UK School Games
The School Games (former known as UK School Games) is an annual sporting competition for elite school-age athletes in the United Kingdom who started in 2006.
The event was based on an Olympic Games model, with multiple sports events held across an intensive four-day period. The Games were organised by the Youth Sport Trust, sponsored by Sainsburys, and from 2008 received funding from Legacy Trust UK, a charitable trust set up to ensure that the 2012 Summer Olympics generate a lasting legacy across the UK.
In 2011, 1600 elite school-aged athletes participated in the event across 12 sports: Athletics, Badminton, Cycling, Fencing, Gymnastics, Hockey, Judo, Rugby Sevens, Swimming, Table Tennis, Volleyball and Wheelchair Basketball.?.
Read more about UK School Games: 2012 School Games
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