YOUNGSTERS across the city took part in the Bristol Primary Festival of Sport and had a chance to break an British athletic record.

The Festival involved more than 600 pupils from 35 primary schools over three days with a host of different activities.

It included the chance to take part in a 1,500m relay challenge which has been created by the Bristol Half Marathon Development Group and Richard Gwyn, senior sports development officer at the city council, specifically for the festivals.

It involved a team of 15 pupils per school with each child running a 100m leg of a 1,500m race to try and break the 1,500m British records set by Olympians Steve Cram, 3.29:67, and Kelly Holmes, 3.57:90.

Luckwell School recorded the fastest time at the festival with 4.28:91

The Festival is aimed at giving youngsters, who do not usually represent their school in sport competitions, the chance to mix with pupils from other schools as well as receiving top coaching.

Sessions offered up to 15 sports and activities from which pupils could choose what they wanted to do and included boxing, cheerleading, table tennis, ultimate frisbee, judo, tae kwon do, yoga, cycling, archery, climbing at the Climbing Academy and skipping, provided by the British Heart Foundation Jump for Rope programme.

Beth Mayman, senior competition manager at Wesport, West of England Sport Trust, said: "It is really rewarding to be involved in delivering this fantastic event for young people in Bristol.

"It provides an exciting and unique opportunity for pupils who do not usually represent their school sports teams to participate in a wide range of sports and receive quality coaching." The annual festival was organised by the competition manager team for Wesport with the three School Sport Partnerships in Bristol – City Academy, St Bedes and Ashton Park – with Bristol City Councils Sport Unlimited programme.

Beth added: "I hope that this experience will encourage and motivate the children to continue taking part in school sport and community sport through the Sport Unlimited programme."

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