Mary Reid

20,000 young people take part in the London Youth Games, competing in over 40 sports, making it the biggest festival of sport for young people in Europe. This is a bustling and exciting event, inspired by a former Mayor of Kingston, Eileen Gray OBE, and I was delighted to meet up with her again this year.

So it is congratulations to all those who represented Kingston at the Games this year. Here is a tiny sample of what Team Kingston was up to at Crystal Palace at the weekend.

Canoe slalom

Indoor rowing - competing on the rowing machines

Kingston's hockey team

I haven't heard the final results but I know Kingston was heading for medals, both team and individual, in a number of events.