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12 May 2011 16:59:09
More than 100 pupils tried their hand at the anti-doping science tests which will be used during London 2012 at a special event at the University of Bedfordshire yesterday.
They attended a Scientists in Sport day at the Bedford Campus as part of a nationwide education programme run by 2012 partner GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and devised with King’s College London, a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory.
The youngsters aged 11-14 from seven Bedfordshire schools listened to a series of presentations and took part in various interactive workshops at the University’s state-of-the-art sports science labs.
Director of Sport at the University Professor John Brewer, who is also a Board member of UK Anti-Doping, said: “The University was delighted to host this special event at our fantastic facilities in Bedford which I am sure gave the pupils a unique experience.
“The Campus has a long heritage of educational work in sport and sports science and pupils were able listen to a series of talks and take part in anti-doping tests in our labs as well as learn about maximising performance through stretching and conditioning.
“The youngsters had a really exciting day which I am sure helped in their understanding of the role that the Olympic and Paralympic Games and anti-doping can play in changing lives and leaving a lasting legacy for young people.”
One pupil said: “The day was very informative. I liked the fact we were shown around by student ambassadors because they are the ones who know this place the best.”
Professor Brewer was joined on the speakers’ platform by Dr Paul Castle and Kevin Wyld from the University’s department of sport and exercise science, double gold-medallist Paralympic athlete Graham Edmunds, Amanda Batt from UK Anti-Doping and Lisa Pinder from GSK.
Lisa, Project Manager, Global Community Partnerships, said: “This event is all about taking science out of the classroom and bringing it to life in a practical way. Hopefully by staging events like this more youngsters will be encouraged to study science in the future.”
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