Featured: The Peoples Games 2012 - Your Country Needs You

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The Peoples Games is a collaboration between the Battersea Fields Residents Organisation, BMETVFM Charitable Foundation and co-funded by Sport England to make sport and recreation provision and opportunity available .So the idea is not just to watch the Olympics but to ultimately take part in a similar event. The primary focus of the partners is to actively intervene (and encourage key groups to become engaged in sport and recreation) Teenagers, women, inactive adults between 13 and 70- years of age. The activities that we will provide at the Peoples Games the final one of which is being held on July 14th 2012 at the Battersea Park Millennium Athletics Arena Sw11 4NJ starting at 1pm. Events you can represent your country in are: the 100m sprint and the one lap around the track 400 Metres Two Jump Events – the Long Jump –where you jump into a pit of stand and Triple Jump – which used to be known as the Hop, skip and Jump Event also into a clean pit of sand. Two Throw Events – the Javelin – a long spear like object and the Shot Putt –a heavy weighted ball. Both with the aim of throwing the objects as far as you can before they get measured. The London Coaching Foundation will be providing experienced Athletic Coaches and athletes to offer basic tips and support to make your participation safe and fun. They have a 20 year track record and have helped thousands of members of the community to enjoy fun participation in Athletics. They coaches current World and Olympic Champion, Phillips Odowu How you take part Everyone who takes part in the Grand Prixs will be representing their country of choice. You simply need to register at www.estateathletics.com. You will also be supplied with the kit – athletics vest and shorts to represent your country –all free. You will be automatically selected to take part in the events you nominate or you can leave it to the Team Captain to allocate events for you. Why not put yourself forward to captain a team. Dont worry if you have never taken part in athletics before because that is the point – its about fun and getting fit not about excellence. You will be competing against people in your own age group and 'sex the details we will collect when you register.
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