Olympic hurdler visits Hereford school (From Hereford Times)
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Olympic hurdler Matt Elias visits St Paul's Primary School
7:00am Wednesday 26th October 2011 in Education
Hurdler Matt Elias (centre) with (from left) Amber Taylor, Pierre Oosthuizen, Brendan Tam and Amy Jones. Buy this photo »
PUPILS at a Hereford school were jumping for joy following a visit by an Olympic hurdler.
Matt Elias, who took part in the Athens Olympics in 2004 and won gold at the 2003 European Championships, dropped in on St Paul’s Primary School in Tupsley as part of a nationwide Superschools programme.
The scheme sees sports stars visit schools in a bid to encourage youngsters to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle.
St Paul’s headteacher Andrew Teale said: “It was an outstanding whole school event at every level.”
