2012 School Games

2012 School Games 6- 9 May 2012, London

The 2012 School Games in London will be the largest and most inclusive multi-sport event for the nation’s talented young athletes of school age in a total of 12 sports. Much like the Olympic or Commonwealth Games, representative teams from the nations and regions of the UK will be selected, pitting the most talented young athletes against each other across the four day event at some of the Olympic and Paralympic venues, giving our nation’s school children the opportunity to really feel like they are part of the Olympic experience in 2012. The 2012 School Games seek to create an inspirational and motivational setting which not only provides our elite young sports people to thrive and perform at the highest levels, but encourages more young people to take part and succeed in sport.

With competitions taking place at Olympic/Paralympic Games venue the Excel Centre (Badminton, Fencing, Gymnastics, Judo, Table Tennis, Volleyball and Wheelchair Basketball), Olympic training venue Old Loughtonians (Hockey), and a leading London Rugby venue (girls Rugby 7s) on the 7th and 8th May, the Olympic Park will provide the showcase  on the 9th hosting the Athletics, Swimming and Track Cycling. With a total of 35,000 people on the Park on the day this will be a great chance for thousands of young people from  School Games registered schools to join in the excitement.

The 2012 School Games will feature an integrated programme of disability events (physical, sensory and learning disabilities) in Athletics, Visually Impaired (VI) Cycling, Wheelchair Fencing, Swimming, Table Tennis and Wheelchair Basketball, plus demonstrations in VI Judo and Sitting Volleyball, as well as the display teams opening the Gymnastics competitions.

The Games will feature around 2000 young people as competitors, volunteers, officials, reporters and stadium announcers clearly showing the range of roles that young people can play in the organisation and delivery of major sporting events. With thousands of schools registered to be part of the School Games at intra-school, and local inter-school level (aiming to qualify for the county level School Games Festivals),young people can truly get involved in the School Games at the right level for them, meaning this event is  leading the transformation of competitive sport for young people. To get your school involved go to www.yourschoolgames.com

This 2012 School Games will build upon the success of the Sainsbury’s UK School Games which ran from 2006-2011.

Click here for more information on the Sainsbury's 2012 School Games finals.