BtB & London 2012

Bite the Ballot is delighted to be promoting various aspects of London 2012, be sure to keep updated with our interviews, blog’s and pictures as London prepares to host this amazing event.

How do you feel about it? Share your stories with us, please send us the latest news of what you are up to in your Community and BtB will come down and report on you and your contribution to the Games!

BtB Collaborate with Rock the Vote!

Thanks to our Collaboration with RtV, next year we will be interviewing the American Athletes and our videos will be streamed across the states as well as found right here so stay tuned! A chance for us to find out about any superstitions and lucky rituals these athletes have before their events? The training and hurdles they have overcome to arrive at 2012 and how their thoughts on sport for the future! We are delighted to have this opportunity and hope to have similar opportunities with OUR British Athletes!

Find a Sport You love!

Check out this great campaign run by Billy and Richard- aiming to engage more young people to find a sport they love, and we are not talking one that you play using a console controller! We coaught up with the guys at the Labour Party Conference this year where they, like us, were busy networking for their campaign! great job guys. For more information please take a look at their site

Check out the interview below

When the BtB team met Billy and Richard

In conversation with Tanni

The most successful Paralympian Athlete and our Patron Tanni Grey-Thompson took the time to share with us how she went from the race track to the House of Lords. We found out what she had to over come then and the new pressures she faces now! Have a look!

Interviews:

Amir Khan – Professional boxer, IBF and WBA World Light Welterweight Champion, the youngest British Olympic boxing medalist, winning silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics at the age of 17, one of the youngest British world champions ever, winning the WBA world title, aged only 22.

Jonnie Peacock was only five years old when he contracted Meningococcal Septicaemia, a form of Meningitis. His right foot had to be amputated while he was put into a coma for his body to right it off. It was long before he had a prosthetic leg fitted, and he was walking. Now Jonnie is hoping to compete in the 2012 Paralympics. Interview by Sophie Jackson.

Stephanie Reid was 16 when she was involved in a boating accident. She fell into a lake after playing sport with friends when she was ran over by a motor boat. Her right leg and her back were caught in the propellers. Her leg had to be amputated but she left with her life. Interview by Sophie Jackson.