Secondary Panathlon Challenge 2018

Gold medal winning team; Sefton

A total of seventy-three children representing six local authorities took part in the Secondary Panathlon Challenge at Greenbank Sports Academy on 15th March.

The event, which included Boccia, table tennis, football, table cricket, athletics and slalom involved children from Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, St Helens, Knowsley and Halton.

After an exciting day of sports, Sefton were declared gold medallist with 48 points, with silver awarded to Liverpool on 42 points and Knowsley in bronze medal position on 40 points.

Organiser Steve Sullivan said:

“This event showcases the level of ability of participants and allows school teams to identify potential stars of the future, especially amongst those children who were competing for the first time and we are extremely grateful to Panathlon Association for their continued support of this event.

He added:

“It was a great success; bringing together schools, Panathlon Association, volunteers from Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool John Moores University and individuals to offer an excellent day of competitive multi-sport that the children thoroughly enjoyed. “

Results:

Borough Boccia Table Tennis Football Table Cricket Athletics Slalom Score Position
Sefton

4

8

12

12

12

0

48

1
Liverpool

 2

12

 4

  4

10

10

42

2
Knowsley

10

  2

10

 10

  8

  0

40

3
St Helens

  6

  6

  6

  8

  4

  8

38

4
Wirral

12

 10

  2

  6

  6

  0

36

5
Halton

  8

  4

  8

  2

  2

12

36

6