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Football club's Olympic challenge

By: Gemma Constable

Published: 11:05, 17 August 2012

Updated: 09:53, 20 October 2023

A Sheppey football club held its own version of the Olympics in a free event open to its child members and their parents.

Range Rovers FC, based in Range Road in Eastchurch, hosted the Roverlympics on Saturday in a nod to London 2012.

Usain Bolts in the making race in the Roverlympics

Participants competed across events including the hammer throw, discus, sprints, relays and even egg and spoon races.

At the end, the top three athletes from each age group got to stand on a podium for a medal ceremony.

Winners of the Egg and Spoon race at the Roverlympics

Assistant secretary Chris James thanked everyone who took part and the volunteers who helped make the day a golden success.

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