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Great school sport is vital in encouraging children to get involved in sport, Culture Secretary said today as she听attended the School Sport Conference.

, reflected on London 2012 and looked at how school sport is evolving to keep young people interested and engaged.

皇冠体育app Culture Secretary and British medallists from the Olympic and Paralympic Games were among those addressing guests at the event, which was organised by the and supported by .

鈥溁使谔逵齛pp people who teach children sport know what a positive influence it can be in a child鈥檚 development and how it can stay with them throughout their lives,鈥� Mrs Miller said. This is exactly why [Education Secretary] Michael Gove and I are committed to working together, to ensure that school sport thrives and healthy competition is promoted.

鈥淲e want to inspire children from a young age to participate; great school sport is key in achieving this. Now we are more determined than ever to leave a lasting legacy from 2012, inspiring a new generation of youngsters to play sport.鈥�

鈥淭angible and lasting change鈥�

John Steele, chief executive of the Youth Sport Trust, said: 鈥淲e are now in the critical phase of turning the inspiration that London 2012 created into tangible and lasting change for the next generation.

鈥淲e should not take this as a given, it will not happen without a huge amount of commitment from all of us. School sport plays a pivotal role in this.鈥�

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