people's education/experience. Professional athletes in need of support are the only other beneficiaries from the remaining 40%. Sports For Champions is an audited organization that is voluntarily registered with the Fundraising Regulator, meaning you can support the initiative with assurance.

What will happen on the day?

During the assembly, Sports For Champions athletes show medals and tell their story, hard work, lessons, and insights shared to capture the imagination of all and inspire healthier active lifestyles. Athletes discuss challenges on the road to success, with resilience, nutrition, diet, and dedication forming key topics. Fitness is essential for every young person’s general wellbeing in physical and mental health. It is also proven to be a strong booster of learning potential or brain power. By inspiring children as champions of tomorrow, Sports For Champions envision young people developing in all walks of life as healthy, active, community-minded participants in society.

Alongside Team Sports For Champions, athletes engage in invaluable work within local communities to support their training-related costs (e.g. physio/travel). Most world-class athletes train a rigorous 35-hour week and struggle to find reliable work that fits their schedule. This is how the funds we raise enable athletes and your school/club to realize their potential. Many pro athletes are unsponsored, lose support, or cannot find it.

Sports For Champions offers schools the benefit of additional funds to go towards resources/facilities, whilst helping athletes with the funds required to sustain their journey with an contribution towards training and competition fees, medical costs, equipment, and more.

Abercrombie Primary School will be receiving an inspirational visit from Danoush Jowkar on the 17th of June 2026 and we need your support!

The pupils will benefit from physical activity through our fitness circuit, an inspirational talk including medal display, and a Q&A session.

Where does the money go?

When parents and guardians offer their support to a Sports for Champions UK (CIC) fundraising event, they are nurturing not only their children's immediate environments but also the bright futures of many rising athletes. Here is a breakdown of how your contributions make a significant difference:

For each fundraising event, Sports For Champions looks to raise enough money to cover the costs that it takes to provide such an excellent service nationally. Once that goal is reached, surplus funds are allocated in a way that benefits both the school and our passionate athletes – 60% for the school’s continued growth and 40% contributing to the athlete fund.

At the core of the Sports For Champions UK (CIC) initiative is the Athlete Fund. Primarily, the fund aids schools in less economically privileged areas that might struggle with costs, ensuring that the administrative fee isn’t a barrier to vital opportunities. Additionally, it assists our dedicated athletes in moments of pressing need, whether it’s recovering from injuries, procuring advanced equipment, or embarking on warm-weather training camps. Our fundamental belief remains unwavering: no school should be compromised for its economic stance, and every promising athlete deserves a fair shot at excellence. Our commitment ensures no child or school is left behind due to circumstances beyond their control.

Challenges Athletes Face: Our partnering pro athletes and Team GB Olympians have a world of responsibilities on their shoulders. They juggle between a rigorous training schedule that demands over 35 hours a week and their personal commitments. This often leaves them with limited time and resources to focus on their careers, leading to financial constraints. Expenses for equipment, training, coaching, travel, and more pile up, making it a challenge for these athletes to perform at their best and represent Great Britain.

Why is this important?

Abercrombie Primary School is promoting health and wellbeing throughout the school, and with the help of a visit from Danoush Jowkar, this will be enhanced across all year groups and staff. They are also focusing on encouraging diversity and raising the aspirations of the pupils through sport.

Abercrombie Primary School will benefit from the money raised as they will be able to provide new equipment, fund opportunities for the children, and more.

How can you help?

We're asking all parents to help make it a memorable event for the pupils with the help of Danoush Jowkar, to raise funds for key resources for Abercrombie Primary School.

If you are a local business or a friend of the school and would like to contribute to help us get to our target, then please do make a donation and share our project as far as you can.

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 17th June 2026 at 8:00am