Skill and thrill in SPAR Lancashire School Games Boccia Finals

Children showed skill and created plenty of thrill during a highly competitive edition of the SPAR Lancashire School Games Boccia Finals.

- By Lauren Davies Contributor

Twelve primary schools and six secondary schools competed throughout a day of amazing action at Blackpool Sports Centre - the only major sports facility with permanent Boccia court markings in Lancashire.

Panathlon Challenge delivered the Boccia Finals with support from Active Lancashire and the School Games Organiser Network, and the primary school winners on the day were the Olive School, from Blackburn with Darwen, after a series of brilliant performances. The school will now progress on to the North West Finals in June.

Joining them in representing Lancashire are secondary school winners The Valley Leadership Academy, from Rossendale, who excelled throughout an action-packed day to be crowned county champions.

Boccia is a Paralympic sport introduced in 1984, with no Olympic counterpart. Athletes throw, kick or use a ramp to propel a ball onto the court with the aim of getting closest to a 'jack' ball.