Olympian brings along an old flame (From Oxford Mail)

Olympian brings along an old flame

6:15pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

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MORE than 350 Oxford schoolchildren had a flaming good time as Olympic gold medallist Denise Lewis hosted an inter-schools sports day.

The heptathlete, who struck gold in Sydney 2000, caused a stir when she entered Oxford University’s Iffley Road stadium carrying the Olympic torch from when Britain hosted the sporting extravaganza in 1948.

Year Three and Year Six pupils from six city primary schools took part in a host of track and field events including 60-metre sprints, a 600-metre mini marathon, long jump, high jump, tennis, handball and mixed relays.

Pupils from Larkrise, SS Mary and John, St Christopher’s, East Oxford, Church Cowley St James and St Francis primary schools enjoyed the event at the home of Roger Bannister’s first sub-four-minute-mile.

The event was organised as part of Lloyds TSB’s National School Sport Week, in which 47 schools in Oxford are taking part.

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