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Sporty youngsters hit high 5s with the Bolt

Eight pupils from Lydiard Park Academy had the unique experience of greeting the athletes, including the fastest man in the world, entering
the Olympic Stadium for the London 2012 Games on 27 July.
The group, featured on page 2 of See more pictures at http://bit.ly/
the August edition, were chosen to lpabolt
form part of the honour guard to • The Swindon Sports Partnership
welcome athletes from different which has developed sports in
countries as they prepared to enter schools for the last five years was in
the stadium in the second part of danger of closing for lack of funds.
the spectacular opening ceremony. Team GBs success in the Olympics
The school was selected as one of and the demands to sustain the
only 204 across Britain by the Get Set legacy of the games has forced a
network, the official London 2012 government rethink which means
education programme. In addition Swindon is well placed to continue
to pursuing their individual sports the good work creating sports op-
the pupils have been preparing for portunities in schools
Waving the flag for Georgia in the Olympic Park, from left, Josh Thompson, Ryan
the Olympics over the last year by
running games’ awareness activity Embling, Shona O’Dwyer, Tom Sewell, Jay Atkinson, Charlie George, Loretta White The games and Swinetown
days in West Swindon’s primary support for Georgia and took a ban- handball arena. Children at Oakhurst Primary
schools. ner prepared by the art department. “Then we were marshalled along School enjoyed decorating pigs
The school was asked to show Andy Steckbeck, of the Swindon the athletes’ parade route. The with Olympic symbols at the end
Schools’ Sports Partner- excitement built from the start as of term. See full story at http://bit.
ship, said: “It was the first sportsmen and women from differ- ly/Oakhurstpigs
Olympics to have a youth ent countries came over and signed
guard of honour so it was programmes and had their photos
an amazing experience taken with the kids.
for everybody involved. “The Georgia team were very
We had a great day which surprised and excited to see us
started with a tour of the and came over en-mass for photos.
Olympic Park including However the highlight came when
watching rehearsals for Jamaica passed and Usain Bolt came
the opening ceremony, over and high fived all the pupils.
followed by entertain- They loved it.”
ment in the Copperbox Once the athletes had entered the
stadium the youngsters set off for
Usain Bolt, a blur even when Swindon and eventually arrived
walking back at 3am.

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