Gold medallist Michael shows Coe paralympic prowess

SEBASTIAN Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee, paid a special visit to Northern Ireland this week where he met with local athlete Michael McKillop.
By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Feb 2010, 10:21 BST
Updated 8th Feb 2010, 10:11 BST

As part of the London 2012 Nations and Regions programme, Lord Coe visited Dundonald Primary School to mark the 40th school in Northern Ireland to participate in Disability Sports NI’s ‘5 Star Disability Sports Challenge’. Golden boy McKillop, who won the 800 metres in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, gave a presentation on the innovative education project designed to increase awareness of disability sport and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Funded by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure and supported by the Department of Education, the 5 Star project aims to contribute to the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by increasing children’s awareness and understanding of disability.

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The project was the second in Northern Ireland to be granted the prestigious London 2012 Inspire Mark, the badge of the London 2012 Inspire programme which recognises exceptional and innovative projects inspired by the 2012 Games.

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