London Youth Games

London Youth Games is Europe's largest annual youth sporting event where every London borough competes against each other in over 30 different sports, including sports for young people with disabilities.

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Find out how to sign up for the Cross Country and all other sports.

Cross Country

The first event of the London Youth Games Calendar is the Cross Country, taking place on 8 November at Parliament Hill.

If you live or go to school in the borough then you can apply to represent Team Richmond. In order to be considered for the squad you will need to sign up by Sunday 19 October.

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You'll also need to complete a parkrun between Saturday 30 August and Sunday 19 October.

You can run as many parkrun events as you like, we will take the quickest time during the trial period. When taking part in a parkrun event, you must follow the parkrun terms and conditions.

We will select the 12 quickest times for boys and girls in these categories:

Age category:

• U11 - oldest: 01/09/2014, youngest: 31/08/2016
• U13 - oldest: 01/09/2012, youngest: 31/08/2014
• U15 - oldest: 01/09/2010, youngest: 31/08/2012
• U17 - oldest: 01/09/2008, youngest: 31/08/2010

Event distances:

• U11 Girls and Boys 1500m
• U13 Girls and Boys 2000m
• U15 Girls 2000m, U15 Boys 3000m
• U17 Girls 3000m, U17 Boys 4500m

Athletes competing in U11s Girls/Boys and U13 Girls are able to participate in a junior or 5km parkrun event for their trial. All other age groups will need to participate in a 5km parkrun event.

All other sports

If you are interested in representing Team Richmond in any of the other sports for the 2026 season, complete the sign up form, or email us at londonyouthgames@richmond.gov.uk.

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2025 results

Bronze for Team Richmond Boys and Girls Cross Country

Congratulations to Team Richmond Boys and Girls teams who both finished in 3rd place in the London Youth Games Cross Country competitions. There were 2900 runners across 32 boroughs.

This gives Richmond a lovely 86 points to start the Jubilee Cup.

Silver in the Jubilee Trophy

Team Richmond achieved a superb silver in the Jubilee Trophy rankings of the London Youth Games after an exciting finale weekend at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

10,000 young Londoners participated across 37 sports throughout the year, with the Jubilee Trophy being awarded to the borough with the most points accumulated across the season.

Team Richmond amassed a total of 981 Jubilee points to finish in second place, an improvement on last year’s 4th, finishing just 7 points behind first placed Bromley.

Richmond excelled in multiple team sports throughout the LYG season with highlights including gold medals in athletics female, kayak sprint, judo female, volleyball female, as well as silver placings in athletics male and judo male.

An awards reception was held at a packed Clarendon Hall after the games to present medals and community awards to key contributors from this season's campaign.

At the reception, the following people and clubs won awards for their commitment to and passion for Team Richmond at the London Youth Games:

• Overall Contribution Boys - Turing House
• Overall Contribution Girls - Grey Court
• Team Manager of the Year - Antony Johnson and Joe Perry
• Overall Contribution - Richmond Knights
• Most Improved Team - Aquathlon
• Volunteer of the Year - Keith Holt

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2024 results

Team Richmond have secured another top four finish competing against other boroughs at the 2024 London Youth Games.

Throughout the year, Team Richmond took part in 26 competitions and enjoyed 18 top ten finishes. The team amassed 874 points to take fourth place.

250 athletes aged between 10 and 16 from across the borough took part in the games.

The podium performances from Richmond were:

• Kayak Sprint - Gold
• Boys Athletics - Gold
• Boys Judo - Gold
• Girls Judo - Bronze
• Boys Hockey teams – Bronze
• Girls Volleyball - Bronze

Our para-athletes performed exceptionally well, finishing in sixth place in para-swimming and ninth place in Boccia. We also took a para-football team for the first time in years who competed admirably despite the hot weather.

   

Contact

For more information about London Youth Games events, contact us by:

• Telephone: 020 8831 6133
• Email: londonyouthgames@richmond.gov.uk

Our office opening hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

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