Olympians

Kadeena Cox MBE
8th October 2021
2 mins read

More Yorkshire Olympians and Paralympians confirmed for arena homecoming

More of Yorkshire’s Olympic and Paralympic Stars have been confirmed for the big homecoming arena event this Sunday to celebrate the athletes’ achievements. Olympians and Paralympians will take to the stage at a major event at the Leeds First Direct Arena on October 10 to talk about their exploits and celebrate in front of…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
1st November 2016
1 min read

City’s first direct arena to host 2017 Leeds Sports Awards

Sport Leeds is delighted to announce that the 2017 Leeds Sports Awards will be staged for the first time at the city’s first direct arena on Tuesday 7 March. The Leeds Sports Awards is an annual celebration of local sporting talent and achievements across all levels of sport throughout the city of Leeds, recognising…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
1st November 2016
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Double gold celebrations as Kadeena Cox and Hannah Cockroft triumph at Paralympics

Leeds City Council Leader Councillor Judith Blake has congratulated athletes Hannah Cockroft and Kadeena Cox on their Paralympics gold medals.  She said: “What an incredible night for two astoundingly talented athletes of whom Leeds couldn’t be prouder. First we had Hannah’s fabulous triumph- she’s an incredible athlete and to win a third Paralympic gold…
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