Tuesday 7th June may well have been the hottest day of the century for Durham, but that did not stop the Chad’s sportsmen and sportswomen from going down to Maiden Castle and performing fantastically.

With sunscreen and hats abundant, Chadsians prepared themselves to battle it out for their individual trophies as well as for the Festival of Sport title. Whilst we had a wide range of results, it was overwhelmingly clear that we excelled in determination and spirit.

We had excellent success in a huge variety of sports – special mentions must go to the Mixed Lacrosse team, who swept away the opposition and secured the trophy under the leadership of captain, Alex Lavelle. Emily Sambrook-Smith displayed her prowess in yet another field when she took gold in the women’s 100m. Other congratulations are in order to Women’s Football A and Mixed Hockey A for snatching silver medals in their tournaments, Women’s Rugby for coming third, and Women’s Football B for making it to the Shield Finals. This in particular was an amazing showing considering that many of the players had never played before!

Well done to all the other teams for their amazing efforts in that blazing heat, the level of fortitude displayed by every competitor is exactly what Chad’s is all about. Congratulations to Collingwood, who took the trophy once again this year, and thanks to all at Team Durham and St Giles Studios for organising such a successful event.