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15/03/2010 Jason Gardener launches Sainsbury’s UKSG
 Sainsbury’s UK School Games 2010 will be held in North East England. To launch the event, Olympic gold medallist Jason Gardener was joined by a selection of past and present Sainsbury’s UK School Games competitors.
 
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08/03/2010 We are England Photography Competition
 Commonwealth Games England have launched ‘We Are England’; a photography competition aimed at finding the ultimate photographs that best represent England in all of its glory.
 
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02/03/2010 Gifted and Talented Recognition Evening
 At our recent Sports College Conference, we held a dinner to recognise the work that some of the Sports Colleges are doing for their gifted and talented students in Physical Education.
 
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22/02/2010 Amy wins gold
 The Youth Sport Trust would like to send its congratulations to Amy Williams, who won gold in the Olympic bob skeleton, this weekend. This is our first medal of the 2010 Vancouver Games.
 
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19/02/2010 Follow Team GB on their journey in Vancouver
 The British Olympic Association has launched a brand new website all about Team GB in Vancouver. Team GB consists of 52 athletes from six sports and 11 disciplines at the 21st Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
 
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18/02/2010 Celebrate Vancouver 2010
 Get Set, London 2012's education programme, has launched some new resources to help teachers and students celebrate the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
 
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15/02/2010 A Question of Sport
 Youth Sport Trust School Sport Ambassador Sascha Kindred appeared on one of his all-time favourite shows last Friday, A Question of Sport.
 
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12/02/2010 Schools called to participate in the UK's biggest school sporting event
 Schools across the UK are being called to register for Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week 2010. Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week, delivered in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust, uses the power of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
 
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11/02/2010 Sports College Innovation and Recognition Awards 2010
 The annual Sports Colleges Innovation and Recognition Award winners were announced last night at the Sports Colleges Conference Gala Dinner.
 
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10/02/2010 YST launches its vision for PE and school sport
 The Youth Sport Trust has today launched its vision for the future of PE and school sport at its annual conference.
 
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06/01/2010 Great expectations
 Youth Sport Trust School Sport Ambassador and Olympic gold medallist Jason Gardener has warned of the dangers in putting too much pressure on elite young athletes in the build up to London 2012.
 
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04/01/2010 National Talent Orientation Camp
 Now in its fourth year, the next National Talent Orientation Camp (NTOC) will take place this week at Loughborough University.
 
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16/12/2009 Tom is number one
 Tom Daley, youngest ever British World Champion has been named the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year for 2009.
 
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08/12/2009 Golden Haul in Rio for School Sports Ambassador
 Sascha Kindred, Paralympic swimmer and School Sport Ambassador for the Youth Sport Trust will be returning to the UK with an impressive medal haul from the IPC World Short Course Championship in Rio.
 
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04/12/2009 Congratulations to Gail
 The Youth Sport Trust would like to congratulate Gail Emms on picking up her MBE during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace today.
 
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03/12/2009 Win a school visit from a Paralympian
 To celebrate the 1,000 day countdown to the Paralympic Games, the Youth Sport Trust is asking you to tell us what you're doing to inspire your pupils using 2012.
 
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03/12/2009 There's still time to be a Paralympic medalist
 Today marks 1000 days until the start of the Paralympic Games in London and there is still time to become a Paralympic gold medalist in front of a home crowd in 2012.
 
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24/11/2009 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year
 The Youth Sport Trust has helped shortlist three finalists out of the ten nominations for this year's BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year, which recognises Britain's outstanding young sporting talent.
 
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18/11/2009 Young athletes become STARS
 Today sixty talented young people from across the country are meeting with athlete role models including Olympic gold medallist Denise Lewis, as part of the STARS programme.
 
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16/11/2009 On your marks for Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week 2010
 Registration is now open for Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week which takes place between 28 June and 2 July 2010 so make sure you save the date and sign your school up to take part at www.schoolsportweek.org.
 
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10/11/2009 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year
 The Youth Sport Trust has helped to shortlist ten finalists for this year's BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year, which recognises Britain's outstanding young sporting talent.
 
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05/11/2009 North Yorkshire SSP gets Inspire Mark
 Today's Youth: Tomorrow's Leaders Project, involving all 10 North Yorkshire School Sport Partnerships and the County Sports Partnership, has been granted the London 2012 Inspire Mark.
 
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05/11/2009 SportBusiness Event Management Awards
 The UK School Games has been shortlisted for this year's SportBusiness Event Management Awards which will take place on the evening of 10 November at the historic home of cricket, Lord's Cricket Ground.
 
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04/11/2009 Top Tips for parents/carers
 Behind every successful talented child achieving their dream, is a "Performance Parent". They nurture our country's sporting ambition. They are at the heart of personalised support for each budding world champion.
 
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30/10/2009 Talent 2016: Tall and Talented
 A nationwide talent search is calling for athletic men over 6'3" and women over 5'11" to apply to represent Great Britain in Rio de Janeiro. The deadline is 6 November 2009.
 
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28/10/2009 UK School Games helps local economy
 Figures released by ESP Solutions, the independent organisation that conducts the UK School Games economic impact study on behalf of the Youth Sport Trust, have shown that this yearâ??s event made a significant impact on the local economy.
 
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23/09/2009 New tool for teachers unveiled
 The Classroom Quality Standards in Physical Education (CQS PE) has been launched by the Youth Sport Trust.
 
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17/09/2009 Young Ambassador Britain
 The Youth Sport Trust launches its first Young Ambassador Britain campaign.
 
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17/09/2009 Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week 2010
 The Youth Sport Trust would like to confirm that the date for Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week has been changed to 28th June - 2nd July 2010, a decision that will ensure as many young people as possible can take part in sporting activities.
 
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17/09/2009 The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards 2009
 Nominations are now open for the 2009 Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards which recognise leading sportswomen and unsung heroes alike.
 
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16/09/2009 McGrath headlines Special Schools PE and Sport Conference 2009
 Michael McGrath will be giving the keynote speech at this year's Special Schools PE and Sport Conference - Creating our Legacy to be held at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham on 2nd December.
 
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15/09/2009 Young Ambassador Conferences
 Today and in the coming weeks, 1,000 young people will attend one of seven special conferences as they begin their journey as Young Ambassadors.
 
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08/09/2009 UK School Games 2009: day three
 Jennie Batten underlined her status as the next golden girl of British athletics as she took the 200m crown on day three in Cardiff.
 
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07/09/2009 UK School Games: days one and two
 We give you some of the highlights of days one and two of this year's UK School Games.
 
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04/09/2009 UK School Games opens in style
 Last night's opening ceremony of the 2009 UK School Games saw a fantastic entertainment show, a snapshot of Welsh culture and over 1,600 elite school aged athletes parading in front of the assembled VIPs and public.
 
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03/09/2009 UKSG Competitor Profile: Zoe Priestley
 Fifteen year old athletics star Zoe Priestley is competing this week in the javelin event at the UK School Games, held at the Cardiff International Sports Stadium.
 
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03/09/2009 UK School Games 2009
 Olympic gold medallists Jamie Staff and Darren Campbell have today given their backing to the UK School Games.
 
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25/08/2009 UKSG competitor profiles
 We introduce you to table tennis athlete Melissa Wright and volleyball athlete Hannah Ridge.
 
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19/08/2009 Competitor Profile: judo star Samuel Hill
 As part of the build up to the UK School Games, the Youth Sport Trust will be profiling a competitor from each sport. This week, we introduce you to 18-year old, judo star Samuel Hill from Wales.
 
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14/08/2009 Tom Daley
 Tom Daley, who's only 15 years old, recently became Britain's first diving world champion. Last year, he represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics where he was Britain's youngest competitor and the youngest to participate in a final.
 
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