Bradford Youngsters Hold Their Own Olympics

Bradford youngsters are amongst one thousand children who have taken part in an Olympic style competition.

The West Yorkshire Youth Games are an annual event, which sees athletes from across the region competing across a range of sports which include athletics, tag rugby, badminton, gymnastics, cricket, netball and cheerleading.

Most of the games took place at Leeds Metropolitan University's Headingly Campus.

Ex-Bradford Bulls and Huddersfield Giants captain, Robbie Paul, presided over the event.

He said: "I think it's fantastic when you can get the best of the area come together and get to compete against one another."

Amada Derbyshire, a teacher at Woodside primary school in Bradford said: "It's been a fantastic opportunity. It's a day out, something completely different to what they'd normally do so it's an experience they can take away with them."

The games are organised by West Yorkshire Sport and sponsored by Leeds Trinity University College, Horsforth.

Nigel Harrison, director of West Yorkshire Sport said: "These games are the sporting highlight for hundreds of young athletes across the five districts and are often the first time many of them will taste the excitement of a major event."

Next year the games will continue.