London 2012 blog

The annual Islington Primary Sports Hall Athletics Championships took place at the Sobell Leisure Centre last week and had a special addition this year – the Get Set London roadshow!

Hundreds of kids who were competing in the contest as well as lots more school groups from across the borough came along to get their taster of how fun sport can be and to find out more about London 2012.

The event was packed with everyone wanting a go on the Batak and rowing machines and when Jonathan Edwards arrived  to open the event it really gave them a treat!

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!