He was such a good sport, posing for photos with all the kids and signing autographs, and it was really inspiring when he paced out his incredible record-breaking triple jump distance. The leisure centre brought out some triple jump mats and all the kids were desperate to impress him with their skills!
He then very kindly opened the afternoon’s races with a few words about his experiences. It was so great for the kids to hear someone speaking so honestly about their passion for sport and to help them understand that they can achieve whatever they set their mind to.
There will be a lot of opportunities in Islington in the run up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London so we were very pleased that the roadshow could be part of our sports programme. Roll on 2012!
