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Race for Diversity hosts ground-breaking collaboration at Selhurst Park
On Monday, 2 March Race for Diversity held two major events including the launch of a ground-breaking collaboration at Selhurst Park, the home of Crystal Palace Football Club.
The Race for Diversity Festival hosted over 100 students from underrepresented, racially diverse, and low socioeconomic backgrounds. This was a fantastic opportunity for them to hear from industry professionals, engage in hands-on motorsport and STEM activations. The activities included robot coding around a track, pit stop competitions, sim racing and career advice sessions plus behind-the-scenes access to the stadium.
The students were also joined by Palace for Life Foundation, the official Crystal Palace FC charity. The festival was not just a moment for the students but intended to spark interest in all sports and help create a new generation of motorsport talent.
Attention then turned to the launch event for Race for Diversity’ s newest, ground-breaking Level Up: Women in Sports series. In collaboration with Marylebone Cricket Club( MCC) and Crystal Palace FC, 30 young girls and women aged between 16 and 24 years from underrepresented backgrounds will be supported, offering insight into careers across sport.
The festival also included a discussion panel facilitated by F1 and football content creator Anita Abayomi, featuring Mohamed Elnadi, Mission 44 scholar; Lily Owuye from Red Bull Technologies; Cos Georgiou from Cosworth and Gracie Haddon from StarterMotor.
Level Up will provide inspiration and guidance on how to succeed in sporting careers through unique behind-thescenes access, inspiring workshops and the chance to hear first-hand from industry professionals, helping to remove barriers to opportunity.
The inaugural intake was selected from over 220 applications, 39 per cent of which were from women of colour – far beyond sport industry standards.
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The cohort will experience the many career pathways open to them in motorsport, cricket and football with the three founding organisations over the next three months. Each sport will host a session with high-profile events taking place at iconic venues Brands Hatch and Selhurst Park, concluding with an unforgettable experience in July at the inaugural women’ s test match between England and India at Lord’ s cricket ground, the home of the MCC.
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