SPORT IN BRIEF: Double golden success for Greenwich

St Pauls Academy (above) and Thomas Tallis School won the athletics Year 7 male and Year 8 male titles respectively at the London Youth Games, part of the School Games.

Jeff Springorr, manager of Thomas Tallis, said: “I am very happy for the boys.

“They’ve put in a lot of training for the event so just delighted for them because of all the hard work they’ve put into it.”

Lewisham’s youngsters were in sparkling form at Europe’s largest annual youth sports event, securing silver medals in the female Year 5 & 6 football contest.

The borough was represented by Baring Primary School (below) and they had to come through a number of close matches in the group stages to secure a spot in the knockout rounds.

Once there they defeated Bishop Gilpin from Merton 1-0 in the quarter-finals and Normand Croft Community from Hammersmith & Fulham 2-0 in the semis.

The final with St James’s (Richmond) went down to penalties after neither side could be separated at full-time.

In the end it was the west Londoners who prevailed in the penalty shootout, although Baring’s coach Colleen Jennings was still proud of her team’s efforts.

She said: “I couldn’t be prouder of the school. It’s a very talented team, they have been developing together for the past six years and they play off each other really well.

“No-one likes penalties, no matter how much experience you’ve got, but it has been a great day.”

Bexley’s young competitors were represented by Cleeve Park School (below) in the boccia competition and took bronze.

Manager Leyton Thompson said: “They were very closely fought matches, the quality and the standard was very high and the boys did really well.

“They dug deep and we got another bronze medal so I’m really proud of them. They’ve really enjoyed the day as well.”

DRAGON BOATING: Bromley residents Sarah McBride and Peter Li have been selected to represent Great Britain in the senior crew at the IDBF dragon boat World championship in Canada.

The contest will take place in August, with the opening ceremony planned for Niagara Falls.

Battling hazardous conditions and gusts of up to 45mph, competition for a place on the team was fierce, with time trials of 375m and 750m and a series of fitness tests.

Both of the Bromley duo are both members of Thames Dragon Boat Club, who train at the London Regatta Centre at Royal Albert Dock.

McBride only took up the sport in 2013 but has taken to it like a duck to water, although this will be her first time representing GB.

A standard dragon boat crew consists of 20 paddlers, a drummer and a helm.

The senior crew is open to any paddler over the age of 40.

Competition distances at the world championships will be over 200m, 500m, 1,000m and 2,000m.

FOOTBALL: Gravesham Girls & Ladies FC U10s (above) enjoyed their biggest win of the season as Keira Gwalter (2) and new signing Hollie Mills scored in a 3-0 success over Meridian Girls.

The U12s were edged out 5-3 by Herne Bay despite efforts from Brooke Hutson, Erin Chilmaid and Hannah Spooner.

Shannon Manning grabbed a hat-trick as the U16s trounced Anchorian Angels 5-1, the other strikes courtesy of Roisin Fuller and Morgan Whyman.