Summary: Competitive sport for children

The first article, “Competitive sport for children at the heart of Olympics legacy”, was published in 2012 on the official website of the British Prime Minister’s office. The article presents the decision of Prime Minister David Cameron to introduce compulsory competitive sports in primary schools. The decision was inspired by the success of the British team at the 2012 Olympics.

The article gives a few arguments for making competitive sports compulsory. The aim is to make students adopt healthy lifestyles, become physically active and develop their competence in a large area of physical activities. The article gives the example of The School Games, inspired by the Olympics, an event where more than half of the schools in the country decided...