Glasgow School of Sport was the venue for Glasgow’s regional Bank of Scotland Primary Sportshall Challenge on 23^rd April. Again it was a successful year for the Sportshall Challenge in Glasgow with 25 schools taking part and 250 children from primaries 3, 4 and 5 participating in various badminton related stations such as Longest Hit, Obstacle Course, Target Hitting and Badminton Beanie.

Competing in this years Glasgow regional final were St Gregory's, St Bernard’s, Ibrox, St Charles, Copeland, Carntyne and Battlefield Primaries. After a very close contest it was Battlefield Primary who emerged victorious and earned the chance to represent Glasgow in the National Bank of Scotland Primary Sportshall Challenge at Bells Sport Centre on June 10^th.

Jill O’Neil, Badminton Development Officer for Culture and Sport Glasgow said "It was very encouraging to see so many Glasgow schools taking part in the Sportshall Challenge and fantastic to see so many young players enjoying our sport. Thanks to the Active Schools team in Glasgow for organising heats and I hope we can encourage even more schools to take part next year. Good luck to Battlefield Primary for the final!"

Thanks must also go to the school students, volunteers and coaches who helped ensure all the Glasgow events were run smoothly and were great fun. The schools that participated were fantastic and all the children worked together in their teams and had lots of fun. Also thanks to Craig Robertson at Glasgow School of Sport for allowing use of the school as the venue for the Glasgow final and for providing students to help run the final.

It is hoped that after the success of this years Sportshall Challenges in Glasgow, even more schools will get on board and take part in next years events. If you would like further information on Glasgow Sportshall Challenges please contact Jill O’Neil, Badminton Development Officer, Culture and Sport Glasgow on 0141 287 5971