The Oliver Gobat Sports Fund 2025

The Oliver Gobat Sports Fund, or TOGS as it's fondly known, was set up in 2015 to raise funds for aspiring young athletes in Saint Lucia. Without these funds, many talented boys and girls might not have achieved their goals,

Ollie Gobat was tragically murdered in Saint Lucia on 25th April 2014 at the age of 38. He was born in Saint Lucia and loved the country of his birth. When he died, he was training to represent Saint Lucia at squash in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Sport was Ollie’s great passion: whichever sport he chose to play, he gave it his all and excelled. Every day, wherever he was in the world, he felt it imperative to exercise, and as a result, he kept extremely fit.

At the age of 13, Ollie was diagnosed with bone cancer and spent a year in treatment, in and out of hospital 17 times.

Typically, he conquered the disease!

The week he was diagnosed, he played in two school cricket matches, an athletics competition, a swimming meet, and a trial for Surrey Cricket—all with painful swelling in his chest. That showed his dedication to the sport.

He began playing golf that year, the only sport he could manage then, and shared a round with Nick Faldo, the 1990 British Open winner.

Ollie would want to encourage other young people to have the opportunity to pursue and achieve their sporting goals. As a family, we want to remember him in this way and to make it as easy as possible to meet these needs; we set up a charity called The Oliver Gobat Sports Fund (TOGS fund).

Every year, we spend the funds we raise to support young hopefuls.

We've had some outstanding recipients, including Olympic and Commonwealth participants and boys who have signed to professional soccer teams. This is a fitting legacy.

We hold many events to raise money (golf tournaments, triathlons, etc.), but we rely on a steady stream of donations, for which we are eternally grateful.

Donating here won't change the world, but it might change the world for some of the talented young boys and girls we strive to help.