Sport is the winner at Sainsbury Games sporting extravaganza!
by Educate Magazine July 3, 2015 · Gallery
Hundreds of schoolchildren gathered at Wavertree Park today for the annual Sainsbury School Games, and they served up a fantastic festival of sport with many incredible individual and team performances to enjoy.
Athletes from the six school boroughs of Merseyside which are Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral competed against each other in a diverse range of sports including boccia, rounders and swimming for the right to be crowned champions of Merseyside.
Participants must adhere to six core values of the Games which are determination, honesty, passion, respect, self belief and teamwork and this was evident throughout a fantastic day of drama and sportsmanship with Sports leaders from a number of schools playing a vital role in ensuring the Games ran smoothly.
A minute’s silence was held to remember those who lost their lives in the recent tragedy in Tunisia and it was impeccably observed by all present.
The Games, which are “designed to build upon the magic of the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics” and other sporting events held in the UK, enable “every school and child to participate in competitive sport, including meaningful opportunities for disabled athletes”.
Even the weather was kind with a cloudless sky and bright sun adding its own approval to the action which was entertaining from start to finish.
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- Sutton Storm wowed the crowd with an acrobatic display
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- Thumbs up!
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- The spirit amongst the participants was fantastic from start to finish
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- An athlete from each borough read out the School Games Values
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- A dance with a Women’s World Cup theme was part of the opening ceremony
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- A flag parade was part of the opening ceremony
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- The Wavertree Athletics Centre was a riot of colour
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- Jigstar, the mascot of the Sainsbury Games
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- Jigstar poses with some of the Games’ Sports Leaders
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- Hundreds of schoolchildren from Merseyside’s six boroughs took part
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- Competitors give their thumbs up
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- The VIPs included a number of Lord Mayors and Lady Mayoresses
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- David Sweeney, Chair of Merseyside School Games Operational Group
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- The Liverpool Echo’s Tim Johnson gave some media training
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- The Media Leaders get working on their copy
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- A young athlete relaxes between events
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- Action from the Boccia
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- There were a number of thrilling races in the pool
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- Great technique in one of the disability races held at the Aquatics Centre
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- The face of determination
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- A fight for the ball in quicksticks hockey
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- It’s a goal!!
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- A Sefton touch rugby player evades two Liverpool tacklers
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- Handshakes all round on the final whistle
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- Some thrilling action from the rugby field
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- Rounders action
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- A Halton footballer makes a break
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- Action between Liverpool and St Helens on the football pitch
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- Great technique from this young runner
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- The Sports Leaders were fantastic all day
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- The spirit of the Games
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- Great concentration from this young archer
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- Athletes tried their hand at archery
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- Taking shelter from the blazing sun!
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- Netball action played on the tennis courts
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- Tri golf
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- New age kurling
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- Action from the new age kurling competition
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- This young athlete had a great time!
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- All good sprinters finish with a lunge!
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- Close!
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- Football freestyler John Patrick Acquaviva entertained the athletes with his incredible skills
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- Great ball control!
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- Action from the tennis
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- Houston, we have lift off!!
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- A Sports Leader gives encouragement to a struggling runner
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- Runners recover after a gruelling 800m
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- Wade Deacon came out on top in the tennis
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- Happy faces on the netball court!
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- The faces of success
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- A ‘Spirit of the Games’ winner
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- Worth all the effort!
