{"id":377243,"date":"2025-08-27T09:20:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/377243\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T09:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:20:11","slug":"young-londoners-enjoy-action-packed-rally-together-london-tennis-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/377243\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Londoners enjoy action-packed Rally Together London Tennis Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said:<\/strong> \u201cI am delighted to see this partnership with the LTA come to life as we introduce tennis to young Londoners who may otherwise never have got the chance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Rally Together London festival is just the start of a really exciting three-year programme we have to create new opportunities for young people and particularly young women across the capital \u2013 not only to play the game but also training as coaches and getting good jobs in the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cLondon is the undisputed global capital for women\u2019s sport in 2025, and I am determined to bring even more sporting events to our city as we continue working to build a better, healthier, more prosperous London for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amie Martin, Delivery Manager for Rally Together London at the LTA said: \u201c<\/strong>What\u2019s so exciting about this partnership is its potential to truly open up tennis. Tennis has so many benefits beyond the court: it builds confidence, improves physical and mental wellbeing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough Rally Together London, we\u2019re investing in people \u2014 especially women and those from communities that have traditionally been underrepresented in the sport. By training new activators and coaches who reflect the diversity of London, we\u2019re not only creating new opportunities to play, but also building a more inclusive workforce that young people can see themselves in.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is about long-term change \u2014 creating welcoming spaces in parks, schools and community venues where tennis is accessible, enjoyable, and truly for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Rally<\/p>\n

Dominique Bardouille-Mofford from TETH Youth and Adult Service in Harrow has become an Activator to help grow the game. The 21-year-old said: \u201c”I\u2019m not trying to be a top tennis player or anything \u2014 but I know how to hit the ball over the net, and that\u2019s enough. It\u2019s just a fun way to be active. It\u2019s good for your coordination and gets you moving.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t have to take it seriously \u2014 it\u2019s just something different for everyone to try.”<\/p>\n

Every child at the festival also got to take away a FAGE LTA Youth<\/a> Starter kit with everything needed to get involved in tennis and discover a love for the game. It includes a racket, balls and access to a free taster tennis session.<\/p>\n

Want to get involved? Find out more at: Mayor and LTA partner to open tennis up to thousands more Londoners<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: \u201cI am delighted to see this partnership with the LTA come to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377244,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[62175,52757,748,12452,393,34834,4884,58111,257,127308,28263,1068,32592,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-377243","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-barriers","9":"tag-break","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-down","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-festival","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-inclusion","16":"tag-london","17":"tag-lta","18":"tag-rally","19":"tag-tennis","20":"tag-together","21":"tag-uk","22":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115099994042140184","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}