Springing into action

MORE than 100 young athletes from 40 school teams will be competing for gold medals when the South Yorkshire Sainsbury's School Games 2014 Trampolining Finals take place next week.

Pupils from schools Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster and Sheffield have qualified for the event which will be held at Hillsborough Leisure Centre on Tuesday.

The event marks the start of the South Yorkshire Sainsbury's School Games, an important part of the Olympic legacy work taking place in the county, bringing together thousands of primary and secondary school children from across the region to compete in a range of sports, including disability specific events.

Trampolining is one of two sports - along with badminton - to have its own standalone final as part of the Games, which is made up of two, one-day festivals at The English Institute of Sport, Sheffield in March and at the Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster in July.

The trampolining competition runs from 11am to 2pm at Hillsborough and will be attended by guest of honour Bryony Page, the 2013 British Champion.