WILTSHIRE Olympians David Hemery and Grant Turner watched more than 2,000 young athletes at the Wiltshire & Swindon School Games at Marlborough College last week.

Hemery, the 1968 400m hurdles gold medallist and former Olympic and Commonwealth Games swimmer Turner, from Swindon, were guests at the 14-sport event, which is part of a year-round School Sport Competition Programme supported by the National Lottery and Sport England.

A total of 76 schools from across the county were represented at the event, organised by Wiltshire and Swindon Sport (WASP), while 200 young leaders supported volunteers from local clubs and county associations in the officiating, marshalling and supporting at each of the competitions.

The opening ceremony included a demonstration of Parkour by the Seikou Free Runners and a dance performances from Westwood with Iford Primary School, compered by Ellie Chatwin and Libby Robinson, from Kingdown School, Warminster.

WASP CEO Steve Boocock said: “The School Games are an opportunity to motivate and inspire young people across Wiltshire and Swindon to take part in more competitive school sport and a chance to develop their sporting abilities.

“We want to encourage even more young people to get active and this is a great way to nurture new talent and build that lifelong love of sport.”

Alma Borthwick, the School Games co-ordinator, added: “This was our biggest and best School Games to date, with the high standard of competition bringing out the best in all of the athletes and young volunteers.’’

RESULTS

PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Swimming: 1 Southfield; 2 Preshute; 3 St John’s.

Athletics Quadkids: 1 Shaw; 2 Grange; 3 St Sampson’s.

Tri-Golf: 1 Holt; 2 Ramsbury; 3 Oakhurst.

Tennis: 1 Ramsbury; 2 Sarum St Paul; 3 Shaw Ridge.

Orienteering: 1 Oare; 2 Crockerton; 3 Chapmanslade.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Table Tennis: 1 St Laurence; 2 Commonweal; 3 Sheldon.

Athletics Super 8s Girls: 1 South Wilts Grammar; 2 Lydiard Park Academy; 3 St John’s & St Laurence.

Athletics Super 8’s Boys: 1 St John’s; 2 Bishops Wordsworth; 3 St Laurence.

Touch Rugby: 1 St Edmond’s A; 2 St Laurence; 3 Trafalgar.

Rounders: 1 Isambard; 2 Sheldon; 3 St Edmund’s.

Gymnastics (overall): 1 Devizes; 2 St Augustine’s; 3 Clarendon.

Gymnastics KS 3 Beginners: 1 Aimee Cornish (Devizes); 2 Amy Webb (St Joseph’s); 3 Millie Walker (St Josephs).

Gymnastics KS 3 Intermediate: 1 Lottie Hawarth (Devizes); 2 Megan Cottrel/Holly Cole (Clarendon); 3 Francesca Collin (Devizes).

Gymnastics KS 3 Advanced: 1 Jenny Francklin (Sheldon); 2 Kelsey Stokes/ Mabel Smaller/ Abi Elms (Sheldon); 3 Brooke Johnson (Lavington).

Trampolining: 1 Kingdown A; 2 Kingdown B; 3 Sheldon 3rd.

Tennis (Girls Closed): 1 South Wilts; 2 Sheldon; 3 St Edmunds.

Tennis (Girls Open): 1 South Wilts; 2 RWB; 3 Sheldon.

Tennis (Boys Closed): 1 Bishops Wordsworth; 2 St John’s; 3 St Laurence.

Tennis (Boys Open): 1 St John’s; 2 Kingdown; 3 RWB.

Disability Cricket Festival Participating School: Brimble Hill; St Peters; Eldene; Larkrise.