London Youth Games

Every year, over 20,000 young people from every London borough compete in over 30 different sports at the London Youth Games. The results from all the different sports competitions are added together and the winning borough wins the Jubilee Trophy.

The main games are made up of over 30 sports and the competition is open to those aged between 11 and 18.

London Youth Games 2023

Hackney finished overall sixth out of the 33 London boroughs, second out of the Inner London boroughs and first in the Para trophy for the second successive year.

Over 700 young people trained towards final selection to represent the London Borough of Hackney, with 575 going on to compete for the Borough against the other 32 London boroughs in the London Youth Games 2022.

Hackney was represented by 24 teams across 19 sports since November 2022, culminating with the finals at Lea Valley Olympic Park in July.

The Borough of Hackney continued there successful participation in the games by finishing 6th overall, 2nd in the inner London trophy and for a second consecutive year winning the para trophy.

Hackney accrued 6 team medals and 68 individual event medallists across 9 sports.

This years’ games saw Hackney again dominate in the para sports, BMX and the indoor rowing with the borough winning the indoor rowing for the fifth successive time.

Standout achievements

  • Aneirin Lessard winning gold for the second time in the highly contested yr 8 boys aquathlon
  • five swimmers from The Hackney Aquatics club winning medals in swimming for the first time ever
  • Stormont House School winning the para athletics both genders for the second successive time
  • Freddie Augsburger winning medals in two consecutive games in road cycling
  • Zhane Pilgrim and Ivy Paitoo winning two medals a piece in the athletics
  • Sixteen individual medallists from indoor rowing, made up of students from Stormont House School, Mossbourne Academy and Lea Rowing Club
  • six judo medals in the first judo competition back in the games since covid

A huge well done to all participated and helped with this year’s effort and for helping to maintain the London Borough of Hackney as one of London’s elite sporting borough’s.

Results

Get involved with the 2024 London Youth Games

If you live or go to school in Hackney, play your sport to a good standard and want to represent your borough against the best in London, contact us.

For details on all the Hackney teams training towards the London Youth Games see the training schedule.

Page updated on: 11 September 2023

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