Young Badminton players from across Pembrokeshire took part in the first 5×60 Inter School Badminton competition at Tenby Leisure Centre on Sunday, 23rd May.
Over 40 pupils from six County secondary schools took part at Tenby Leisure Centre.
The competition Organiser was Phil Gwyther, Welsh Badminton Union Development Officer, working in conjunction with the Schools’ 5 x 60 Officers.
Pupils from Ysgol Bro Gwaun in Fishguard, Sir Thomas Picton, Tasker Milward, Greenhill and Pembroke competed in singles and pairs format.
The competition winners were Pembroke School with Sir Thomas Picton School runners up.
Organised by Sport Pembrokeshire – the sports development arm of Pembrokeshire County Council – the 5×60 project aims to encourage secondary school pupils to take part in extra curricular activities, while getting fit at the same time.
Councillor Rob Lewis, Cabinet member for Sport and Leisure said that as part of the project, school badminton clubs had now been set up in most of the county’s secondary schools.
“Badminton is an extremely popular 5 x 60 club as shown by the turn out at Sunday’s competition,” he said.
Russell Jones, 5×60 Manager for Sport Pembrokeshire, said badminton engaged large number of girls and boys in healthy exercise – some of whom would not normally take part in sport.
“The standard at the competition was high and contestants and spectators thoroughly enjoyed themselves,” he said.
