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Subject: Wenlock Olympian Games. Junior Biathlon and Masters Gala 14th and 15th JULY.
This is your chance to take part in an historic event.
Just three weeks before the opening ceremony in London the 126th Wenlock Olympian Games will be held in Much Wenlock on the 14th and 15th July.
It was a visit in 1890 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to these games organised by Dr William Penny Brookes in Much Wenlock a small market town in Shropshire, that inspired him to set up the modern Olympic Movement and then the 1st International Olympic Games in Athens in April 1896.
The Wenlock Olympian Games are genuinely the birthplace of the modern Olympics. Jonathan Edwards is the President of the Wenlock Olympian Society.
Many of the events are already full and entries for the Junior Biathlon and the Masters Events are already up on last year.
Press interest is high - last year the event was covered by amongst others, Sky and a number of international television companies. We expect that to coverage to be even greater this year.
Take part in the Biathlon on the Saturday morning and enjoy the celebrations in the town during the afternoon.
Swim in the Masters event on Sunday and absorb the atmosphere of all the events going on during the day.
Whether a year 5 school child or a 80 year old Masters Swimmer, taking part in 126th Wenlock Olympian Games in the year when London hosts the International Olympic and Para Olympic games is literally a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Get your school friends interested and bring them along too.
Full details are on the Wenlock Olympian and Northgate swimming websites;
www.wenlock-olympian-society.org.uk
So don't loose out, book the date in your diaries and get your entries in quickly. Entries can be made as individuals, and if I get 3 or more from the same year, gender and school they will automatically form a school team.