- We were so excited and honoured to meet Olympian Bronze Medallist Victoria Ohuruogu when she came to visit Ecclesbourne on Wednesday. Victoria played videos to demonstrate her mantra of ‘patience and perseverance’ which helped her to win medals. The first video showed Victoria competing in the British National Championships when she came 7th, then we saw her come back the following year and come 4th. Then after real focus and resilience, she returned to win gold! Watching the videos made us realise what an amazing athlete Victoria is and that she never gave up- she just kept trying. Victoria went on to win Bronze in Paris in 2024.
After that, Victoria led a fun-filled morning of athletics, suitable for all ages and abilities where we learnt to warm up and keep flexible. We then had a whole school assembly.
Alannah in Meteors class said ” I was inspired by Victoria because I would love to be an athlete too and she told us that with patience and perseverance we can reach our potential!”
We are now so inspired to continue raising money to improve our sports equipment at EPS . Please bring your money and forms back to Mr Strutt by Wednesday 29th January and prizes will be distributed in due course.
