Sail-World.com : G4S announces Skandia Team GBR’s 49er crews sponsorship
G4S announces Skandia Team GBR’s 49er crews sponsorship
'The two G4S '49 er' racing teams - Chris Draper, Peter Greenhalgh & Stevie Morrison, Ben Rhodes. In action during the Expert Olympic Garda 2009. Riva . Lake Garda. Italy'
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G4S, the world’s leading international security solutions group, is delighted to announce its sponsorship of two of Skandia Team GBR’s 49er crews. The UK-based FTSE 100 company has confirmed its allegiance to the 49er class in pledging to support the Beijing Olympic duo, Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes, as well as the new combination of Peter Greenhalgh and Chris Draper who have announced their partnership and are making a return to the Olympic classes circuit.
Two-time World Champion and Athens Olympic bronze medallist Chris Draper has teamed up with Peter Greenhalgh, one of the British pioneers in the 49er when it was first introduced as an Olympic class, to begin their Olympic campaign. Both sailors feel they have a sense of unfinished business as far as Olympic sailing is concerned, and after spells away with other projects, they are excited to be rejoining a successful Skandia Team GBR squad: 'I’ve gone away and done other things but for me I looked back at my Olympic sailing in the middle of last year and realised that I’d perhaps not given it my all,' explained Draper. 'The fact that we’re heading for a home Olympics has been a huge factor as well – you have to give it a shot or risk looking back in a few years time and wonder what might have been.'
The pair are very excited about kick starting their inaugural year together with G4S: Commenting on the sponsorship Peter Greenhalgh said: 'Making a decision to take on this new challenge and tackle new disciplines is a huge step for us so to have a brand as prestigious as G4S showing confidence in us from the outset is fantastic. We couldn’t have asked for a more encouraging start to our Olympic campaign.'
The announcement follows news that G4S has also renewed its sponsorship of the British Sailing Team, Skandia Team GBR, for a further four years. After being a Silver level sponsor of the British team in the Olympic and Paralympic classes since April 2006, its decision to continue its partnership marks a commitment to support the UK’s most consistently successful Olympic sport up to and beyond the London Olympic Games of 2012.
G4S '49 er' racing team Stevie Morrison (helm) & Ben Rhodes. In action during the Expert Olympic Garda 2009. Riva . Lake Garda. Italy - Lloyd Images Click Here to view large photo
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