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44-554: The London Youth Games is an annual multi-sport event held in London, England. The London Youth Games offer competitive opportunities for young people aged 7 to 18 (who live or go to school in London) across approximately 30 sports every year. The London Youth Games are contested between the 32 London boroughs (as well as the City of London ) and take place at venues across the capital nine months of

88-463: A car or van, 11.3%; bus, minibus or coach, 11.3%; train, 4.7%; on foot , 4.1%; work mainly at or from home, 3.6%; bicycle, 3.2%. Haringey has been twinned with Koblenz , Germany since 1969. It has also twinned with the towns of: The official heraldic arms were granted on 10 May 1965, after the mergers of the former Municipal Borough of Hornsey , the Municipal Borough of Wood Green and

132-601: A further 11% between 2011 and 2018. The male to female ratio in Haringey is 50:50. While the age structure is similar to that of London, the borough has a slightly larger proportion of residents aged 20–44, and a slightly smaller proportion of residents aged 65+. According to the GLA Population Estimate for 2018, 33.6% of the borough's population are White British, 25.9% are "Other White", 8.2% are of Black African heritage, and 5.8% are of Black Caribbean heritage. Haringey

176-639: A housing association; and 24% are rented from a private landlord. The local council and housing associations provide just over 27,000 affordable homes. As of Q4 2017 there were 3,002 households living in temporary accommodation in Haringey. Haringey has 64 primary (including infant and junior) schools, 11 secondary schools, a City Academy, 5 special schools and a pupil support centre. In addition, there are off site provision and study support centres for children and young people with additional needs. The number of pupils in Haringey Schools as at January 2017

220-630: A selected group of athletes, rather than everybody, which was the case with the Olympic Games. The Soviets organized the first Spartakiad in 1920, a communist alternative to the 'bourgeois' Olympic Games, and in 1922 the University Olympia was organizedor in Italy , the forerunner of the World University Games , meant for students only. Regional games were another kind of multi-sport event that

264-452: Is a London borough in north London , classified by some definitions as part of Inner London , and by others as part of Outer London . It was created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs. It shares borders with six other London boroughs. Clockwise from the north, they are: Enfield , Waltham Forest , Hackney , Islington , Camden , and Barnet . Haringey covers an area of more than 11 square miles (28.5 km ). Some of

308-567: Is also home to several smaller Asian communities. 44% of the population are Christian, 12% are Muslim and 3% Jewish. The Muslim population is centred in the middle of the borough around Harringay, while the Jewish community is largest on the western edges of the borough in Highgate, Crouch End and Muswell Hill (where members are predominately Orthodox, Reform and Liberal), and in the Seven Sisters ward in

352-471: Is funded mainly via commercial support from headline sponsor Nike, membership contributions from each of the London local authorities and Sport England National Lottery support. The London Youth Games are organised and managed by the London Youth Games Foundation, which is a registered charity (1048705)., representatives from the London boroughs and a number of independent trustees who make up

396-519: Is located in the borough on Tottenham High Road. The borough also has two Non-League football clubs, Haringey Borough F.C. and Greenhouse London F.C. , who both play at Coles Park. London Skolars are a rugby league team that compete in Kingstone Press League 1 . They play at New River Stadium in Wood Green , Haringey. The annual Middlesex 9s rugby league tournament also takes place at

440-605: The Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club . London Heathside, formed in 2000 following the merger of North London AC and Muswell Hill Runners, are also based at the London Marathon Athletics Track at Finsbury Park. The 16 National Rail , London Overground and London Underground stations in the borough are: In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: underground, metro, light rail, tram, 23.5% of all residents aged 16–74; driving

484-582: The Iron Age and Roman periods, Haringey was peopled by a Celtic tribe called the Catuvellauni , whose extensive lands centred on Hertfordshire and Middlesex . The Romans' presence is evidenced chiefly by the roads they built through the area. Tottenham High Road was part of the main Roman thoroughfare of Ermine Street . There have also been Roman finds in the borough which suggests possible Roman settlement. In

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528-695: The Metropolitan Green Belt . Haringey shares borders with six other London boroughs. Clockwise from the north, they are: Enfield , Waltham Forest , Hackney , Islington , Camden , and Barnet . It covers an area of more than 11 square miles (28.5 km ). Some of the more familiar local landmarks include Alexandra Palace , Bruce Castle and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club . Haringey has 600 acres (2.4 km ) of parks, recreation grounds and open spaces which make up more than 25% of its total area. They include both smaller local areas and large green areas which provide an amenity for Londoners beyond

572-619: The North Middlesex University Hospital , Homerton Hospital , Whittington Hospital and St Ann's Hospital . In addition, there are numerous Health & Social Care providers across the borough. In 2016, there were 12,150 businesses in Haringey employing a total of 66,000 people. This accounted for 1.3% of all employment in London. Haringey's economy is dominated by small businesses with 93.9% of businesses employing fewer than 10 people. The main sectors of employment in Haringey are: The principal shopping areas in

616-503: The 5th and 6th centuries after the Saxon invasions the settlement of Haeringehaia was founded; its name coming from the Old English haeringe meaning a "meadow of hares". Haringey remained a rural area until the 18th century when large country houses close to London became increasingly common. The coming of the railways from the mid-nineteenth century onwards led to rapid urbanisation; by

660-577: The Hornsey and South Hornsey districts was adjusted in 1874 to follow the Seven Sisters Road . The Tottenham district was divided in 1888, when its western part was made a separate district called Wood Green. The four districts of Hornsey , South Hornsey, Tottenham and Wood Green were each reconstituted as urban districts under the Local Government Act 1894 . South Hornsey Urban District

704-576: The London Youth Games at any time since 1977. Those in italics were part of the inaugural London Youth Games in 1977 and those in bold are part of the London Youth Games as of 2020: Every year since its launch in 1977, the Jubilee Trophy has been presented to the overall winning borough and, since 2012, to the winning borough in the Open Games programme. The School Games is scored separately and

748-685: The New River Stadium. The borough's ice hockey team, the Haringey Huskies , currently play at Alexandra Palace . Alexandra Palace has also hosted other events including the PDC World Darts Championship and a number of Boxing events. During the 1970s, 80s and 90s, the Haringey Athletic Club were at the forefront of a new generation of inner city athletes producing many Olympians. They have since been amalgamated into

792-597: The Olympiade de la République in France in the 1800s. In the late 19th and early 20th century, athletes at multi-sport events were almost exclusively male. As international women's sport began to develop, events such as the Women's World Games and Olympics of Grace were held to allow women to engage in sport on the international stage. Though short-lived, events such as these led to greater inclusion of women at multi-sport events over

836-921: The Olympics became very popular nowadays. The number of sports, initially only a few, is still growing. The Paralympic Games is the largest multi-sport event involving athletes with physical disabilities and is organized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Arranged for the first time in 1960 in Rome , Italy . The number of sports, initially only a few, is still growing. The first Special Olympics International Summer Games were held in Chicago , Illinois, in 1968. The most recent Special Olympics World Winter Games in Schladming, Austria involved 25 sports and approximately 2,277 athletes from 133 countries. At

880-590: The UK took place in Southampton in August 2000. London sent two squads to represent the city at 'The BAA Millennium Youth Games' in the 12 sports competitions. The London Youth Games was well represented at London 2012 with 44 former participants competing in the 2012 Olympics and 2012 Paralympics . The London Youth Games has consisted of multiple sports since its inception. Below is a list of sports that have been included in

924-629: The beginning of the 20th century, another multi-sport event, the Nordic Games were first held. These Games were held in Scandinavia , and the sports conducted were winter sports such as cross-country skiing and speed skating . The Nordic Games were last held in 1926, after which the 1924 Winter Sports Week in Chamonix was declared the first Olympic Winter Games . In the 1920s, all kinds of other multi-sport events were set up. These were usually directed for

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968-439: The board of trustees. The London Youth Games are delivered by a small team of full-time staff, Borough Team Organisers (BTO's) from London's local authorities, School Games Organisers (SGOs), representatives of Sporting National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and around 4,000 volunteers from the London Youth Games volunteering programme GamesForce. A four-day national Youth Games final of the winning teams from all 43 Area Youth Games in

1012-524: The borough are Wood Green and Turnpike Lane , Muswell Hill , Crouch End , Harringay and Tottenham Hale . Haringey is situated within the growth corridor connecting London with Stansted , Cambridge and Peterborough . The borough has a number of facilities offering a wide range of cultural activity Haringey's theatres include: Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, currently in the FA Premier League, play at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium , which

1056-466: The borough forms part of the Enfield and Haringey constituency. See also List of districts in Haringey . Haringey is a borough of contrasts geographically. From the wooded high ground around Highgate and Muswell Hill , at 426.5 feet (130.0 m), the land falls sharply away to the flat, open low-lying land beside the River Lea in the east. 60 hectares within the borough are designated as part of

1100-400: The borough there are extreme contrasts: neighbourhoods in some of the western wards, such as Highgate , Muswell Hill and Crouch End are among the most prosperous in the country; in the east of the borough, many neighbourhoods are classified as being among the most deprived in the country. The population grew by 17.7% between the 2001 and 2011 Censuses, and is projected to have grown by

1144-445: The borough's boundaries. Local Nature Reserves and a number of conservation areas can also be found in the borough. The borough is also home to five distinct ancient woods. These are Highgate Woods , Queen's Wood , Coldfall Wood , Bluebell Wood and North Wood. The borough has achieved Green Flag status for 25 of its parks, meaning they are judged to be welcoming, safe and well-managed, with active community involvement. Amongst

1188-582: The course of the 20th century. Although the modern tradition commemorates the 1921 revolution , the Naadam festival in Mongolia is a continuation of ancient sporting practises amongst Mongolians. The three events of wrestling, horse racing and archery are thought to date back centuries and represent the three most important pursuits of a strong man in nomadic society. Alongside these sporting events there are other cultural activities such as dances and parades. Since

1232-404: The east of the borough which is home to South Tottenham's largest Jewish community, who make up 18.1% of the population of the ward. Haringey is a religiously diverse borough, with large populations of all major world religions. 2021 census results were as follows: There are approximately 114,313 dwellings in Haringey. Of those: 43% are owner occupied; 29% are rented from the local authority or

1276-531: The establishment of the Olympics, most serial multi-sport events have been organized for specific audiences and participating countries or communities. These affiliations include: The first modern multi-sport event organised were the Olympic Games, organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) (est. 1894) for the first time in 1896 in Athens , Greece . After some celebrations (1900, 1904),

1320-608: The first Games for deaf athletes. The Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Games , incepted in 1948 in England, were the first Games for wheelchair athletes. In 1960, the first Paralympic Games were held, connected with the Olympic Games . The Special Olympics World Games , for athletes with intellectual disabilities, were first held in 1968. London Borough of Haringey The London Borough of Haringey ( / ˈ h ær ɪ ŋ ɡ eɪ / HARR -ing-gay , same as Harringay )

1364-557: The larger open spaces are: Finsbury Park , Alexandra Park , Highgate Wood , Coldfall Wood and the Lee Valley Park . There are three rivers of note still flowing above ground in the borough. These are: According to the GLA's population projections for 2018, the current population of Haringey is 282,904 residents. Haringey is the 6th most deprived borough in London, and the 30th most deprived local authority in England (out of 326). Within

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1408-470: The more familiar local landmarks include Alexandra Palace , Bruce Castle , Jacksons Lane , Highpoint I and II, and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club . The borough has extreme contrasts: areas in the west, such as Highgate , Muswell Hill and Crouch End are among the most prosperous in the country; in the east of the borough, such as in Tottenham or Wood Green , some wards are classified as being among

1452-486: The most deprived 10% in the country. Haringey is also a borough of contrasts geographically. From the wooded high ground around Highgate and Muswell Hill , at 426.5 feet (130.0 m), the land falls sharply away to the flat, open low-lying land beside the River Lea in the east. The borough includes large areas of green space, which make up more than 25% of its total area. The names Haringey , Harringay and Hornsey in use today are all different variations of

1496-429: The needs of a growing population, while the civil parishes continued to be based on the ancient parishes. The civil parish of Tottenham was made a local board district in 1850, with an elected board overseeing public health and responsible for the provision of infrastructure. Similar local government districts were created for South Hornsey in 1865, and for the rest of Hornsey parish in 1867. The boundary between

1540-1820: The overall winning borough in the schools competition is awarded the Schools Shield. Havering are the most successful borough in the history of the London Youth Games. Inner London borough trophy – Southwark Most improved borough – Greenwich Rick Grice Fair Play trophy – Bexley Inner London borough trophy – Southwark Most improved borough – Barnet Inner London borough trophy – Lewisham Most improved borough – Hounslow Rick Grice Fair Play trophy – Merton Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth Most improved borough – Tower Hamlets Inner London borough trophy – Lewisham Most improved borough – Kensington & Chelsea Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth Most improved borough – Richmond Rick Grice Fair Play trophy – Westminster Thames Water Regatta – Richmond Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth Most improved borough – Southwark Rick Grice Fair Play trophy – Barking & Dagenham Thames Water Regatta – Richmond Most improved borough – Lewisham Thames Water Regatta – Richmond Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth Most improved borough – Sutton Schools Shield – Hounslow Thames Water Regatta – Kensington & Chelsea Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth Most improved borough – Haringey Schools Shield – Wandsworth Thames Water Regatta – Richmond Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth Most improved borough – Schools Shield – Haringey Thames Water Regatta – Richmond Inner London borough trophy – Wandsworth Most improved borough – Schools Shield – Haringey Thames Water Regatta – Richmond Inner London borough trophy – Most improved borough – Multi-sport event The Ancient Olympic Games , first held in 776 BC,

1584-474: The same Old English: Hæringeshege . Hæring was a Saxon chief who lived probably in the area around Hornsey . Hæringeshege meant Hæring's enclosure and evolved into Haringey , Harringay and Hornsey . In the Last Glacial Maximum , Haringey was at the edge of a huge glacial mass that reached as far south as Muswell Hill . There is evidence of both Stone Age and Bronze Age activity. In

1628-540: The turn of the century much of Haringey had been transformed from a rural to an urbanised environment. The area of the modern borough broadly corresponds to the two ancient parishes of Tottenham (which covered most of the area) and Hornsey in the south-west. Both parishes were historically in the county of Middlesex , with Tottenham being in Edmonton Hundred and Hornsey in Ossulstone Hundred . Ossulstone

1672-844: The year. The focal point is finals weekend at the National Sports Centre in Crystal Palace , which traditionally takes place on the first weekend in July. But there are around 50 events that take place annually including qualifying rounds and stand alone finals at venues as prestigious as Lord's , Copper Box Arena and Hampstead Heath . The London Youth Games is free and open to all young people living in or going to school in London. Notable past participants include four-times Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah , Premier League and England Footballer Raheem Sterling and World and European sprinting gold medallist Dina Asher-Smith . The London Youth Games

1716-407: Was 41,550 (including nursery age children). This total was made up as follows: NHS services provide healthcare for all residents of Haringey. There are 52 General Practices across the borough as of 2022. These are grouped into eight Primary Care Networks with Haringey GP Federation covering the entire borough. In addition to Primary Care the population is cared for by several hospitals including

1760-547: Was abolished in 1900 when it was absorbed into the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington . Hornsey Urban District was incorporated to become a municipal borough in 1903, as were Wood Green in 1933, and Tottenham in 1934. The modern borough was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 , covering the combined area of the three municipal boroughs of Hornsey , Tottenham and Wood Green . The area

1804-728: Was established, such as the Far Eastern Championship Games (1913), the Central American and Caribbean Games (1926) or the Pan American Games (1951). The Olympic Games are still the largest multi-sport event in the world in terms of worldwide interest and importance (though no longer in participation), but several others also have significance. Other Games are intended for handicapped or disabled athletes. The International Silent Games , first held in Paris in 1924, were

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1848-415: Was later split into divisions for certain administrative functions, and Hornsey was included in its Finsbury division . The ancient parishes provided a framework for both civil (administrative) and ecclesiastical (church) functions, but during the 19th century there was a divergence into distinct civil and ecclesiastical parish systems. The ecclesiastical parishes were gradually sub-divided to better serve

1892-803: Was the precursor to the Modern Olympic Games , although its first edition only featured a footrace and the number of sporting competitions expanded at later editions. There were several other "games" held in Europe in the classical era : Other multi-sport festivals emerged in the Middle Ages in Europe, including the Cotswold Olimpick Games in England in the 1600s, the Highland Games in Scotland , and

1936-588: Was transferred from Middlesex to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs. The new borough was given the name Haringey, which was an old name for Hornsey. The local authority is Haringey Council. It is usually based at the Haringey Civic Centre on High Road in Wood Green, although the building is closed pending refurbishment as at 2024. Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly ,

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