Welcome to ISSUE 26!
Olympics Special!
Welcome to our July issue.
An Olympics special, looking at some of the sports involved and the fascinating athletes that take part.
The olympics
how do olympians chase their dreams
The Olympics takes place every 4 years - in the summer and the winter- and was first held in Ancient Greece 2,800 years ago!
New Sports at the Olympics
This year there are several new sports appearing at the Olympics.
Athletics
Athletics is the largest single sport at the Games. It is split into track, field, road and decathlon and heptathlon events.
basketball
Basketball first featured as an Olympic sport in Berlin 1936 for men. It began as a women's Olympic sport in 1976 in Montreal.
badminton
Badminton has only been an official Olympic sport since 1992 at the Barcelona Games. Unlike other net sports, badminton uses a shuttlecock instead of a ball.
The Pool
Find out more about artistic swimming and diving at the Olympic Games.
Great Olympians
Who would you say are the Greatest Olympians?
Here are some of our GB list...who else would you add?
the skills video wall
An archive full of video resource for you to find a new sport to explore, or just revisit your favourite.
bsporty skills wall
Mintridge activity wall
Over to you!
Do you want to feature in the next edition?
Did your school host a virtual sports day?
Is there a sport you're keen to tell other young people about?