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Published: 09/06/2009 00:00 -
Updated: 23/02/2010 13:35
Over 1,000 children across Buckinghamshire came together in Milton Keynes for one of the highlights of the sporting calander - the Bucks Youth Games.
Bucks Youth Games
The 'mini-Olympic' style festival of sport, now in its fourth year, featured ten different sports ranging from athletics and rugby to tennis and boccia. Based this year in MK, the various competitions took place at Stantonbury Campus and the Kingston Gymnastics Centre.
Children from primary and secondary schools across Aylesbury Vale, Milton Keynes, Wycombe, Chiltern and South Bucks tried their level best to come home with a medal.
The Games is the culmination of school competitions and talent camps which have been taking place in recent months.
Organised by Milton Keynes Sports Development and Bucks and Milton Keynes Sports Partnership (Bucks Sport), with support from the Milton Keynes Partnership, it is hoped the Games will inspire a new generation of youngsters to get more involved in sport.
Lee Mason, Director of Bucks Sport, said: "Bucks will have a unique role to play in the hosting of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We are already getting our young people excited and interested ahead of 2012 by giving them the chance to take part in their own 'mini-Olympic' style festival of sport."
Bucks Sport works closely with schools across the county, encouraging competitions and also open trials where young people can come and try out a sport. Those selected to play in squads do training with a coach from a local club and can prepare, and really look forward to taking part in the Bucks Youth Games.
Results in full:
Athletics U11 Mixed - 1st Milton Keynes, 2nd Wycombe and 3rd Chiltern & Milton Keynes
Athletics U12 Mixed - 1st Milton Keynes, 2nd South Bucks and 3rd Aylesbury
Basketball U12 Boys - 1st Wycombe, 2nd Chiltern and 3rd Milton Keynes
Basketball U13 Girls - 1st Aylesbury, 2nd Milton Keynes and 3rd Chiltern
Boccia - 1st Aylesbury, 2nd Milton Keynes and 3rd Chiltern/South Bucks
Football Girls- 1st South Bucks, 2nd Chiltern and Milton Keynes
Gymnastics - 1st Wycombe, 2nd Milton Keynes and 3rd Milton Keynes
Hockey Boys - 1st Milton Keynes, 2nd Wycombe and Aylesbury
Hockey Girls- 1st Wycombe, 2nd Aylesbury and 3rd Wycombe
Netball - 1st Wycombe, 2nd Aylesbury and 3rd South Bucks
Rugby U11 Mixed - 1st Milton Keynes, 2nd Aylesbury and 3rd Milton Keynes
Rugby U13 Girls - 1st Wycombe, 2nd Milton Keynes and 3rd Wycombe
Swimming - 1st Aylesbury, 2nd Milton Keynes and 3rd Chiltern/South Bucks
Tennis - 1st Milton Keynes, 2nd Aylesbury and 3rd South Bucks
Fair Play Award - 1st South Bucks, 2nd Wycombe and 3rd Aylesbury
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The 'mini-Olympic' style festival of sport, now in its fourth year, featured ten different sports ranging from athletics and rugby to tennis and boccia. Based this year in MK, the various competitions took place at Stantonbury Campus and the Kingston Gymnastics Centre.
Children from primary and secondary schools across Aylesbury Vale, Milton Keynes, Wycombe, Chiltern and South Bucks tried their level best to come home with a medal.
The Games is the culmination of school competitions and talent camps which have been taking place in recent months.
Organised by Milton Keynes Sports Development and Bucks and Milton Keynes Sports Partnership (Bucks Sport), with support from the Milton Keynes Partnership, it is hoped the Games will inspire a new generation of youngsters to get more involved in sport.
Lee Mason, Director of Bucks Sport, said: "Bucks will have a unique role to play in the hosting of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We are already getting our young people excited and interested ahead of 2012 by giving them the chance to take part in their own 'mini-Olympic' style festival of sport."
Bucks Sport works closely with schools across the county, encouraging competitions and also open trials where young people can come and try out a sport. Those selected to play in squads do training with a coach from a local club and can prepare, and really look forward to taking part in the Bucks Youth Games.
Results in full:
Athletics U11 Mixed - 1st Milton Keynes, 2nd Wycombe and 3rd Chiltern & Milton Keynes
Athletics U12 Mixed - 1st Milton Keynes, 2nd South Bucks and 3rd Aylesbury
Basketball U12 Boys - 1st Wycombe, 2nd Chiltern and 3rd Milton Keynes
Basketball U13 Girls - 1st Aylesbury, 2nd Milton Keynes and 3rd Chiltern
Boccia - 1st Aylesbury, 2nd Milton Keynes and 3rd Chiltern/South Bucks
Football Girls- 1st South Bucks, 2nd Chiltern and Milton Keynes
Gymnastics - 1st Wycombe, 2nd Milton Keynes and 3rd Milton Keynes
Hockey Boys - 1st Milton Keynes, 2nd Wycombe and Aylesbury
Hockey Girls- 1st Wycombe, 2nd Aylesbury and 3rd Wycombe
Netball - 1st Wycombe, 2nd Aylesbury and 3rd South Bucks
Rugby U11 Mixed - 1st Milton Keynes, 2nd Aylesbury and 3rd Milton Keynes
Rugby U13 Girls - 1st Wycombe, 2nd Milton Keynes and 3rd Wycombe
Swimming - 1st Aylesbury, 2nd Milton Keynes and 3rd Chiltern/South Bucks
Tennis - 1st Milton Keynes, 2nd Aylesbury and 3rd South Bucks
Fair Play Award - 1st South Bucks, 2nd Wycombe and 3rd Aylesbury
