For some school PE lessons and sports-themed events were hated, but for many it was a welcome break from the classroom and a great chance to have fun.
It was certainly the latter for children in our latest gallery of sporting days at schools around town.
We’ve got a young football team from Werrington Primary School, netball players from Arthur Mellows Village College, Peterborough Lions, Peterborough School and Thomas Deacon Academy amongst others.
We also have plenty of pictures from the thriving junior football scene.
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13. John Clare Primary School
John Clare Primary School pupils take part in a fencing session as part of an Olympic-themed sports day. Photo: Alan Storer
14. Dogsthorpe Infants School
Dogsthorpe Infants School invited Brewster Avenue and Queens Drive to take part in the first Peterborough Infant School Olympics. From left, Samuel and Gianluca from Brewster Avenue, Saif and Sobia from Queens Drive, and Eryk and Devon from Dogsthorpe Infants. Photo: Ben Davis
15. Highlees Primary School
Highlees Primary School pupils take part in a cycle racing taster session of Olympic sports to mark 100 days to the games. Photo: Alan Storer
16. Thomas Deacon Academy
A former cricket team from Thomas Deacon Academy. (Front) Danyaal Malik, Mohammed Saif, Mohammed Tayyib, Duanyaal Iqbal, Ibrahim Javid, Karan Pal Singh. (back) Suryaah Iqbal, Hashim Hussain, Ibrahim Shafiq, Jagdeep Singh, Mohammed Ubaid Butt, Mohammed Abubakr Raza, Imad Hussain, Bash Hussain Photo: David Lowndes