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Youth Games 2006
Thursday 2nd March
2006 - The Sports
Council for Northern Ireland today provided Lord Seb Coe OBE with a sample of
the talented young athletes in Northern Ireland who are preparing for a Youth
Olympics all of their own.
The 2012 Olympics ambassador
delighted over 100 young athletes at the 2006 Youth Games launch, held in the
Odyssey Pavilion.� After touring demonstrations by 15 sports including judo,
hurling, soccer, high jump and basketball, Lord Coe addressed the audience
saying, �I am delighted to officially announce that the 2006 Sports Council
Youth Games will be held on Saturday 13th May at venues across
Northern Ireland.� I wish the 4000 competitors much success in their chosen
sport and congratulate the Sports Council in organising the facilities,
volunteers and teams and for hosting this vital preparation in a young athletes�
career.�
Chairman of the Sports
Council, Professor Eric Saunders OBE welcomed Lord Coe.� �It is a great honour
for the Sports Council to have Lord Coe here today.� As an accomplished athlete
he is a great inspiration to the young athletes.� As a business leader he and
his fellow Olympic bid team members have secured the greatest show on earth to
be right on our doorstep.� These Sports Council Youth Games competitors are aged
between 12 and 16 and it is possible, we have a young Olympian in our midst.�
Many previous Youth Games competitors have gone on to compete at County and
international level including Commonwealth Games competitor Melanie Nocher.� The
4000 young athletes are currently in regional training squads for their
respective Education & Library Boards and we all look forward to a terrific, 7th
annual, Youth Games on the 13th May.�
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Sports taking part in The
2006 Sports Council Youth Games are:
Athletics�������������������������
Badminton���������������������
Basketball Boys����
Basketball
Girls��������������� Basketball � Wheelchair�� Boxing
Camogie������������������������
Cricket (Boys)���������������� Cricket (Girls)�����������������
Cross
Country���������������� EAD Swimmers��������������� Waterpolo
Gaelic
Football���������������� Golf������������������������������� Hockey Boys
Hockey
Girls������������������� Hurling��������������������������� Judo
Netball��������������������������� Orienteering������������������� Rugby Boys
Rugby
Girls��������������������� Sailing��������������������� Soccer County Squads
Soccer
Girls�������������������� Soccer MLD�������������������� Sports Hall Athletics
Squash��������������������������� Swimming���������������������� Table Tennis
Tennis���������������������������� Trampolining������������������� Volleyball
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