Local Olympian makes cut…

Paralympic silver medallist cuts first sod for the Leigh Sports Village Swimming pool.

Chris Pugh is pictured cutting the first sod on the site where the new Leigh Sports Village Swimming Pool is to be built. Chris won a silver medal at the Sydney Olympics as part of the gloriously successful Great Britain team.  GB collected the most medals in the pool with 62 in total and stood 3rd in the rankings with 15 golds behind Canada and Spain.  Overall GB achieved their best ever result as the second most successful team behind the host nation Australia.

He is pictured here with (left to right) Jim Crewdson, principle of Wigan & Leigh College. Martin Eden of Wigan & Leigh Culture Trust. Trevor Barton, Leigh and District Sports Partnership chairman. Lord Peter Smith & Andy Burnham MP.

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