British Olympics chief Lord Sebastian Coe has been treated to the best of Knowsley's up and coming sporting talent.
Lord Coe visited the Merseyside Primary Youth Games and saw 150 pupils from the borough take on youngsters from other areas.
A squad from Christ the King learning centre in Huyton won the Cheerleading contest, in a new event that reflects the sport’s growing popularity.
Knowsley primary teams also won the Sports Hall Athletics and took Bronze medals in Basketball, Cricket, Netball, Girls Football and
Rugby Union.
Lord Coe attended the event at the Wavertree Aquatics Centre in Liverpool as Chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
The event also highlighted the Playground to Podium programme that works to develop disabled sports people.
Fifteen members of Knowsley’s squad were disabled youngsters from inclusive and special schools who’s sporting talent will be developed through the programme.
Thirteen of these pupils also represented Knowsley at the finals of the National Athletic Games for Deaf and Disabled pupils in Blackpool.
Lord Coe went on to meet with primary pupils from St Lawrence's, Huyton with Roby and Plantation schools at the new Halewood Learning Centre.
The children showed him games they had created in their own schools which they run as structured sessions at playtimes and lunchtimes.
He also met up with three local Young Ambassadors from the Kirkby and Bowring School Sports Partnership’s 2012 group - Thomas Hornby, Victoria Earle and Laura Crosbie.
They took part in an "exclusive" interview with Lord Coe which was filmed by the BBC and will be screened as part of the build up to the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic games.
Cllr Eddie Connor, Knowsley's cabinet member for Kirkby said: “Lord Coe was clearly impressed by what he saw. Our young people were marvellous examples of the Olympian ideals of Friendship, Respect and Excellence and the Paralympian ideals of Determination, Courage, Inspiration and Equality.
"It was a great day for all the pupils that took part, of all abilities. They were a credit to their schools, their parents, Knowsley and the School Sports Partnerships."
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