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  Letting the side down

  Zoe Williams: Team sports are a bad idea, according to a university lecturer. Well, I knew that all along

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  Cross-country comeback chills China's schoolchildren as winter looms

  Nov 20 2008:

  Ministry of education orders daily jog to boost patriotism and health

• School sport takes off

  Oct 16 2008:

  90% of pupils are doing at least two hours a week, say ministers

• Competitive sport puts pupils off exercise, study says

  Sep 5 2008:

  Schools should cut down on competitive sport because it is undermining the government's drive to tackle obesity, researchers have warned

• Burnham sets out sport plans in run-up to 2012 Olympics

  Aug 29 2008:

  Culture secretary sets out plans to offer young people five hours of sport a week

• Bring back competitive school sports: Brown

  Aug 25 2008:

  Prime minister outlines proposals to extend range of sporting activities available to children

• Gordon Brown pledges return of competitive sport to schools

  Aug 24 2008:

  Prime minister says 'medals for all' culture is wrong

• School sport fails young hopefuls chasing glory at London Olympics

  Aug 24 2008:

  Ministers still failing to give schoolchildren the backing to realise their dreams, writes Liz Lightfoot

• Switch transport funds to cycling

  Aug 22 2008:

  Letter: Some have dared hope that Britain's haul of Olympic cycling medals will prompt a cycling revival

• Olympics: 'Put cycling on school curriculum'

  Aug 21 2008:

  Director of team GB calls for government to invest in facilities for families and grass-roots racers

• Summer activities plan to stop antisocial behaviour

  Jul 7 2008:

  Schoolchildren in deprived areas are to have access to arts, sports and drama activities over the summer holidays to stop them getting in trouble with the law

• School swimming: 'It's fun and healthy'

  Audio (3min 03sec), Jul 1 2008: Jessica Shepherd meets staff and children of Essendine Primary School to discuss the role of swimming in the curriculum

• Damp squib

  Jul 1 2008:

  The government wants free swimming for all. It's already part of the primary curriculum. So why are parents being asked to pay? Jessica Shepherd and Louise Tickle report

• Many happy returns

  Jun 24 2008:

  Tracy Cook visits Wimbledon, where top coaches are teaching students to play - and to coach their peers

• Ministers attacked over school fields sale

  Mar 30 2008:

  Government initiative to regenerate children's play areas undermined by sale of 19 school playing fields

• A healthy debate

  Mar 4 2008:

  Despite millions of pounds of government money and a stream of media messages, children are more unfit than ever. John Crace finds out what is being done about it

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