Team Visa FACT 1: In a year's training, GBR gymnastics Hopeful Beth Tweddle performs 11,000 pirouettes on the bars and uses 8kg of chalk on her hands

Team Visa FACT 2: GBR fencing Hopeful Richard Kruse hits his coach approximately 120,000 times a year

Team Visa FACT 3: GBR swimming Hopeful Caitlin McClatchey swims about the distance from London to Cyprus in a year

Team Visa FACT 4: Over one year, GBR running Hopeful Mo Farah runs approximately 4,680 miles

Team Visa FACT 5: GBR Paralympic Hopeful John McFall lifts close to10 tonnes per training session on one and a half legs

Team Visa FACT 6: GBR Paralympic Hopeful Libby Clegg runs with a guide runner

Team Visa FACT 7: In one training session, GBR taekwondo Apprentice Aaron Cook performs in excess of 1000 kicks per leg

Team Visa FACT 8: GBR diving Hopeful Tom Daley performs 24,960 dives a year in 520 hours of training

Team Visa FACT 9: FRA triathlon Hopeful Frederic Belaubre swims 25km, cycles 300km and runs 80km a week

Local heroes

How to add your local hero

  1. You’ll see a new pin appear on the map – drag and drop it to where your hero does their bit
  2. Click on the pin to share a few details about your hero
  3. Click ‘Add’ and we’ll let you know when your hero’s on the map!
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Find a local hero

Team Visa athletes owe a lot to their local heroes, whose dedication to grassroots sport has helped them on their way. But who are the local heroes around you? And do you know someone in your community who deserves to be put on the map?



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