Olympians will be guests of honour at a street athletics event next week.

Aspiring athletes are invited to go along and take part in the event on the streets of the St Helier Estate on Wednesday 31 July 12-3pm.

On Peterborough Road, Carshalton, next to Poulter Park, boys and girls ranging from ages under 13 to under 20 will battle it out.

Street Athletics is a series of community focused events throughout the UK run by Nuff Respect, where all youngsters are invited to compete against each other in 60 metre races and the top three winners the chance to compete in the Grand Final in Manchester on Saturday, August 31.

This will be the second Street Athletics event in Sutton, supported by Sutton Housing Partnership, Mulalley, Lakehouse and Sport for Social Change Network.

If you would like to find out more about the event, contact the customer care team on 020 8915 2000 and ask for Lynne Mitchell, community development manager.


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