The London Youth Games is an annual

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held in London, England. The London Youth Games offer competitive opportunities for young people aged 7 to 18 (who live or go to school in London) across approximately 30 sports every year. The London Youth Games are contested between the 32 London boroughs (as well as the

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) and take place at venues across the capital nine months of the year. The focal point is finals weekend at the National Sports Centre in Crystal Palace, which traditionally takes place on the first weekend in July. But there are around 50 events that take place annually including qualifying rounds and stand alone finals at venues as prestigious as

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and

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. The London Youth Games is free and open to all young people living in or going to school in London. With around 100,000 young Londoners take part in the London Youth Games each year, it is reckoned to be the largest annual youth sports event in Europe. Notable past participants include four-times Olympic gold medallist

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, Premier League and England Footballer

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and World and European sprinting gold medallist Dina Asher-Smith. The London Youth Games is funded mainly via commercial support from headline sponsor Nike, membership contributions from each of the London local authorities and

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National Lottery support. The London Youth Games are organised and managed by the London Youth Games Foundation, which is a registered charity (1048705)., representatives from the London boroughs and a number of independent trustees who make up the board of trustees. The London Youth Games are delivered by a small team of full-time staff, Borough Team Organisers (BTO's) from London's local authorities, School Games Organisers (SGOs), representatives of Sporting National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and around 4,000 volunteers from the London Youth Games volunteering programme GamesForce.

History

Origins

Ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977, the London Celebrations Committee (LCC) was created to deliver special events in London to mark the occasion. The committee was chaired by Lord Dogheda, and the Vice Chairman was Jeffrey Sterling - now Lord Sterling. Other members included businessman and events organiser Neville Labovitch, theatre impresario Lord

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and sports personality

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. Hill, a famed figure from football and broadcasting, was made Chair of the Sports Sub Committee responsible for sporting activities and he turned to the Sports Council, of which he was also a member, and the task was assigned to Head of Sports Development for London and South East, Roger Bottomley. After several meetings with colleagues, he came up with two ambitious proposals designed to inspire participation and involve youth in 1977. The first was a Jubilee Sport For All event at Hyde Park, including 20 or more competitive sports including elite events in rowing, canoeing, cycling and show jumping and active public participation. The second was the London Jubilee Games, a youth multi-sport inter-borough competition involving all of London's boroughs - the blueprint for the event that survives to this day. In order to achieve the ambition, Bottomley successfully persuaded the London Boroughs and Governing Bodies of Sport to support the event and the GLC to provide financial support. Each sport and borough agreed that the Games would support Sports Development programmes and there were a series of local preliminary and selection events held in the lead-up the finals. There was a strong emphasis on the finals being as big as possible and the

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was chosen as the site. It was the first time the facilities at the stadium, the centre and the surrounding park had been used for a large-scale multi-sport event. The event took place on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 August and the inaugural sports were

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and diving,

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, and

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. "It is hoped the London Jubilee Games will lay the foundations for similar activities in future years," wrote Jimmy Hill in the event programme. The weekend was a huge success with thousands taking part. At the closing ceremony in the stadium, the crowd were entertained by displays from the Chinese Dragon Dance troupe before the

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were crowned overall winners and collected the Jubilee Trophy.

1978–1989

There was no original intention for the London Jubilee Games to be an annual event. But with enthusiasm from the 1977 staging still widespread among leaders in London's local government and the London sport community, it was raised at a meeting of London's Elected Members Committee in 1978 and the task to revive it as the London Youth Games in 1979 was delegated to Anthony Allan CBE, then Chief Executive of Hammersmith and Fulham Council. Allan consulted closely with Roger Bottomley, the driving force behind the first Games in 1977, adopted the original blueprint, and the

became established as the spiritual home of the event. The event received full support from all London boroughs as a key component of sports development in each area of London. The sports continued to be delivered by NGBs and included traditional sports like athletics, football, swimming, but also equestrian events, darts and skiing. Olympic swimming gold medallist Duncan Goodhew was a prominent supporter of the London Youth Games during this period. The Sports Development department at Hammersmith and Fulham Council were responsible for leading on delivery of the Games until the mid 1980s. In 1985, London Youth Games Ltd was created to cater for the growth and complexity of the organisation dedicated to running the London Youth Games. Former Leader of Hackney Council Anthony Kendall OBE began a 30-year association with the Games with two stints as Chair in 1985-1990 and 2004–2014, with Allan his Vice-Chair. Together, they steered the London Youth Games through some challenging financial times to still deliver a comprehensive London Youth Games every year. During this time, the London Youth Games began to broaden its programme beyond finals weekend. In 1986, a water sports regatta was introduced at the Royal Albert and Victoria Docks. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the 1987 London Youth Games featured in cycling's Milk Race and the cross-country championships were introduced to the Games programme.

1990–1999

In 1994, BAA Heathrow became the first title sponsor of the London Youth Games which were renamed ' ''The London Heathrow Youth Games'' '. The sponsorship lasted for over a decade and gave the event financial stability through to the new millennium. The Mini Games event for Londoners under the age of 11 was introduced, taking place on the Thursday before the Weekend Finals, and providing a multi-sport opportunity for thousands of Primary Aged young people. The Indoor Cricket Cup was created in 1996 with the finals at

. A then record 20,000 children took part in the 1998 London Youth Games. Mo Farah Cross Country

The regatta was revamped in 1999 with the introduction of separate competitions in canoeing, sailing and rowing. The event provided an early experience of competitive sport for many athletes who went on to succeed at the highest level, including multiple Olympic champion

, Olympic cycling gold medallist Joanna Rowsell Sand, Olympic 400m gold medallist

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, four-times Winter Olympian

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, and Manchester United and England footballer

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. Farah finished only 9th in the 1994 cross country under-11s race.

2000–2009

A four-day national Youth Games final of the winning teams from all 43 Area Youth Games in the UK took place in Southampton in August 2000. London sent two squads to represent the city at '' 'The BAA Millennium Youth Games' '' in the 12 sports competitions.

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, visited the London Youth Games Mini Games at Crystal Palace on 4 July as part of her Golden Jubilee Tour in 2002. She watched a relay race and presented winners' medals. Of her visit, Camden's Borough Team Organiser John Mann said: "Despite the most stringent security measures, as the Queen walked into the main sports hall during the athletics competition she was engulfed by kids who completely overran the bodyguards and minders. They seemed absolutely horrified but she didn't appear at all concerned and seemed to genuinely enjoy the occasion!" Queen Elizabeth II and Eileen Gray

In 2007, long-time Chair and pioneer of women's cycling Eileen Gray CBE stepped down from the board after a 17-year association with the London Youth Games. She was one of the first women to represent Great Britain in cycling, in 1946, and was responsible for women's cycling being introduced to the Olympic programme in 1984. The 2004 London Youth Games were launched by former boxing champion

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and showcased the London 2012 Olympics bid during the launch and at the finals weekend. London Youth Games competitor Amber Charles (Newham, girls basketball), then 14, was chosen as a

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for the ultimately successful bid. Participants greeted the Athens Olympic Flame as it arrived in the UK on its world tour. Former participant and rising star of British long-distance running

lit the games torch at the opening ceremony of the 2007 London Youth Games. Another former participant, Olympic hurdles medallist

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, lit the flame at the 2009 London Youth Games. BAA Heathrow's sponsorship of the Games ended in 2005 and a new public sector funding secured the London Youth Games' future with long-term funding from Sport England National Lottery and the Greater London Authority. Balfour Beatty announced a six-year association with the London Youth Games in 2006. They signed as a title sponsor until 2013 and the London Youth Games were renamed ' ''The Balfour Beatty London Youth Games'' '. In 2009, the London Youth Games celebrated the 500,000th competitor in its history. The London Youth Games also got its first patron with former competitor, Chicago Bulls and GB basketball captain

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. GamesForce, the London Youth Games volunteer programme, was launched, offering hundreds of opportunities for young people aged 16–25 to train, gain experience and develop skills in sport, event co-ordination and media through the events programme. The London Youth Games Hall of Fame was launched with six former participants inducted:

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, Linford Christie,

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and Dervis Konuralp.

2010–2019

In 2010, the London Youth Games hit a record 50,000 competitors and became the largest annual youth sports event in Europe. Olympic 400m runner

was the 2010 London Youth Games patron and she was joined by the then London Mayor and future UK Prime Minister

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to light the flame at the Opening Ceremony for Finals Weekend. Zoe Smith, a Greenwich gymnast who only discovered her talent for weightlifting when asked to make up the team for the London Youth Games, won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi just three months after representing her borough at the London Youth Games. 2011 was another record year for the London Youth Games, as over 71,000 youngsters competed in 30 sports, with Richmond winning the Jubilee Trophy for the first time. England women's footballer

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was the patron of that year's Games. Also in 2011, the London Youth Games successfully hosted a London School Games pilot event ahead of its official launch the following year. 2012 saw the London Youth Games introduce a whole new raft of schools competitions in line with the national School Games pathway and hosted the inaugural finals at Crystal Palace in March. Hounslow were the victors and took home the Schools Shield. Games alumni Zoe Smith and David Weir were joint patrons for a record-breaking year at the London Youth Games. BMX was introduced to the London Youth Games. In Olympic and Paralympic year, Croydon won the Jubilee Trophy for the first time in 18 years. It was announced later in the year that participation figures for the 2012 Balfour Beatty London Youth Games were 104,463 – a record in the history of the event. The London Youth Games was well represented at London 2012 with 44 former participants competing in the

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and 2012 Paralympics. London Youth Games alumni contributed 14 medals to

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including gold medals for track athletes

and David Weir, cyclists

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and Joanna Rowsell Sand, and rower Naomi Riches. Chemmy one million

The London Youth Games celebrated a huge landmark in 2014 with its millionth competitor. A special reception was held at the Houses of Parliament to recognise the London coaches connected with the London Youth Games who had made such a massive contribution to community sports participation across London. In 2015, Dance was introduced to the London Youth Games with the inaugural competition taking place at the

. Former London Youth Games gymnastics competitor Warren Russell of the Diversity dance troupe was a member of the judging panel. In 2017, the London Youth Games celebrated its 40th anniversary with its #40stories40years campaign. Then in 2018, the all-time total of London Youth Games participants reached 1.5 million. In 2019, the London Youth Games announced a new partnership with Nike. On the announcement, David Carmont, Vice President for Nike UK and Ireland, said, "We know that young Londoners have an unbeatable spirit and attitude that really sets the tone for this city. But we know that they now need sport in their life more than ever."

2020-present

For the first time since 1978, the London Youth Games event programme did not take place, due to the pandemic. In response and to help young Londoners stay active, the London Youth Games launched the Virtual Games. Four weeks of sporting challenges set by young Londoners with virtual participation was an innovative undertaking by the organisation. But the response was huge with an incredible 40,522 entries and engagement from all 33 Boroughs. Camden emerged as the Virtual London Youth Games overall winners. In October, the London Youth Games announced the creation of LYG33, a project to empower young Londoners to influence the future of the London Youth Games.

Sports

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Table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...

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Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball cov ...

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Triathlon A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the ...

Aquathlon An aquathlon is a multisport race consisting of continuous run and swim elements. Competitors complete a swim immediately followed by a run over various distances. Athletes compete for fastest overall course completion, including the time trans ...

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Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

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Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various types of competition; pro ...

The Jubilee Trophy and Schools Shield

Every year since its launch in 1977, the Jubilee Trophy has been presented to the overall winning borough and, since 2012, to the winning borough in the Open Games programme. The School Games is scored separately and the overall winning borough in the schools competition is awarded the Schools Shield. Havering are the most successful borough in the history of the London Youth Games.

Previous Winners

Jubilee Trophy wins by borough

Event Winners

Athletics

Angling

Archery

Badminton

Basketball

Boccia

Canoeing

Cricket

Cycling (Road)

Cycling (BMX)

Diving

Fencing

Football

Gymnastics (Floor and Vault/Artistic)

Hockey

Judo

Karate

Kayak Sprint

Kayak Slalom

Netball

ParaGames Athletics

ParaGames Football

ParaGames Swimming

Swimming

Table Tennis

Tennis (Team)

Trampolining

Triathlon/Aquathon

Volleyball

Weightlifting

Notable participants

The London Youth Games has been a stepping stone in the careers of many of the UK's most successful sportsmen and sportswomen, plus some who have succeeding outside of competitive sport. Below is a list of notable personalities who have represented their borough at London Youth Games. Christine Ohuruogu

Athletics ''Jackie Agyepong'', Dina Asher-Smith,

, Jack Binstead, Julia Bleasdale, Abdul Buhari, Linford Christie,

, Monique Davis,

Tyrone Edgar Tyrone Damien Edgar (born 29 March 1982 in Greenwich) is a sprinter from Great Britain who specializes in the 100 metres.

, Jo Fenn,

Rikki Fifton Rikki Fifton (born 17 June 1985 in London) is a British Sprint (running), sprinter who mainly specialises in the 200 metres, but occasionally competes in 100 metres, 400 metres, and relay race, relay events. Before becoming involved in athletics ...

Dalton Grant Dalton Grant (born 8 April 1966) is a former high jumper. Athletics career Grant won a total number of four national titles for Great Britain (AAA Championships) in the men's high jump event. His personal best jump is 2.36 metres, achieved ...

, Desiree Henry, ''John Herbert'', JJ Jegede,

Jade Johnson Jade Linsey Johnson (born 7 June 1980, in London) is a retired English track and field athlete, specialising in long jump. She represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008. She placed fourth at the 2003 World Championships i ...

Jeanette Kwakye Jeanette Boahemaa Kwakye (pronounced ''kwah-chee''; born 20 March 1983) is a sports broadcaster and retired British sprinter. Athletics career Kwakye won a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay at the 2002 World Junior Championships, with ...

, Joice Maduaka,

Daryll Neita Daryll Neita (born 29 August 1996) is a British sprinter. In 2022, she won her first individual international medals, with bronze in the 100 metres at both the European Championships and Commonwealth Games. Neita claimed bronze for the 60 metre ...

Tosin Oke Oluwatosin Bamidele “Tosin” Oke (born 1 October 1980 in London, England) is a Nigerian track and field athlete, who competes in the triple jump. Born a dual national, he initially competed for Great Britain. He set the current UK junior indo ...

, Samson Oni,

Scott Overall Scott Overall (born 9 February 1983 in Hammersmith, London) is a British athlete who runs for the Blackheath & Bromley running club. Scott was officially named part of the 2012 GB Olympic team on 5 December 2011 after achieving "A-Standard" ...

, Abi Oyepitan, Asha Philip, ''Kyle Powell'', John Regis, ''Sabrina Sinha'', Laura Turner, David Weir, Benedict Whitby, Conrad Williams, Nadia Williams'' David Weir social media

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Aamir Ghaffar Aamir Ghaffar (born 18 August 1979 in Peshawar) is a Pakistani badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the ga ...

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Rajiv Ouseph Theratil Rajiv Ouseph (born 30 August 1986) is a former badminton player from England who represented both England and Great Britain in the international tournaments. Ouseph was the European Champion, winning in 2017. Ouseph was born and broug ...

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Charlene White Charlene Denise White (born 22 June 1980) is a British television broadcaster, journalist and presenter, best known for presenting ''ITV News'' programmes. She has been an anchor on ''Loose Women'' since 2021 Ogo Adegboye Stephen Ogooluwa "Ogo" Adegboye (born 23 September 1987) is a Nigerian-British professional basketball player who last played for London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL). Early life Born in Nigeria, Adegboye moved to London at the a ...

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Matthew Bryan-Amaning Matthew Osei Bryan-Amaning (born 9 May 1988) is a British-Ghanaian professional basketball player, who played for AS Douanes of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He has represented the Great Britain national team in international competition ...

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Steve Bucknall Steven Lee Bucknall (born 17 March 1966) is a retired English professional basketball player, and former head coach of British Basketball League expansion franchise London Capital. A 1.98 m (6'6") and 97.5 kg (215 lbs.) shooting gua ...

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Temi Fagbenle Tèmítọ́pẹ́ Títílọlá Olúwatóbilọ́ba Fagbenle is a British female basketball player for ZVVZ USK Praha. She was chosen for the Great Britain team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Personal life Fagbenle was born on 8 September 1992 ...

'', ''Rosalee Mason'', ''

Pops Mensah-Bonsu Nana Papa Yaw "Pops" Mensah-Bonsu (born 7 September 1983) is a British basketball executive and former player. He played college basketball for George Washington University and professionally for five NBA teams as well as clubs in Spain, France, ...

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Azania Stewart Azania Stewart (born 13 March 1989 in Camden, England) is a basketball player for Great Britain women's national basketball team. She was part of the squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics. On 16 July 2013, the 6'4" (194 cm) tall centre signe ...

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Andrew Sullivan Andrew Michael Sullivan (born 10 August 1963) is a British-American author, editor, and blogger. Sullivan is a political commentator, a former editor of ''The New Republic'', and the author or editor of six books. He started a political blog, ' ...

'' Cricket ''

Rory Hamilton-Brown Rory James Hamilton-Brown (born 3 September 1987) is a former English first-class cricketer who last played for Sussex. Previously, he was captain of Surrey until August 2012. Playing primarily as a right-handed batsman, he was also an occasiona ...

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Susie Rowe Susannah Elizabeth Rowe (born 14 April 1987) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter who bowled occasional right-arm medium pace. She played for England in 1 One Day International and 22 Twenty20 Internationals betw ...

'' Cycling ''

Erick Rowsell Erick Rowsell (born 29 July 1990) is a British former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2019 for the , , and teams. He now works as the Elite Road Racing Manager for British Cycling, having previously be ...

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Tao Geoghegan Hart Tao Geoghegan Hart ( ; born 30 March 1995) is a British cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He rode for as a stagiaire in late 2015, and joined the team permanently for the 2017 season. He won the 2020 Giro d'Italia, taking the ...

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Rio Ferdinand receives london Youth Games Hall of Fame award

Diving ''

Tony Ally Antonio "Tony" Pietro Ally (born ''Ali'', 17 August 1973) is a British diver. Early life Ally was brought up in Catford, London and had a difficult start to life after being diagnosed with a hearing disorder during childhood. When he was nine, ...

'', '' Blake Aldridge'', ''

Peter Waterfield Peter Graham Waterfield (born 12 March 1981) is a British diver and Olympic silver medalist. Diving career Waterfield's specialism is the 10-metre platform event, both as solo competitor and in the synchronised event with his former partner ...

'' Fencing ''

James-Andrew Davis James-Andrew Davis (born 3 July 1991) is a British fencer, European champion in 2014. He competed in men's foil at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. Career Davis was born and brought up in Barnet, North London. He became interested in fenc ...

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Richard Kruse Richard Kruse (born 30 July 1983) is a former British right-handed foil fencer and four-time Olympian. In 2015, he was part of the Great Britain team that shocked Olympic champions Italy to win the first European Games gold in team foil, the f ...

'', ''Soji Aiyenuro'', ''Curtis Miller'', ''Laurence Halstead'' Football ''

Chris Bart-Williams Christopher Gerald McClellan Bart-Williams (born 16 June 1974) is an English football coach and former professional footballer. As a player, he was a defender and midfielder and notably played in the Premier League for Sheffield Wednesday, No ...

Siobhan Chamberlain Siobhan Rebecca Chamberlain (born 15 August 1983) is an English sports pundit, commentator, and former professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper. She joined Manchester United in 2018 after playing for Liverpool. Before joining Li ...

Ashley Cole Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980) is an English football coach and former player who is currently a first-team coach at Premier League club Everton. As a player, he played as a left-back, most notably for Arsenal and Chelsea. Cole is cons ...

Dickson Etuhu Dickson Paul Etuhu (born 8 June 1982) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He played in the Premier League for Manchester City, Sunderland and Fulham, as well as in the Football League for Preston No ...

Gavin Hoyte Gavin Andrew Hoyte (born 6 June 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Maidstone United. He has been a member of the Trinidad and Tobago national team. Career Arsenal Early career Born in Leytonstone, London, Hoyte si ...

Jordon Ibe Jordon Ashley Femi Ibe ( ; born 8 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger. After coming up through the youth system of Wycombe Wanderers, for whom he made his debut in the Football League as a 15-year-old, Ib ...

Justin Hoyte Justin Raymond Hoyte (born 20 November 1984) is a professional footballer. Primarily a right back, Hoyte previously played for English clubs Arsenal, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Millwall and Dagenham & Redbridge, as well as American side FC Ci ...

Ledley King Ledley Brenton King (born 12 October 1980) is a former player who was a one-club man, spending his entire career at Tottenham Hotspur and playing 323 competitive matches for the club from 1999 to 2012. He is currently a club ambassador for Tot ...

, Eartha Pond,

Claire Rafferty Claire Lauren Rafferty (born 11 January 1989) is an English pundit and retired professional footballer. She made over 100 appearances as a left back or left winger for Chelsea in the FA WSL and also spent time at Millwall Lionesses and West Ham ...

Jadon Sancho Jadon Malik Sancho (born 25 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Manchester United and the England national team. Widely regarded as one of the best young players in the world, he is known for his t ...

Lianne Sanderson Lianne Joan Sanderson (born 3 February 1988) is a current broadcaster and former English professional footballer who played as a forward. She won 50 caps for the England national team. At international level, Sanderson made her debut for Engl ...

, Alex Scott,

Danny Shittu Daniel Olusola Shittu (born 2 September 1980) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He made 346 appearances in the Premier League and Football League, including 190 for Queens Park Rangers. In his 16-year-long ...

, Marvin Sordell,

Casey Stoney Casey Jean Stoney (born 13 May 1982) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of San Diego Wave FC. A versatile defender, she was capped more than 100 times for the England women's national footbal ...

Fara Williams Fara Tanya Franki Merrett MBE (born 25 January 1984) is an English former footballer who played as a central midfielder for multiple clubs, as well as the English national team. A consistent goalscorer and set-piece specialist, Williams was con ...

'' Gymnastics ''Chris Bower'', ''

'', ''Warren Russell'' of

Diversity (dance troupe) Diversity are a British street dance troupe formed in 2007 and based in London. They are best known for winning the third series of ''Britain's Got Talent'' in 2009, beating Susan Boyle in the live final. Diversity consists of friends from Lon ...

Hockey ''

Sophie Bray Sophie Charlotte Bray, (born 12 May 1990) is an English international field hockey player who played as a forward for England and Great Britain. She currently plays club hockey in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division for East G ...

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Darren Cheesman Darren Cheesman (born 23 February 1986 in Hackney, London) is an ex-England and Great Britain Hockey field hockey International who is now a High Performance Coach for England Hockey and FIH, as well as a Coach Educator for FIH. Life As well ...

'', ''Dan Shingles'' Judo ''Victoria Dunn'', '' Gemma Gibbons'', '' Karina Bryant'', ''

Winston Gordon Winston Alanzo Gordon (born 9 November 1976) is a former British judoka, who competed at three Olympic Games. Biography Gordon was born in Lambeth, London. He came to prominence when becoming champion of Great Britain, winning the middleweight ...

'', ''Michelle Holt'', ''

Ashley McKenzie Ashley McKenzie (born 17 July 1989) is an English judoka competing at the men's 60 kg division. He was a member of the Great Britain Olympic Judo Team at London 2012 but was defeated in the second round by Hiroaki Hiraoka of Japan. He al ...

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Nekoda Smythe-Davis Nekoda Smythe-Davis (born 22 April 1993) is a British judoka. She competed for England in the women's 57 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal. Judo career Smythe-Davis became champion of Great Britain on two occas ...

'' Kayak / Canoe ''Lizzie Broughton'', Leanne Brown, '' Richard Hounslow'', ''Stelian Naftanaila'', ''Lucy Ormorod'', ''Marthe de Ferrer'' Mark Hunter

Karate ''Rachel Newey'' Netball '' Kadeem Corbin'', ''

Sasha Corbin Sasha Corbin (born 23 April 1988 in London) is an English international netball player. At the club level she represents Hertfordshire Mavericks. Corbin played for Hertfordshire Mavericks in the Netball Superleague inaugural season. She has ...

'', '' Amanda Newton'' Rugby '' Maggie Alphonsi'', ''Abi Chamberlain'', ''Helen Clayton'', ''Louise Horgan'', ''Katy Storie'', '' Topsy Ojo'' Rowing '' Tom Aggar'', ''Ryan Chamberlain'', '' Mark Hunter'', '' Naomi Riches'' Skiing

'', ''Aaron Tipping'' Squash '' Paul Johnson'', '' Dominique Lloyd-Walter'', ''

Alison Waters Alison Waters (born 19 March 1984 in London) is a former professional squash player from England. Career As a junior player, Waters won her first major squash tournament – the British Under-12 title – at the age of nine-and-a-half. She re ...

'' Swimming ''Elaine Barrett'', '' Ellen Gandy'', '' Dervis Konuralp'', ''Zara Long'', ''

Amy Marren Amy Marren (born 14 August 1998) is a British para swimmer who became the SM9 200m individual medley world champion at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships. At the same championships, she won gold in the S9 100m butterfly, as well as bein ...

'', ''Craig Moate'' Table Tennis ''Darius Knight'' Tennis ''

Anne Keothavong Anne Viensouk Keothavong (born 16 September 1983) is a retired British tennis player. During her career, she won a total of 28 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48 (achieved on 23 Febru ...

'' Triathlon ''

Tim Don Timothy Philip Don (born 14 January 1978 in Isleworth, London) is a triathlete from the United Kingdom. Career Don is the son of former Premier League referee Philip Don. He competed in the London Youth Games where he represented Hounslow in th ...

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Stuart Hayes Stuart Hayes (born 16 April 1979 in Isleworth, London) is an English triathlete. Hayes began his sports career as a swimmer at Hounslow Swimming Club but converted to triathlon at the age of 15; Hayes said he became "fed up of swimming up and d ...

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Jodie Swallow Jodie Ann Swallow (born 23 June 1981) is a British triathlete and former swimmer from Brentwood, Essex. Triathon career Swallow is the 2010 Ironman 70.3 champion as well as the winner of the 2009 and 2016 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Ch ...

'' Volleyball '' Dami Bakare'', '' Peter Bakare'', ''Lucy Boulton'', ''Natasha Brewer'', ''Lizzie Reid'', ''Darius Setsoafia'', ''Yasser Slitti'', ''Nikki Strachan'' ZoeSmithLYG

Weightlifting ''Joanne Calvino'', ''Darren Holloway'', '' Jack Oliver'', '' Zoe Smith'', ''Emily Godley'', ''Mercy Brown'' Other

Hall of Fame

The

London Youth Games Hall of Fame The Balfour Beatty London Youth Games Hall of Fame was created in 2009 to recognise former London Youth Games competitors who have gone on to world class sporting careers and to celebrate the role the Games have had in their development. Since it ...

was established in 2009. It is made up of former competitors who have progressed from the London Youth Games to the world stage. Former 100m champion Linford Christie (Hammersmith and Fulham), 400m champion

(Newham), javelin thrower

(Bexley), Chicago Bulls and GB basketball captain

(Croydon), rower Mark Hunter (Havering) and Paralympic swimmer Dervis Konuralp (Greenwich) were the first Hall of Fame inductees in 2009 at a prestigious ceremony at Battersea. From 2010 to 2012, the Hall of Fame evening moved to Lord's Cricket Ground. In 2010, the inductees were 400m hurdler

(Lambeth and Croydon), long-distance runner

(Hounslow), England footballer

(Southwark), netball player Amanda Newton (Newham), Paralympic athlete David Weir (Sutton) and cyclist

(Camden). The third group of inductees in 2011 were skier

(Richmond), Paralympic swimmer Elaine Barrett (Hackney), triathlete

(Hounslow), high jumper

(Hackney), squash player Paul Johnson (Greenwich), and footballer

(Brent). In 2012 the inductees were cyclist

Joanna Rowsell Joanna Katie Rowsell MBE (born 5 December 1988) is a retired English cyclist on the Great Britain Cycling Team who competed on track and road. Her greatest successes were the gold medals won in the women's team pursuit at the 2012 London Olymp ...

(Sutton), Paralympic rower Naomi Riches (Harrow), judo star Gemma Gibbons (Greenwich), canoeist Richard Hounslow (Harrow), England rugby star Maggie Alphonsi (Enfield) and world champion track star John Regis (Lewisham). The Hall of Fame evening moved on to BAFTA for 2013 and London 2012 judo bronze medallist Karina Bryant (Kingston), England and Arsenal footballer Alex Scott (Tower Hamlets), fencer

(Barnet), Olympic silver medallist diver

(Waltham Forest) were all inducted, as well as Darren Hall (Waltham Forest), who is considered by many as the best-ever British badminton player. At the 2014 Hall of Fame evening,

Madame Tussauds Madame Tussauds (, ) is a wax museum founded in 1835 by French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud in London, spawning similar museums in major cities around the world. While it used to be spelled as "Madame Tussaud's"; the apostrophe is no longer us ...

played host to the evening and the inductees were basketball trailblazer

, weightlifting champion Zoe Smith and World Champion swimmer Craig Moate. In 2015, the Hall of Fame moved to

Shakespeare's Globe Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse for which William Shakespeare wrote his plays, in the London Borough of Southwark, on the south bank of the River Thames. The original theatre was built in ...

Theatre, and England footballers

and

were among the inductees.

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