London Youth Games
The London Youth Games - Europe's largest youth sports event.
Every year 30,000 young londoners from the 32 London boroughs and the City of London, compete in over 50 different sport competitions that comprise the London Youth Games. The results from all the different sports are added together and the winning borough wins the Jubilee Trophy.
The London Youth Games was launched in 1977 as part of the Queen's Silver Jubilee Celebration. Now entering its 33rd year, the Games provides competitive sporting opportunities for young londoners representing the London borough they live or go to school in.
Team Kingston came an impressive 12th in 2009 and 13th in 2010 and has ambitions to enter into the top 10 for 2011 with the slogan of RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW!
Sport Kingston and St George PLC sponsor the Kingston LYG Team 2010
St George PLC support LYG Boccia Team
Ian Dobie (CEO of St George PLC ) visited the London Youth Games Boccia team. St George PLC has been generously sponsoring the squad for many years. The sponsorship helps towards the training of the athletes which is invaluable to the success of the games. Last year the team finished in an impressive 9th place.
Kingstons London Youth Games 2010 Campaign is launched with Olympic Rower Mark Hunter
The Worshipful the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Councillor Ian McDonald, Olympic rowing gold medallist Mark Hunter and Kingston London Youth Games Sponsor Adrian Pearman Chairman of Sport Kingston attended the Kingston Secondary Schools Indoor Rowing Championships at Chessington Community College last week. This was only the second time the event has ever taken place and entries were double that of last year, with over 100 youngsters from seven borough schools taking part.
The event doubled as trials for the 2010 Balfour Beatty London Youth Games, with the winners now in line to represent Kingston at Europe’s largest annual youth sports event. The event took place in a theatre-style room with ample seating for spectators, a large projection screen which made it easy to follow each race and was accompanied by loud motivational music.
Hunter MBE, who won Olympic gold in Beijing in the lightweight double sculls and also a former London Youth Games competitor, was impressed with what he saw. He said: “Events like this make rowing very cool. It’s a great setting and it’s fantastic to see so many people involved. I’ve met some who are trying rowing for the first time ever
“Not everyone has the facilities to try rowing, so I think this is a great introduction to the sport for youngsters. I was really impressed with the enthusiasm of everyone. Standing on top of the Olympic podium hearing the national anthem being played is a moment that I will never forget, that’s why I like to attend events like this and if I can inspire just one person to go on and achieve at the highest level, then it is worth it.”
Richard Challoner School won the overall prize for boys and Surbiton High School won the girls title. Other schools to take part were Coombe Boys, Coombe Girls, Chessington Community College, Hollyfield School and Kingston College.