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16/03/2010 Youngsters given chance to shine
 Youngsters dreaming of competing for Britain at a future Paralympic Games will today get the chance to demonstrate their sporting abilities in the hope of being talent-spotted ahead for the 2016 and 2020 Games.
 
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15/03/2010 Sainsbury’s announces sponsorship of UK School Games
 Sainsbury’s has today announced it will become headline sponsor of the prestigious UK School Games.
 
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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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