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  • Date of the event: Saturday 13 June 2026

  • Location: Mile End Stadium, London, E14 7TW

  • Who: 10 to 29 years

  • Closing date for Travel Offer: Friday 12 June 2026

  • N.B Please remember to apply with Metro Blind Sport separately to take part in the event itself

VICTA is excited to be able to offer young people with a vision impairment up to the age of 29 the chance to get active and attend some exciting sporting events with our subsidised travel offer!

VICTA is offering up to £50 travel expense cover to enable young people to take part in Metro Blind Sport’s Athletics  Games. Please note that the closing date to apply for this reimbursement is Friday 12 June. If you have any questions about the event itself, please contact Metro Blind Sport directly on [email protected]

Before you apply for VICTA’s travel offer, first register for the event through Metro Blind Sport by 31 May 2026 https://pocklington.tfaforms.net/5069084

Metro Blind Sport invites athletes of all experience and all abilities throughout the UK to join them at the Athletics Games.

The 2026 programme will be run under UKA/IBSA rules and is open to males and females, ages 10 years upwards. The athletics competitions are principally for registered blind and partially sighted people.

Every competitor will receive a free t-shirt.  Medals will be on offer. Packed lunches will be provided for all competitors, coaches, officials and volunteers.

Guide Runners can be arranged with advance notice, you will need to provide an estimate of your track times.

The VICTA offer

VICTA will cover travel expenses up to £50 for those wishing to attend the Metro Blind Sport Athletics Games. This offer only applies to the cost of the travel for a young person with a vision impairment from 10 years old up to the age of 29 and not for any travel companions.

To benefit from this offer, you must:

  • Live outside London
  • Be 10 to 29 years old at the time of the event
  • Be registered or registrable as having a vision impairment

If you are interested, please complete the following application form:

Terms and Conditions: Payment of travel expenses is subject to proof of attendance at the Metro Athletics Games 2026 (a simple photo of you enjoying the event) and travel receipts/mileage claim. Funds are limited so please get your applications in early. Reimbursement will be processed after the event. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Applicant details (VI person)

Confirmation of vision impairment

To qualify for this activity the lead applicant (your VI child) must be either registered or registerable as blind or partially sighted (sight impaired/severely sight impaired). VICTA will ask for supporting evidence post application if we have not previously received it.

Contact details - If aged 17 or under, this section should be completed by a parent/guardian

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Declaration, privacy and consent

To be signed by the applicant or a responsible person.
a. I agree to take part in VICTA's activity and have read all the information sent to me.
b. I acknowledge the need to behave responsibly at all times during the activity.
c. I confirm that this form has been completed accurately and I undertake to update VICTA's organisers should any information contained on the form or personal circumstances change.
d. In the event of an emergency/accident, I consent to emergency medical treatment, which may include the use of anaesthetics.
e. We understand that some young people will use Whatsapp at home and each home has their own rules on technology. It is likely that your child will meet others on a VICTA activity that they’d like to stay in touch with. While we do not encourage the use of Whatsapp before the age of 16, we do encourage connections and friendships. We ask that if your child is coming on a VICTA activity and they use Whatsapp regularly to remind them their behaviour and language follows the expectations that we have when meeting in person – polite, courteous, and inclusive at all times. If you have any questions surrounding this, please contact the Activities Team on [email protected]
f. By signing this form I consent to VICTA using the information supplied for the purpose of administering the named event. All the information will be treated in the strictest of confidence and made available only to those staff working with the participant. We may need to share your details with third-party suppliers in relation to this activity. Contact information will be retained and used for marketing of other relevant services.
g. I give consent for VICTA to carry out the following in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulations as supplemented by the Data Protection Act 2018 and related laws and to store my personal information on VICTA's database and/or any other suitable system.
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