Olympic sprinter visits Ormiston Park Academy
ON a bright but very cold morning Ormiston Park Academy were very lucky to host the
British Athletics ‘Street 2 Stadium’ event. 40 participants from Years 7 to 10 were selected from Ormiston Park Academy main school site and their ASCEND provision, to take part in a talent identification scheme aiming to spot future Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
The initiative provided prospective athletes with a chance to meet and hear from some of the best British track and field athletes in the country. They had their fitness challenged by leading coaches and were provided with information about athletics clubs and the performance pathway in the sport. In addition, athletes with a disability were able to find out all about the Paralympic system through the British Athletics Parallel Success co-ordinators.