Healthspan to propel UK Athletics' Olympic efforts

Monday 15 February 2021

UK Athletics have agreed a partnership with Healthspan Elite, who will become the organisation’s Official Sports Nutrition Supplier.

Through the three-year partnership, high-performance athletes on the Olympic and Paralympic World Class Programme (WCP) will be able to access vitamins and supplements from the Healthspan Elite range to support their nutritional needs.

With over 25 years expertise working alongside the UK’s leading nutrition experts, Healthspan Elite have a growing sports portfolio which also includes The All Blacks, Tottenham Hotspur, British Cycling and British Swimming.

“Good nutrition is an essential part of an athlete’s daily routine which assists their training, health, recovery and performance," said Tommy Yule, Head of Performance Sport at UK Athletics.

Pictured: Healthspan Sales & Marketing Director Chris Fisher.

"So, it is excellent news that through this partnership, athletes on the British Athletics World Class Programme have the opportunity to access a comprehensive range of high quality, batch-tested sport supplements to support their nutrition needs.”

Healthspan Sales & Marketing Director Chris Fisher said the deal represented a formalisation of an existing partnership. 

“For several years we have been supplying Britain’s best athletes with our batch-tested, Elite vitamins and supplements. It feels very natural to now make our relationship official so we are delighted to have been chosen as British Athletics’ preferred sports nutrition & vitamin supplier.

"With so many athletic disciplines that all require different nutrition strategies, our range is perfectly suited to allow the athletes and their nutrition team to choose the products that best meet their wellbeing and performance needs."

The sponsorship agreement between UK Athletics and Healthspan was brokered and contracted by The Sports Consultancy’s rights marketing and legal teams.