The King of Shaves Azor Battle Bus was visited today by three of the King of Shaves Young Blades, young sporting stars who are sponsored by King of Shaves. It is part of the King of Shaves mentoring scheme for young British athletes and the sponsorship takes the form of grants to help with their travel and training. They also get some valuable input from King of Shaves Olympic Sportsmen and Women... like Shelley Rudman the Silver medallist in the Bob Skeleton who is preparing for the Ontario Winter Olympics Games in 2010.
Wade Bennett-Jackson
Event: 100m
Age: 21
"My most recent Championships were the 2005 European juniors where I took the 200m bronze medal, 2006 world junior 100m finalist in 6th place and 4x100m bronze medallist. I am aiming to make the 2009 European Indoor Championships, and then the European Outdoor Championships later on in the year. All in all I want is to make the Olympics in 2012 as that would be a dream come true...
Today I came down for a quick shave, which was actually the best shave I've ever had and have definitely learnt a few new tips from Diane the King of Shaves Barberess."
He was joined by:
Gav Sidhu
Event: Taekwondo
Age: 20
"In April I travelled to Scotland for the Scottish Open with Team England for a Sparring Showdown with Team Scotland! It was a tight contest but we came through winning 3-2. I also made the Semi-Finals in Individual Sparring & Patterns!
I have also attended Championships in Bristol and Cornwall since and came away with a Silver Medal from each Champs in Senior Sparring (Heavyweight). In October are the Nationals in Reading, with Argentina and Ireland travelling for a Tri-Series Sparring Team event against Team England! In November is the World Cup in Uruguay with my main target making the Podium!"
and his sister...
Prity Sidhu
Event:Taekwondo
Age: 19
"The first Championship of the year was the Scottish Open in April where I defended my title as Patterns Gold Medallist but this time in the Senior Division. The European Championships were held in Sardinia, Italy in July. This was my first international competition as a senior. I got through to the semi-finals in sparring and lost by a slight margin. I wasn't too disappointed as it was my first senior championship and I had come away with a bronze medal!"
There was a bit of sibbling rivalry when it came to the Azor Footie game...
...and there was a new contender for the Azor Footie throne...
...and the Azor Guitar Challenge rolled on... todays high score is resting at 171,138 with Ineshan Reddy - if you are reading this before 17.30hrs and you think you can beat him then get down to the Azor Battlebus in Finsbury Avenue Square and show us what you are made of... today's winner gets the Guitar Hero Game for the Wii!!!
