SPORT $1,980,932
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO LOCAL SPORT AND COMMUNITY GROUPS: (CASH & IN-KIND)
It has been a challenging year for our local sporting teams and community groups who, like the hospitality industry, continue to navigate the uncertainty of the COVID pandemic. Community sport was shut down in early 2020 before resuming in July 2020 with new health and safety measures in place. But the second COVID wave in mid-2021 saw it ground to a halt yet again. The ClubGRANTS program was temporarily paused during the shutdown in 2020 too.
Highlights THREE ATHLETES FROM OUR ASSOCIATED SPORTING CLUBS QUALIFIED FOR THE 2021 TOKYO OLYMPICS.
JESSICA HULL Jessica Hull from the Bankstown Track Project was named Athletics Australia Female Able-bodied Athlete of the Year 2020. The 24-year-old broke three Australian records in the 1,500m, 3,000m and 5,000m events.
JYE EDWARDS Jye Edwards from the Bankstown Track Project produced one of the best performances in BSAC history to win the Australian Track & Field 1500m Championship 2020.
EDWARD TRIPPAS Edward Trippas from the Bankstown Sports Athletics Club obliterated the Olympic qualifying time for the 3000m Steeplechase to qualify for the Tokyo Games just two and a half hours before the qualification cut off time.
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Annual Report 2020/21
