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London Youth Games The London Youth Games is an annual multi-sport event 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. T ...

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 its launch, eighteen athletes have been inducted at the annual Hall of Fame and Awards Evening, which also recognises the groups and individuals who make a huge contribution to the success of each year. To date, the London Youth Games Hall of Fame inductees have won 28 Olympic or Paralympic medals and 57 World Championship medals, and amassed over 1000 international appearances for their country. The Hall of Fame athletes cover ten sports and thirteen London boroughs.

2009

The first group were inducted into the Hall of Fame on Tuesday 15 September 2009. These included former Olympic 100m champion

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, former Olympic 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu, former javelin world record holder

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NBA All-Star

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, Olympic Lightweight Double Sculls rowing gold medallist Mark Hunter and Paralympic swimmer Dervis Konuralp.

2010

The second Hall of Fame evening took place on Thursday 9 September 2010 at Lord's Cricket Ground. That year's inductees included Olympic 400m hurdler medallist Tasha Danvers, double Olympic champion

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, five-time

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champion and England footballer

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, world bronze medallist netball player Amanda Newton, six-time Paralympic gold medallist and six-time

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winner David Weir and Tour De France winner and four-time Olympic cycling gold medallist

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2011

The 2011 Hall of Fame and Awards Evening took place on Tuesday 20 September at Lord's Cricket Ground. The third batch of inductees consisted of three-time Olympian skier

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, Paralympic swimming gold medallist Elaine Barrett, world triathlon champion

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, Commonwealth Games gold medallist high jumper

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, Commonwealth Games gold medallist squash player Paul Johnson, and superstar Arsenal and England footballer Rachel Yankey.

2012

The 2012 London Youth Games Hall of Fame and Awards Evening took place on Tuesday 9 October at Lord's Cricket Ground. There were six new entries into the Hall of Fame. This included four medal winners from the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. Olympic cycling gold medallist Joanna Rowsell, Paralympic mixed rowing gold medallist

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, judo star and silver medallist

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and men's C2 canoeing silver medallist

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. England rugby star

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and double world champion sprinter John Regis completed the line-up.

Inductees

References

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