Armed Forces Para-Snowsport Team

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Since 2010, Leonardo has partnered with and supported the UK’s Armed Forces Para-Snowsport Team (AFPST), which plays a powerful role in the recovery, transformation and personal freedom of wounded, injured and sick military personnel and veterans.

This snowsport activity rebuilds their self-confidence and competitive spirit, through alpine skiing, snowboarding and Nordic/Biathlon cross-country skiing, providing a winter sports development pathway for disabled athletes to regain their spirit of challenge and competition.

As part of this support, Leonardo encourages staff from across its UK sites to take inspiration from the AFPST's extraordinary athletes and embrace the 'Spirit of Challenge', taking on their own personal challenge by selecting a sport or activity to help raise funds for this highly effective rehabilitation sports programme.

Through money raised by the company, AFPST athletes had the opportunity to attend the 2019 Hartford Ski Spectacular event in Breckenridge, Colorado, in December 2019, highlights of which can be seen in the video below.

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Swifty's story Find out how Darren Swift, 'Swifty', a double above the knee amputee and member of AFPST, overcame life-changing injuries sustained in a terrorist explosion in 1990 whilst serving in Northern Ireland and now hopes to coach to younger team members.

Troy's story Discover how Troy, an AFPST Nordic skier, has fought his way back from a severe brain injury, broken back and blindness in one eye sustained whilst serving in Afghanistan.

Dan's story Learn how AFPST has played a "massive role" in Dan's fighting his way back from a devastating and life-changing injury sustained whilst serving in Afghanistan. Now he's aiming to compete in the Beijing Winter Paralympics in 2022.

World Tour

For the second year in succession, Leonardo employees, suppliers and customers, including family and friends, took part in the Leonardo World Tour – a challenging initiative in the name of wellbeing and physical activity aimed at stimulating collaboration and increasing team spirit.

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World Tour

Race to Space

In June 2021, Leonardo employees and supporters travelled over 88,000km, smashing their target of 46,000km – the distance from Earth to the Galileo Satellite Constellation and back – by walking, running, cycling, swimming or any other physical means.

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The World in a Week

In September 2020, Leonardo UK employees, families and supporters came together for ‘The World in a Week’ challenge, which saw them aiming to collectively circumnavigate the globe, a total of 40,075km, over the course of one week.

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