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The London Youth Games is a London wide event that involves thirty-three London Boroughs in up to forty different sports.
Each year the Youth Sports Development Team co-ordinate a variety of sports teams that represent the Borough at the London Youth Games. Sports teams that the Royal Borough are looking to recruit young people for include those listed in the table below.
| Angling | 11 – 17 |
| Archery | 11 – 17 |
| Athletics (Boys and Girls) | 11 – 13 |
| Disability Athletics | 11 – 19 |
| Badminton | 11 – 17 |
| Basketball (Boys and Girls) | 11 – 17 |
| Canoeing | 11 – 17 |
| Cricket (Boys and Girls) | 11 – 13 |
| Cycling | 11 – 17 |
| Diving | 11 – 17 |
| Fencing | 11 – 17 |
| Football (Boys and Girls) | 13 – 14 |
| Disability Football | 11 – 14 |
| Hockey (Girls) | 11 – 14 |
| Judo (Boys and Girls) | 10 – 17 |
| Karate (Boys and Girls) | 10 – 17 |
| Gymnastics (Floor and Vault) | 8 – 17 |
| Gymnastics (Apparatus) | 11 – 17 |
| Netball | 11 – 14 |
| Tag Rugby (Girls) | 11 – 14 |
| Squash (Boys and Girls) | 11 – 17 |
| Swimming (Boys and Girls) | 11 – 17 |
| Disability Swimming | 11 – 18 |
| Table Tennis (Boys and Girls) | 11 – 17 |
| Tennis | 11 – 17 |
| Trampolining | 11 – 17 |
| Volleyball (Boys and Girls) | 11 – 17 |
| Weightlifting | 14 – 17 |
Selection for some of these sports are from Club based teams, but there are also training sessions open for young people to try out for team selection in many of the sports listed above. These sessions start in the spring.
Please contact the Youth Sports Development Team on 0207 351 2346 or 0207 471 9820 for further information about the London Youth Games and any of the sports listed above.
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