UK sportswear specialist VO2 Sportswear has committed to a sponsorship deal with Team True Spirit, a recovering injured servicemen triathlon team.
The Bolton, Lancashire-based sportswear company will be providing race kit for the existing team and any new members who join Team True Spirit, whilst also donating money from every sale to the team and its charity fund-rasing.
The sponsorship deal runs throughout 2014 – a year that will see the team take on some gruelling challenges. Team True Spirit has completed some of the toughest races in the UK, including the Ironman event held in Bolton on more than one occasion. Whilst undertaking these challenges the team has raised over £60,000 for the military charities that support them and their families.
The aims of Team True Spirit are to raise awareness of the battles that injured serviceman face and to generate financial support for a number of forces charities, such as; Royal Marines Association, BLESMA, The Parachute Regiment Charity, The Forces Children’s Trust and more.
The team’s members have been affected in different ways whilst serving their country. Some of them have lost limbs, some have other injuries and all of them have had their lives changed forever.
The new Team True Spirit triathlon suit is designed with VO2 expertise and quality. The company specialises in triathlon apparel and the suit combines comfort with styling ‘allowing for ultimate performance for serious athletes.’
The suit is available from the VO2 Sportswear website and the company are donating 10% of every purchase to the team and to the Help for Heroes charity.
Vo2 Sportswear Managing Director Matt Tomkin said “We are delighted to support such a fantastic triathlon team, who take on some really difficult challenges for a great cause.
“Not only that, they are injured servicemen themselves, so they are truly inspirational. It is an honour to have the team wearing VO2 Sportswear products and we are proud to be affiliated with Team True Spirit.”
VO2 has most recently been known for designing the Children In Need cycling jerseys for BBC The One Show’s rickshaw challenge and the full kit for Team Pie, a Lancashire-based running, cycling and triathlon club.
