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Benefits to a Sports College

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Hackney Free and Parochial school is a sports College, the only sports college in Hackney. So we went to find out how the 2012 Olympics will affect Hackney Free.

Most of the people we interviewed thought that the Olympics coming to London will have a positive effect on our school, it would encourage people to do sports and also other jobs during the Olympics.

Students who chose Hackney Free did so for different reasons. Some came because they wanted the sports focus. But others only chose the school because it is close to their house.


Olympic Mural in Hackney Free School
Maybe we aren't all fit, maybe we don't all love sport. But as students from a sports college, I realise the importance of excercise and hopefully the olympics will make the rest of Hackney realise this too.
Hackney Free Student



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