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Lauren Del Fabbro

Jill Scott sets off for five-day 388-mile Sport Relief challenge

Former Lioness Jill Scott set off from Wembley Stadium at the start of a five day cycle and marathon challenge for Sport Relief (PA) - (PA Wire)

Former Lioness Jill Scott has set off for her five-day 388-mile Sport Relief cycle and marathon challenge.

The former Manchester City midfielder kicked off the fundraising challenge at London’s Wembley Stadium, the site of her 2022 Euros win with the Lionesses, and will make her way up North to Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.

Scott set off on Monday morning and will aim to complete a 112-mile bike ride to Villa Park on day one of the challenge.

Former Lioness Jill Scott will journey from Wembley Stadium in London to Sunderland’s Stadium of Light (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)
Former Lioness Jill Scott will journey from Wembley Stadium in London to Sunderland’s Stadium of Light (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)

She will then tackle a 99-mile ride to Everton Hill Dickinson Stadium on day two, followed by a 38-mile run into Manchester on day three.

The former footballer will then do a Tour de France-style 111-mile cycle to the North East on Thursday and complete the challenge on Friday June 12 with a 28-mile marathon finish to the Stadium of Light.

Over the course of the challenge she will stop by different football stadiums and community hubs with a few familiar faces including her former football teammates joining her along the way.

Scott previously told the Press Association that she was “honoured” to have been asked to take on the fundraising challenge and that she is “100% committed” to finishing it.

She said: “I was so lucky that I was offered safe spaces to play football and I was offered these incredible teachers and coaches who I could trust and who could help me, but there’s so many young people that don’t get those opportunities.

Former Lioness Jill Scott prepares to set off from Wembley Stadium, north London, at the stat of a five day cycle and marathon challenge for Sport Relief, which will complete a 388 mile route from Wembley Stadium in London to Sunderland’s Stadium of Light. (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)
Former Lioness Jill Scott prepares to set off from Wembley Stadium, north London, at the stat of a five day cycle and marathon challenge for Sport Relief, which will complete a 388 mile route from Wembley Stadium in London to Sunderland’s Stadium of Light. (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)

“A lot of young people say they feel lonely, they feel disconnected. That’s definitely something that Sport Relief really do help with – giving kids a sense of belonging, a purpose.

“I would just urge people, if you are in a position to help, please make sure you do, because without those green spaces, without those youth clubs, I would never have gone on to fulfil my dreams of playing for England.”

Jill Scott’s Coming Home Challenge for Sport Relief can be tracked on Comic Relief’s website. To make a donation visit www.comicrelief.com/jillscott.

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