London Youth Games

London Youth Games
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Founded
1977
Competitors
Est. 1.5m to date (2020)

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. The London Youth Games are contested between the 32 London boroughs (as well as the City of London) 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 Lord's, Copper Box Arena and Hampstead Heath. 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 Mo Farah, Premier League and England Footballer Raheem Sterling 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 Sport England 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

1977 Programme

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 Bernard Delfont and sports personality Jimmy Hill.

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 Crystal Palace National Sports Centre 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 athletics, badminton, basketball, cycling, fencing, football, gymnastics, judo, karate, lawn tennis, netball, skiing, squash, swimming and diving, volleyball, and weightlifting. "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 London Borough of Havering were crowned overall winners and collected the Jubilee Trophy.

1978–1989

1982 Programme

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 Crystal Palace National Sports Centre 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

1994 programme

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 Lord's. A then record 20,000 children took part in the 1998 London Youth Games.

Mo Farah at London Youth Games 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 Mo Farah, Olympic cycling gold medallist Joanna Rowsell Sand, Olympic 400m gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu, four-times Winter Olympian Chemmy Alcott, and Manchester United and England footballer Rio Ferdinand. 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.

The Queen, accompanied by her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, 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!"

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 Michael Watson 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 youth ambassador 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 Mo Farah lit the games torch at the opening ceremony of the 2007 London Youth Games. Another former participant, Olympic hurdles medallist Tasha Danvers, 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 Luol Deng. 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: Steve Backley, Linford Christie, Luol Deng, Christine Ohuruogu, Mark Hunter (rower) and Dervis Konuralp.

2010–2019

Boris Johnson lights the flame at the 2010 London Youth Games Opening Ceremony

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 Christine Ohuruogu was the 2010 London Youth Games patron and she was joined by the then London Mayor and future UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson 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 Rachel Yankey 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 2012 Olympics and 2012 Paralympics. London Youth Games alumni contributed 14 medals to Team GB including gold medals for track athletes Mo Farah and David Weir, cyclists Bradley Wiggins and Joanna Rowsell Sand, and rower Naomi Riches.

The London Youth Games celebrates its millionth competitor in 2014 with Chemmy Alcott (right)

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 Copper Box Arena. 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

The London Youth Games has consisted of multiple sports since its inception. Below is a list of sports that have been included in the London Youth Games at any time since 1977. Those in italics were part of the inaugural London Youth Games in 1977 and those in bold are part of the London Youth Games as of 2020:

• Angling
• Archery
• Aquatic sports
  • Diving
  • Swimming
  • Water polo
• Athletics
  • Cross country
  • Track and field
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Boccia
• Canoeing
  • Polo
  • Sprint
  • Slalom
• Cricket
  • Indoor cricket
• Cycling
  • Road
  • BMX
• Curling
  • New Age Kurling
• Dance
• Darts
• Dragon boat
• Equestrian sports
  • Showjumping
• Fencing
• Football
• Golf
  • Tri Golf
• Gymnastics
  • Artistic gymnastics
  • Trampolining
• Handball
• Hockey
• Judo
• Karate
• Netball
  • High 5 Netball
• NFL
• Rowing
  • Indoor rowing
• Rugby union
• RUGBY LEAGUE
  • Rugby sevens
  • Tag rugby
• Sailing
• Skiing
• Squash
• Table tennis
• Tennis
• Triathlon
  • Aquathlon
• Volleyball
• Weightlifting

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.

The Jubilee Trophy

Havering celebrate winning the Jubilee Trophy in 2009

Wandsworth celebrate a hat-trick of Jubilee Trophy wins in 2015

Bromley celebrate winning the Jubilee Trophy in 2019

Previous Winners

Year	Jubilee trophy	Other trophies (only shown where awarded)
1977	Havering	-
1978	Not contested	-
1979	Havering	-
1980	Havering	-
1981	Havering	-
1982	Waltham Forest	-
1983	Havering	-
1984	Havering	-
1985	Croydon	-
1986	Bromley	-
1987	Waltham Forest	Inner London borough trophy – Southwark
1988	Bromley	Inner London borough trophy – Southwark
1989	Enfield	Inner London borough trophy – Islington
1990	Redbridge	Inner London borough trophy – Islington
1991	Bromley	Inner London borough trophy – Islington
1992	Redbridge	Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth
1993	Redbridge	Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth
1994	Croydon	Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth
1995	Havering	Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth
1996	Redbridge	Inner London borough trophy – Lewisham
1997	Havering	Inner London borough trophy – Greenwich
1998	Havering	Inner London borough trophy – Greenwich
1999	Havering	Inner London borough trophy – Southwark
2000	Havering	Inner London borough trophy – Greenwich
2001	Havering	Inner London borough trophy – Southwark
2002	Havering	Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth
2003	Bexley	Inner London borough trophy – Southwark
2004	Havering	Disability trophy – Southwark Inner London borough trophy – Southwark Most improved borough – Greenwich Rick Grice Fair Play trophy – Bexley
2005	Redbridge	Disability trophy – Lewisham Inner London borough trophy – Southwark Most improved borough – Barnet
2006	Havering	Disability trophy – Lewisham Inner London borough trophy – Lewisham Most improved borough – Hounslow Rick Grice Fair Play trophy – Merton
2007	Bromley	Disability trophy – Lewisham Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth Most improved borough – Tower Hamlets
2008	Bromley	Disability trophy – Lewisham Inner London borough trophy – Lewisham Most improved borough – Kensington & Chelsea
2009	Havering	Disability trophy – Wandsworth Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth Most improved borough – Richmond Rick Grice Fair Play trophy – Westminster Thames Water Regatta – Richmond
2010	Bromley	Disability trophy – Croydon Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth Most improved borough – Southwark Rick Grice Fair Play trophy – Barking & Dagenham Thames Water Regatta – Richmond
2011	Richmond	Disability trophy – Lewisham Most improved borough – Lewisham Thames Water Regatta – Richmond
2012	Croydon	Disability trophy – Croydon Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth Most improved borough – Sutton Schools Shield – Hounslow Thames Water Regatta – Kensington & Chelsea
2013	Wandsworth	Disability trophy – Croydon Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth Most improved borough – Haringey Schools Shield – Wandsworth Thames Water Regatta – Richmond
2014	Wandsworth	ParaGames trophy – Croydon Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth Most improved borough – Schools Shield – Haringey Thames Water Regatta – Richmond
2015	Wandsworth	ParaGames trophy – Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth Most improved borough – Schools Shield – Haringey Thames Water Regatta – Richmond
2016	Bromley	ParaGames trophy – Inner London borough trophy – Most improved borough – Schools Shield – Regatta – Richmond
2017	Bromley	ParaGames trophy – Inner London borough trophy – Most improved borough – Schools Shield – Regatta – Richmond
2018	Bromley	ParaGames trophy – Inner London borough trophy – Most improved borough – Schools Shield – Regatta – Richmond
2019	Bromley	ParaGames trophy – Croydon Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth Most improved borough – Waltham Forest Schools Shield – Regatta – Tower Hamlets Respect the Games Trophy - Redbridge
2020	Not contested	ParaGames trophy – Not contested Inner London borough trophy – Not contested Most improved borough – Not contested Schools Shield – Not Contested Regatta – Not contested Virtual Games - London Borough of Camden

Jubilee Trophy wins by borough

Wins	Country	Years
16	Havering	1977, 1979–81, 1983, 1984, 1995, 1997–2002, 2004, 2006, 2009
10	Bromley	1986, 1988, 1991, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016-2019
5	Redbridge	1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2005
3	Croydon	1985, 1994, 2012
3	Wandsworth	2013-2015
2	Waltham Forest	1982, 1987
1	Enfield	1989
	Bexley	2003
	Richmond	2011

Event Winners

Athletics

Year	Borough
2003	Bromley
2004	Bromley
2005	Bromley
2006	Bromley
2007	Lewisham

Year	Male	Female
2008	Waltham Forest	Barking and Dagenham
2009	Havering	Bromley
2010	Enfield	Bromley
2011	Enfield	Bromley
2012	Southwark	Bromley
2013	Tower Hamlets	Bromley
2014	Southwark	Bromley
2015	Wandsworth	Havering

Angling

Year	Borough
2003	Croydon
2004	Hillingdon
2005	Sutton
2006	Croydon
2007	Waltham Forest
2008	Croydon
2009	Enfield
2010	Enfield
2011	Croydon
2012	Enfield
2013	Croydon
2014	Croydon
2015	Greenwich

Archery

Year	Borough
2003	Ealing
2004	Redbridge
2005	Redbridge
2006	Redbridge
2007	Redbridge
2008	Redbridge
2009	Kingston
2010	Redbridge
2011	Richmond
2012	Redbridge
2013	Redbridge
2014	Hillingdon
2015	Hammersmith & Fulham

Badminton

Year	Borough
2003	Bromley
2004	Harrow
2005	Bromley
2006	Bromley
2007	Redbridge
2008	Haringey
2009	Redbridge
2010	Harrow
2011	Merton
2012	Redbridge
2013	Redbridge
2014	Redbridge
2015	Sutton

Basketball

Year	Male	Female
2003	Hackney	Haringey
2004	Hackney	Haringey
2005	Hackney	Haringey
2006	Hackney	Haringey
2007	Barnet	Haringey
2008	Haringey	Haringey
2009	Haringey	Haringey
2010	Hounslow	Haringey
2011	Lewisham	Southwark
2012	Lambeth	Southwark
2013	Haringey	Southwark
2014	Barking & Dagenham	Newham
2015	Harrow	Southwark

Boccia

Year	Borough
2005	Croydon
2006	Southwark
2007	Waltham Forest
2008	Wandsworth
2009	Merton
2010	Croydon
2011	Lewisham
2012	Enfield
2013	Lewisham
2014	Lewisham
2015	Croydon

Canoeing

Year	Borough
2003	Islington
2004	Islington
2005	Islington
2006	TBC
2007	Westminster
2009	Sutton

Cricket

Year	Male	Female 2002 Brent Male winner	2003	Richmond	Harrow
2004	Redbridge	Ealing
2005	TBC	TBC
2006	Harrow	Redbridge
2007	Ealing	Bromley
2008	Harrow	Merton
2009	Tower Hamlets	Redbridge
2010	Redbridge	Bexley
2011	Harrow	Barnet
2012	Redbridge	Hammersmith & Fulham
2013	Harrow	Hammersmith & Fulham
2014	Redbridge	Wandsworth
2015	Harrow	Bromley

Cycling (Road)

Year	Borough
2003	Hillingdon
2004	Hillingdon
2005	Redbridge
2006	Redbridge
2007	Redbridge
2008	Hillingdon
2009	Hackney
2010	Hackney
2011	Richmond
2012	Richmond
2013	Richmond
2014	Richmond
2015	Hackney

Cycling (BMX)

Year	Borough
2013	Hounslow
2014	Southwark
2015	Hackney

Diving

Year	Borough
2003	Havering
2004	Havering
2005	Havering
2006	Havering
2007	Havering
2008	Havering
2009	Bromley
2010	Bromley
2011	Bromley
2012	Croydon
2013	Croydon
2014	Croydon
2015	Bromley

Fencing

Year	Borough
2003	Havering
2004	Enfield
2005	Bromley
2006	Kensington & Chelsea
2007	Newham
2008	Newham
2009 =	Barnet Enfield Newham
2010	Newham
2011	Newham
2012	Newham
2013	Enfield Newham
2014	Ealing
2015	Kensington and Chelsea

Football

Year	Male	Female
2003	Lewisham	Waltham Forest
2004	Newham	Wandsworth
2005	Brent	Southwark
2006	Redbridge	Southwark
2007	Greenwich	Hillingdon
2008	Newham	Lewisham
2009	Brent	Lambeth
2010	Southwark	Haringey
2011	Lewisham	Bexley
2012	Enfield	Tower Hamlets
2013	St Michael and St Martins	Bromley
2014	Lewisham	Waltham Forest
2015	Bexley	Wandsworth

Gymnastics (Floor and Vault/Artistic)

Year	Male	Female
2003	Camden	Bexley
2004	Southwark (F & V)	Hillingdon (F & V)
2005	Southwark	Hillingdon
2006	Southwark (F & V) Harrow (Artistic)	Hillingdon (F & V) Bexley (Artistic)
2007	Southwark (F & V) Harrow (artistic)	Sutton (F & V) Bexley (Artistic)
2008	Bexley (F & V) Harrow (artistic)	Sutton (F & V) Bexley (artistic)
2009	Southwark (F & V) Harrow (Artistic)	Kensington & Chelsea (F & V) Bexley (Artistic)
2010	Southwark (F & V) Kingston (Artistic)	Sutton (F & V) Bexley (Artistic)
2011	Croydon (F & V) Kingston (Artistic)	Lewisham (F & V) Bexley (Artistic)
2012	Southwark (F & V)	Sutton (F & V)

Hockey

Year	Male	Female
2003	Bromley	Havering
2004	Kingston	Bromley
2005	Bromley	Southwark
2006	Bromley	Havering
2007	Bromley	Southwark
2008	Bromley	Southwark
2009	Bromley	Richmond
2010	Havering	Richmond
2011	Kingston	Wandsworth
2012	Redbridge	Wandsworth
2013	Haringey	Wandsworth
2014	Wandsworth	Wandsworth
2015	Southwark	Harrow

Judo

Year	Male	Female
2003	Brent	Brent
2004	Brent	Brent
2005	Brent	Redbridge
2006	Hammersmith and Fulham	Redbridge
2007	Bromley	Barking & Dagenham
2008	Sutton	Southwark
2009	Richmond	Sutton
2010	Wandsworth	Sutton
2011	Wandsworth	Sutton
2012	Wandsworth	Greenwich
2013	Wandsworth	Sutton
2014	Wandsworth	Greenwich
2015	Wandsworth	Sutton
2016	Wandsworth

Karate

Year	Male	Female
2008	Havering	Havering
2009	Redbridge	Havering

Kayak Sprint

Year	Borough
2009	Richmond
2010	Richmond
2011	Richmond
2012	Kensington & Chelsea
2013	Richmond
2014	Richmond
2015	Richmond
2016	Hammersmith & Fulham

Kayak Slalom

Year	Borough
2008	Kensington & Chelsea
2009	Islington
2010	Kensington & Chelsea
2011	Kensington & Chelsea
2012	Tower Hamlets
2013	Kensington & Chelsea
2014	Kensington & Chelsea
2015	Richmond

Netball

Year	Borough
2003	Havering
2004	Havering
2005	Barking & Dagenham
2006	Redbridge
2007	Barking & Dagenham
2008	Redbridge
2009	Redbridge
2010	Redbridge
2011	Havering
2012	Havering
2013	Redbridge
2014	Redbridge
2015	Redbridge

ParaGames Athletics

Year	Male	Female
2003	Croydon	Croydon
2004	Haringey	Bexley
2005	Lewisham	Bexley
2006	Lewisham	Croydon
2007	Lewisham	Bexley
2008	Enfield	Barking & Dagenham
2009	Croydon	Enfield
2010	Croydon	Croydon
2011	Croydon	Croydon
2012	Croydon	Croydon
2013	Croydon	Croydon
2014	Croydon	Croydon
2015	Lewisham	Newham

ParaGames Football

Year	Male	Female
2003	Lambeth	Bromley
2004	Greenwich	Greenwich
2005	Newham	Lewisham
2006	Newham	Hammersmith & Fulham
2007	Lewisham	Bexley
2008	Newham	N/A
2009	Lambeth	Bromley
2010	Southwark	Bromley
2011	Newham	Bexley
2012	Lambeth	Bromley
2013	Hammersmith & Fulham	Bromley
2014	Greenwich	Ealing

ParaGames Swimming

Year	Male	Female
2003	Croydon	Bexley
2004	Sutton	Sutton
2005	Croydon	Lewisham
2006	Lewisham	Croydon
2007	Sutton	Lewisham
2008	Sutton	Lewisham
2009	Sutton	Sutton
2010	Enfield	Croydon
2011	Sutton	Sutton
2012	Sutton	Croydon
2013	Croydon	Croydon
2014	Croydon	Croydon
2015	Croydon	Croydon

Swimming

Year	Male	Female
2003	Bromley	Bromley
2004	Richmond	Bromley
2005	Lewisham	Bromley
2006	Lewisham	Lewisham
2007	Havering	Bromley
2008	Sutton	Bromley
2009	Hillingdon	Bromley
2010	Croydon	Hillingdon
2011	Croydon	Hillingdon
2012	Ealing	Hillingdon
2013	Croydon	Hillingdon
2014	Bromley	Croydon
2015	Bromley	Richmond

Table Tennis

Year	Male	Female
2003	Kingston	Kingston
2004	Enfield	Kingston
2005	Wandsworth	Enfield
2006	Wandsworth	Enfield
2007	Ealing	Brent
2008	Tower Hamlets	Brent
2009	Ealing	Tower Hamlets
2010	Ealing	Tower Hamlets
2011	Enfield	Westminster
2012	Wandsworth	Enfield
2013	Southwark	Hackney
2014	Sutton	Hackney
2015	Croydon	Brent

Tennis (Team)

Year	Borough
2003	Havering
2004	Bromley
2005	Croydon
2006	Redbridge
2007	Sutton
2008	Sutton
2009	Bromley
2010	Bromley
2011	Havering
2012	Havering
2013	Bromley
2014	Croydon
2015	Wandsworth

Trampolining

Year	Borough
2003	Waltham Forest
2004	Enfield
2005	Enfield
2006	Kingston
2007	Bromley
2008	Havering
2009	Bromley
2010	Bromley
2011	Kingston
2012	Bromley
2013	Havering
2014	Hillingdon
2015	Hillingdon

Triathlon/Aquathon

Year	Borough
2003	Waltham Forest
2004	TBC
2005	Enfield
2006	Havering
2007	Havering
2008	Havering
2009	Havering
2010	Havering
2011	Richmond
2012	Enfield
2013	Bromley
2014	Enfield
2015	Enfield

Volleyball

Year	Male	Female
2003	Havering	Havering
2004	Wandsworth	Havering
2005	Wandsworth	Havering
2006	Wandsworth	Wandsworth
2007	Redbridge	Wandsworth
2008	Redbridge	Wandsworth
2009	Wandsworth	Havering
2010	Wandsworth	Croydon
2011	Wandsworth	Wandsworth
2012	Croydon	Wandsworth
2013	Wandsworth	Wandsworth
2014	Wandsworth	Wandsworth
2015	Wandsworth	Wandsworth

Weightlifting

Year	Borough
2001	Ealing
2002	Hounslow
2003	Enfield Hounslow
2004	Enfield Hounslow
2005	Enfield
2006	Bexley
2007	Bexley
2008	Bexley
2009	Bexley
2010	Bexley Hackney
2011	Hackney
2012	Hackney
2013	Hillingdon Ealing
2014	Hillingdon
2015	Ealing Hillingdon

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 at the 2010 London Youth Games

Athletics

Jackie Agyepong, Dina Asher-Smith, Steve Backley, Jack Binstead, Julia Bleasdale, Abdul Buhari, Linford Christie, Tasha Danvers, Monique Davis, Tyrone Edgar, Mo Farah, Jo Fenn, Rikki Fifton, Dalton Grant, Desiree Henry, John Herbert, JJ Jegede, Jade Johnson, Jeanette Kwakye, Joice Maduaka, Daryll Neita, Christine Ohuruogu, Tosin Oke, Samson Oni, Scott Overall, Abi Oyepitan, Asha Philip, Kyle Powell, John Regis, Sabrina Sinha, Laura Turner, David Weir, Benedict Whitby, Conrad Williams, Nadia Williams

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Badminton

Aamir Ghaffar, Rajiv Ouseph, Charlene White

Basketball

Ogo Adegboye, Matthew Bryan-Amaning, Steve Bucknall, Arek Deng, Ajou Deng, Luol Deng, Temi Fagbenle, Rosalee Mason, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Azania Stewart, Andrew Sullivan

Cricket

Rory Hamilton-Brown, Susie Rowe

Cycling

Erick Rowsell, Tao Geoghegan Hart Jo Rowsell, Bradley Wiggins

Rio Ferdinand receives his London Youth Games Hall of Fame award in 2010

Diving

Tony Ally, Blake Aldridge, Peter Waterfield

Fencing

James-Andrew Davis, Richard Kruse, Soji Aiyenuro, Curtis Miller, Laurence Halstead

Football

Chris Bart-Williams, Siobhan Chamberlain, Ashley Cole, Dickson Etuhu, Gavin Hoyte, Jordon Ibe, Justin Hoyte, Ledley King, Eartha Pond, Claire Rafferty, Jadon Sancho Lianne Sanderson, Alex Scott, Danny Shittu, Marvin Sordell, Raheem Sterling, Casey Stoney, Fara Williams, Rachel Yankey

Gymnastics

Chris Bower, Rio Ferdinand, Warren Russell of Diversity (dance troupe)

Hockey

Sophie Bray, Darren Cheesman, Dan Shingles

Judo

Victoria Dunn, Gemma Gibbons, Karina Bryant, Winston Gordon, Michelle Holt, Ashley McKenzie, Nekoda Smythe-Davis

Kayak / Canoe

Lizzie Broughton, Leanne Brown, Richard Hounslow, Stelian Naftanaila, Lucy Ormorod, Marthe de Ferrer

Mark Hunter at the 2010 London Youth Games Regatta

Karate

Rachel Newey

Netball

Kadeem Corbin, Sasha Corbin, 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

Chemmy Alcott 1994

Chemmy Alcott, Aaron Tipping

Squash

Paul Johnson, Dominique Lloyd-Walter, Alison Waters

Swimming

Elaine Barrett, Ellen Gandy, Dervis Konuralp, Zara Long, Amy Marren, Craig Moate

Table Tennis

Darius Knight

Tennis

Anne Keothavong

Triathlon

Tim Don, Stuart Hayes, Jodie Swallow

Volleyball

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

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Weightlifting

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

Other

Hall of Fame

Mo Farah at the 2010 Hall of Fame

Main article: London Youth Games Hall of Fame

The London Youth Games Hall of Fame 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 Christine Ohuruogu (Newham), javelin thrower Steve Backley (Bexley), Chicago Bulls and GB basketball captain Luol Deng (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 Tasha Danvers (Lambeth and Croydon), long-distance runner Mo Farah (Hounslow), England footballer Rio Ferdinand (Southwark), netball player Amanda Newton (Newham), Paralympic athlete David Weir (Sutton) and cyclist Bradley Wiggins (Camden).

The third group of inductees in 2011 were skier Chemmy Alcott (Richmond), Paralympic swimmer Elaine Barrett (Hackney), triathlete Tim Don (Hounslow), high jumper Dalton Grant (Hackney), squash player Paul Johnson (Greenwich), and footballer Rachel Yankey (Brent).

In 2012 the inductees were cyclist Joanna Rowsell (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 Richard Kruse (Barnet), Olympic silver medallist diver Peter Waterfield (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 played host to the evening and the inductees were basketball trailblazer Steve Bucknall, weightlifting champion Zoe Smith and World Champion swimmer Craig Moate. In 2015, the Hall of Fame moved to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, and England footballers Siobhan Chamberlain and Lianne Sanderson were among the inductees.

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