BA games

As proud sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, British Airways is encouraging colleagues to stay active and healthy during this exciting year of sport.

The BA games, in association with BA Clubs, will see you compete in a series of events with the regional winners participating in the final at BA Clubs Concorde Club on Wednesday 27 June.

The BA games is open to colleagues of all abilities and ages, so join in and you could be witnessing the drama of the London 2012 Paralympic Games firsthand.

What you need to know: 

• The BA games is aimed at BA Departments and individuals.
• The BA games is only open to current serving BA employees. 
• There will be regional heats at South Wales, Newcastle, Glasgow, Gatwick and Heathrow.
• A total of 10 teams will be competing in the BA games final held at BA Clubs, the Concorde Club over one day on Wednesday 27 June 2012. The BA games final will be different from the regional events making use of the sporting facilities at the Concorde Club.

It has been announced that Linford Christie (Olympian and Gold Medal winner in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics will be a special guest at the BA games final and will watch the team 2km relay and then award the top three place teams overall their Gold, Silver and Bronze medals along with Keith Williams. Linford will be arriving at the BA games at 4pm until 5.30pm.

Application forms

To download an application form, please click here.

Regional Heat

The regional heats are set up to find a team from each region to take part in the BA games final on Wednesday 27th June. The events in the regions are chosen by the regional organiser depending on the suitability of the venue.

• Heathrow Regional Heat is on Wednesday 16th May at the Concorde Club at 5pm.
• Gatwick Regional Heat is on Thursday 24th May at the Wingspan Club at 5pm.
• Newcastle Regional Heat is on Sunday 27th May at Blueflames.

To download the regional pack, please click here.

BA games Final.

The BA games will consist of 10 (individual and team) events, where points are awarded from first to last place. The points will be tallied up after the final event with the team with the most points being awarded the gold medals and winning the grand prize of tickets to the Paraylmpic Games. To download the pack for the final, please click here.

Contact details

Here is a list of the following contacts for the BA games.