Paralympian Ben Rushgrove Visits Pendoylan CIW Primary School

Paralympian sprinter Ben Rushgrove put children at Pendoylan CIW Primary School through their paces when he recently led them through an intense fitness circuit.

Rushgrove, who has cerebral palsy, won a silver medal in the T36 100m sprint at the Paralympic Games in Beijing in 2008 and a bronze in the 200m at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. 

The Bath-based athlete visited the school as part of the Sports for Schools charity, with pupils throughout the school raising money through sponsorship forms before taking part in the circuits.

Sports for Schools run athlete-led physical activities to inspire kids to do more sport, while raising money for PE equipment in schools and supporting GB and Olympic athletes.

Mrs Lyn Murray said, “The children really enjoyed the circuits and were in awe of Ben’s achievements and medals. We were honoured to have him visit and he’ll leave us inspired by his wonderful assembly and his motto to ‘be the best you can be’. We’re grateful also for his help in raising money for new sports equipment and wish him luck for the upcoming Paralympic World Championships. We’ll all be supporting him.”