30 talented young athletes from Bucks will be making our county proud in the 2021 School Games National Finals.
The competition is taking place at Loughborough University from the 2nd to the 5th of September.
The event will celebrate the athletes’ achievements in working hard to maintain training and motivation over the last year and a half of restrictions.
Over 1,300 athletes will compete across 10 sports at the School Games, four of which include disability disciplines. The event will give many young people, across a variety of different sports, an experience of high-level competition in a multi-sport environment similar to an Olympic or Paralympic Games.
The thirty young athletes will be following in the footsteps of some of Britain’s biggest sporting stars who have competed at the event before going on to senior international success.
Alumni who competed at Tokyo 2020 include Adam Peaty, Kathleen Dawson, Alex Yee, Amelie Morgan, and more!
At the event the athletes will experience the excitement of competing at the highest level. They will live in a dedicated Athletes’ Village on the Loughborough University campus, take part in the School Games ceremony, and have their performance livestreamed for spectators via the Youth Sport Trust YouTube channel.
Ali Oliver MBE, Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Sport Trust, Says:
“Competitors get a real taste of what it’s like to be part of a multi-sport world-class sporting event at the amazing venues of Loughborough University. Given the competitors have endured a tough challenge to maintain their training and motivation over the last year, it’s fantastic to see them back! We are so excited to celebrate the athletes’ incredible achievements during a weekend of sport.”
Make sure you subscribe to the Youth Sport Trust YouTube channel, so you don’t miss any of the action in September: https://www.youtube.com/user/youthsporttrust
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