National Lottery Legends Sprint
Posted by Concept2 News on the 5th of May 2005
Sir Steve Redgrave, Sir Matthew Pinsent, James Cracknell and Tim Foster are reuniting on the water to race together one last time. The National Lottery Legends Sprint will take place at the Rowing World Cup on Saturday May 28th at Dorney Lake, Eton, and is a re-creation of the final of the Sydney 2000 Olympic coxless four final that won Sir Steve his historic fifth gold. The silver medallists from Italy, bronze medallists from Australia and the other finalists from the USA, New Zealand and Slovenia are also expected to take part in the race to be screened live by the BBC. Funds raised by The National Lottery Legends Sprint will go directly to the United Nations World Food Programme, targeting tens of thousands of children in the areas worst affected by the tsunami in Sri Lanka and Indonesia.Donations can be made now by visiting http://www.justgiving.com/legendssprint or by calling 0870 756 7979 or texting the word DONATE to 81333.You can find out more about the challenge at http://www.steveredgrave.com/diary/legends.htm. For more information on the Rowing World Cup, including on-line ticket sales, go to http://www.wrc2006.com.