Jay Popat
| Name: | Jay Popat |
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| Job Title: | Sport Equity Manager |
| Email: | jpopat@northamptonshire.gov.uk |
| Background Info: | I have two diplomas, 1 in Youth and Community and 1 in Sports Delivery/Development. I was employed as the Sport Action Zone Assistant Manager in Leicester and as a Sports Coach/Support Worker for NACRO. My current role is to ensure that barriers to fit and healthy activities are reduced, act as a voice for under-represented groups and increase participation across Northamptonshire. |
| Sporting Hero: | Jack Dempsey The Worlds 'Greatest Heavy-Weight Boxer of the 20th Century'. 80 bouts, 60 wins, 50 KO's( 25 of them being in 1st round), 14 draws/no- decisions and 6 losses. What a record. Jack was onced knocked out of the ropes, climbed back in under the ten second count down by the ref and knocked his opponent out in less than 20 seconds, all in the first round! |
| Favourite Sport: | I think you've guessed it - Boxing |
| Hobbies: | Football, mixed martial arts, motorsport, socialising, going on holiday. |
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