UK Schools Games

Sunday 30 August 2009

Cardiff AAC athletes are well represented in the Welsh team to take part in the UK Schools Games in Cardiff on Saturday and Sunday next, 5th and 6th September.

The Schools Games are a mini Olympics for schools and include 10 sports over four days. There will be an hour's opening ceremony in Cardiff Bay (Roald Dahl Plass) on Thursday evening, 3rd September at 8.30pm to which admission is free.

The Welsh team includes the best of Wales' school age athletes and is one of the last events of the 2009 summer season. If the weather is kind (we can live in hope!), it will be a final chance for athletes to end the season on a high.

The UK School Games is a multi-sport event for the UK’s elite young athletes of school age.

The sports programme has been increased for 2009 to include a new sport, track cycling, which combined with the existing programme of Athletics, Badminton, Fencing, Gymnastics, Hockey, Judo, Swimming, Table Tennis and Volleyball brings the total to ten sports. The integrated programme of disability events in Athletics, Swimming and Table Tennis increases the athletes competing in 2009 to over 1500.

Each of the ten sports is combined into a four-day Games environment designed to replicate the feel of major event such as the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Commonwealth Games.

The UK School Games seeks to create an inspirational and motivational setting which encourages more young people to take part and succeed in sport.

For more information about the UK Schools Games click HERE.

To view the Welsh Team click HERE.