Team GB diver Tom Daley at Ponds Forge
The diving pool at Ponds Forge offers a 5m diving depth
A Canadian basketball player in action
Canadian synchronised swimmers posing at the pool
training camps so each team could train without integration when required. The SIV team liaised closely with the Metropolitan Police for security advice, including information about stewarding the venues and meeting vital risk assess- ments. This meant that the athletes and their teams were able to spend time at each venue safely and securely.
INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION Some of the international teams, includ- ing the Brazilian boxers and Chinese table tennis players, integrated with Sheffield-based athletes during their time in the city. The dedicated sporting areas at EIS Sheffield, including the table tennis hall and the boxing gym, meant the teams trained alongside one another in the open-plan facilities.
This interaction ultimately helps to create a long-term partnership between the squads, building a network around each sport which is vital to encourage future participation. SIV’s commitment to increasing com- munity participation and inspiring the next generation of sports stars was
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● Beauchief Golf Course ● Birley Wood Golf Course ● Concord Sports Centre ● Don Valley Stadium ● EIS Sheffield ● Graves Tennis & Leisure Centre ● Heeley Pool ● Hillsborough Leisure Centre ● iceSheffield ● Motorpoint Arena ● Ponds Forge ● Sheffield City Hall ● Springs Leisure Centre ● Stocksbridge Leisure Centre ● Tapton Park Golf Course ● Tinsley Park Golf Course ● Westfield Sports Centre
highlighted by the lasting partnerships created during the training camps. A number of the teams, such as the US divers – including men’s Olympic 10m platform champion David Boudia – held open sessions for members of the public and local school children, giving them
the chance to witness a training ses- sion with some of the world’s top sports stars.
During their time at Ponds Forge, the divers spent time with youngsters from the City of Sheffield Diving Club, also based at the venue, by holding a master- class which enabled the up and coming divers to ask the team questions and gain advice about training and how they made it to the top of their game. Many of these young people strive to one day stand on an Olympic podium and hearing how the top athletes of to- day started out, drives them further to want to achieve their goals.
The Russian rhythmic gymnastics team thanked the city for their hospitality by performing a routine at Shefitval – a cel- ebration of sport and music, which took place at Don Valley Bowl in Sheffield during the Olympics.
Not only was this a gesture beyond expectations, but it also exposed the sport of rhythmic gymnastics to a local audience of thousands who otherwise may not have had the chance to watch the sport live. ●
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