DOUBLE Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes was in Longfield on Monday to issue a sporting challenge.

The 800m and 1,500m gold medallist was working as part of the GirlsActive initiative – a programme managed by the Youth Sport Trust which works with girls aged between 13 and 16.

Dame Kelly said: “The day is not only challenging the girls to try out new sports, but also about empowering them and challenging them to make changes in the way sport is run in their schools.

“We give them a chance to speak, voice their opinions and tell us what they do and do not like to do.”