Watch it back: 'Sport Gives Back' awards on ITV

The inaugural 'Sport Gives Back' awards ceremony has been shown on ITV.

The ceremony, which was filmed at the Royal Institution in London’s Mayfair, saw charities from across the UK presenting awards to individuals and organisations who have gone above and beyond to help others.

You can replay the programme via the ITV hub here until mid August.

Award winners included teenager Saadia Abubaker, who has encouraged young women from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds to get active alongside the Youth Sport Trust; Sam Alderson, who has overcome his own disability to become a qualified cricket coach for the Lord’s Taverners; and Shotley and Benfieldside Tennis Club, which won the Sportworks award for its engagement with disabled young people living in deprived areas.

Viewers heard from Lord Sebastian Coe, Dame Kelly Holmes and Daley Thompson CBE on their own experiences of the transformative nature of sport. Sporting luminaries Lee Dixon, Jason Robinson, Greg Rusedski and Olympic hockey champion Crista Cullen MBE also lent their support to the event, while award presenters included Dame Darcey Bussell and comedian Adam Hills.

STABILITY

Sport Gives Back is the brainchild of former international triple jumper Connie Henry, who won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1998. She said: “Sport changed my life as a teenager. It gave me the stability I didn’t have at home and helped me believe I was more than the circumstances I was born into.

“When I retired from athletics, I set up Track Academy, a charity which supports young people from unrepresented sections of society. Track Academy is based in Brent, one of the most deprived boroughs in the country. Over the last decade, we have helped hundreds of students to succeed both on and off the track.

“I realised that there was no platform where charities and organisations like ours could shout about the amazing work we do through sport. As a result, I decided to set up Sport Gives Back to celebrate those who use sport for social change.”

She added: “Sport Gives Back shines a light on unsung heroes, who really do change the lives of other people for the better.

OPPORTUNITY

“I would like to thank ITV for their unyielding support with Sport Gives Back and look forward to seeing this wonderful event grow in the future.”

Lord Coe said: “It’s with great pleasure that I support the Sport Gives Back Awards. When approached about the initiative to create an awards ceremony that celebrates the UK individuals and organisations that use sport to change lives, it immediately resonated with me.

“Our opportunity to celebrate the people on the front line is vital.”