OLYMPIANS and TV sports commentators Sharron Davies and Colin Jackson will inspire youngsters with their stories of how they became two of the UK's greatest athletes when they appear as guest speakers in the area next week.
The silver medallists will attend annual presentation evenings for students at Cleethorpes Academy and Tollbar Academy respectively.
Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies MBE won silver at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in the 400m individual medley, and two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in 1978. She is now a TV sports commentator, who visited Tollbar Academy last year and declared its new gymnasium one of the best she had ever seen. Sharron will visit Cleethorpes Academy to officially open its new sports block and fitness suite on Tuesday, November 26, at 4.30pm.
She will then speak to students and parents before handing out trophies at the academy's presentation evening at Grimsby Auditorium, from 7pm.
Olympic 110m hurdler Colin Jackson, who became World Champion three times during his career, will visit Tollbar Academy on Friday, November 29, at 4.30pm for a tour of its sports facilities and a PE demonstration.
He will then make a speech to students before handing out trophies at the Tollbar Academy presentation evening at Grimsby Auditorium, from 7pm.
Colin, whose last major medals came at the Commonwealth Games in 2002 when he won European Indoor and Outdoor Gold and a Commonwealth silver medal, is now a BBC athletics commentator and director of a multi-media production company. He also took part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2005, taking second place with his dance partner Erin Boag.
He later won the Strictly Christmas Special.
Tollbar Family Of Academies chief executive David Hampson said: "Both of these superb athletes began their careers at a young age and overcame a number of obstacles before achieving Olympic success, making them well-placed to inspire young people to strive for achievement in life.
"We are very pleased that they have agreed to attend our awards evenings and share their experiences with our students."
The presentation evenings are a celebration of students' achievements in the previous year in every area of academy life, and are an opportunity for parents and family members to see their children's hard work rewarded.
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