D ulwich The First Olympiad
More than 400 students, both boys and girls, from eight Dulwich Schools – 102 from Dulwich College in London – competed in athletics, table tennis, swimming, basketball and football. Miss Sarah Wood introduces the first inaugural Dulwich Olympiad, held in Beijing in April
B oth in terms of competitive spirit and the success. In the boys’ competitions, DC London was highly successful in many fields, gaining 26 gold medals in 36 athletic events, eight gold medals in 21 swimming races, one possible gold in table tennis and one team gold medal out of the three on offer in football. Although there were no gold medals in the three basketball competitions, two closely fought finals with DC Beijing provided some of the most tense and exciting drama of all the events. The National Olympic Sports Centre in Beijing had an athletics stadium, basketball venue and swimming pool that the boys could only have dreamt of competing in, a set-up for many personal bests and feats of personal triumph. It is impossible to name them all here, but Ed Olsen was honoured in the final awards ceremony for his 2.01mins in the 800m and Jack Ramsay for his ability to get medals in such a number of disciplines. The real triumph of the Olympiad, though, was the strength of the friendships and alliances that were forged both individually and collectively between the Colleges. This was most aptly demonstrated at the final Awards ceremony, where the musicians were able to demonstrate the talent that abounds not only friendships formed between the schools, the first Dulwich Olympiad has been an undeniable
‘The real triumph of the Olympiad was the strength of the friendships and alliances forged both individually and collectively between the Colleges’
at DC London but also in the International Schools. Again, it would be impossible to name all the amazing boys who performed, but Charlie Godsiff and Will Horseman surely ranked alongside Ben Schlossman as outstanding contributors to the tour, although Ben got the recognition on the night for his contributions in Beijing. The College students demonstrated the all-embracing Dulwich spirit with their good conduct, good company and multitude of talents. They were fantastic ambassadors for the school and we look forward both individually and collectively to hosting the next Olympiad in 2019. With an even greater number of schools and students involved, it really will be a hugely exciting event to look forward to.
Pictured : Ed Olsen (Year 12) was honoured in the final awards ceremony for his 2.01mins in the 800m.
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