Highlights from the Cure Parkinson’s Cup 2024 walking football tournament at St. George’s Park, with over 20 teams – and 200 people with Parkinson’s – participating.
The UK’s Cure Parkinson’s Cup walking football tournament returned for its third year this week (21st April) with Cure Parkinson’s Cup 2024 taking place at St. George’s Park Football Centre in Staffordshire, the official home of England’s national football teams.
Hosted in collaboration with Sport Parkinson’s and The Walking Football Association (WFA), the 2024 tournament saw 20 Parkinson’s walking football teams from across the UK taking part, with over 200 people with Parkinson’s participating in this free event. Teams included the first women’s team to compete at the Cure Parkinson’s Cup, Parkinson’s Pioneers, who are coached by our recent interviewee Joe Gregory, as well as his Watford-based team Fighting Fit Football (who, like many of the participating clubs, were split into two teams, Red and Black).
There were two prizes on offer: the Cure Parkinson’s Cup and the Cure Parkinson’s Shield…
READ FULL REPORT plus pics and video: https://parkinsonseurope.org/2024/04/26/cure-parkinsons-cup-2024-walking-football-tournament/
Original source: https://x.com/ParkinsonsEU/status/1784538106424648034
Author: The Walking Football
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