7 Feb, 10:25
Half of English schools will compete in the new Sainsbury's School Games competition, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced today.
Sainsbury's 2012 School Games

David had already bagged a bronze in the men's 100m earlier in the Games.
Meanwhile, swimmer Ellie won bronze in the women's 400m freestyle and Team GB's medal tally now stands at 12, with five golds, two silver and five bronzes.
The 12-day Games will involve 3,500 athletes aged from 14 to 18, including 40 representatives from Team GB - a number of which are former Sainsbury's UK School Games competitors.
They are: Victoria Ohuruogu, Andrew Elkins, David Bolarinwa, Freya Jones, Themba Luhana, Zak Seddon, Georgia Peel, Louisa James, Sophie McKinna, Annie Tagoe [all athletes], Amy Radford, Alex Tofalides [both fencers], Laura Mitchell [gymnastics], Ellie Faulkner [swimming] and Sarah Milne [badminton].
Andrew Martin, who attended the Youth Sport Trust's 2008 National Talent Orientation Camp, will be going all out in his canoe for Team GB.
This year's Sainsbury's UK School Games take place in Gateshead, Newcastle and Sunderland from September 2nd to 5th, 2010, and are a multi-sport event for the UK's elite young athletes of school age.
The sports programme in 2010 will include road cycling (replacing track cycling from the 2009 programme), which combined with the existing programme of Athletics, Badminton, Fencing, Gymnastics, Hockey, Judo, Swimming, Table Tennis and Volleyball gives a total to ten sports. There is integrated programme of disability events (physical and learning disabilities) in Athletics, Swimming and Table Tennis increases the athletes competing in 2010 to around 1600.
Each of the ten sports is combined into a four-day Games environment designed to replicate the feel of major event such as the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Commonwealth Games.
The Sainsbury's UK School Games seeks to create an inspirational and motivational setting which not only provides our elite young sports people to thrive and perform at the highest levels, but encourages more young people to take part and succeed in sport.
Responsibility for the development and organisation of the Sainsbury's UK School Games lies with the Youth Sport Trust.
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