How to Compete – Open Games
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO REPRESENT THEIR BOROUGHS
Open Games
London Youth Games’ Open Games is Europe’s largest community youth sporting competition.
The London Youth Games Open Games brings together young Londoners from all backgrounds to compete in 27 sports – more than the Winter Olympics and Paralympics!
Who can join?
Open to young people living or attending school in any of London’s 32 boroughs and the City of London, with Borough Teams organised locally.
When are the events?
Events run from November to July, culminating in a celebratory Finals Festival in July.
Exciting Trophies and Awards
Compete for the Jubilee Trophy, Most Improved Borough Award, and the ParaGames Trophy for inclusive sports excellence.
How can you get involved?
Borough Team Organisers enable the young people to take part. Scroll down for more info.
How to Compete
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Your local Borough Team Organiser (BTO) is responsible for selecting the participants to take part in the Games for each Borough. Use the Drop Down search function below to discover who your local BTO is.
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Send them an email with your age, sport you're interested in, and your contact details.
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Your local BTO will get back to you with information on upcoming events.
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If selected, you will get the chance to train and/or compete with your borough team. You can then get ready for your London Youth Games experience!
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If you want to find out more, follow us on Instagram at @LdnYouthGames and on LinkedIn - plus get the latest info on our Open Games Events page
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After competing, check out the Photo Gallery to see if you're featured - Photo Gallery
What our OPEN GAMES competitors say
Contact your borough
for More information and how to enter
Type your borough
Barking and Dagenham
Haringey
* Some Boroughs will not have a Borough contact. In that case you will be getting in touch with LYG directly
young people took part in London Youth Games Finals and Qualifier events this year.
of London Youth Games participants are inspired to continue with their sport(s).
of London Youth Games participants enjoy exercising or playing sports, compared to 44% of similar aged Londoners.
Finals Festival
For the first time in 2023, to celebrate our season, we delivered the Finals Festival; with the assistance of public, private, third and community sector organisations and volunteers, at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, which was a resounding success.
Youngsters from every London borough assembled, showcasing their talents, forging new friendships, and engaging in thrilling competitions held in world-class Olympic Park venues.
We ran a festival outside the Copper Box Arena, complementing the competitions taking place across the venues.
