Sainsbury's UK School Games : The UK School Games Begin!

performers at the opening ceremony

The UK School Games Begin!

7 September 2006, 2:56 pm

Competitors, team staff, volunteers, officials, dignitaries, friends and family joined to celebrate the opening of the inaugural UK School Games.

1000 competitors were joined by Scottish Minister for Sport Patricia Ferguson, Chair of the Millennium Commission and Minister for Sport, Richard Caborn, Duke of Gloucester and five-time gold medallist, Sir Steve Redgrave.

After oaths were read by athletes, officials and volunteers an audience of 3000 watched a musical, acrobatic masterpiece linking themes and images of the UK School Games.

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The long awaited 2010 Sainsbury's UK School Games gets underway tomorrow morning in the North East of England with a launch event in Performance Square at The Sage with Olympic gold medallist Darren Campbell and Chief Executive of the Youth Sport Trust Steve Grainger. Spectators will be entertained by children from Gateshead, collectively known as Dance Bites, taking part in a contemporary dance performance inspired by the 10 sports represented in the Sainsbury's UK School Games.

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