TEN YEARS AGO: Boston pupils set to tackle handball and wrestling as part of international sports exchange

Five boys and four girls from the Boston Grammar Schools Federation were due to visit Germany 10 years ago as part of an international sports exchange.

By David Seymour

Published 20th Jul 2020, 12:00 BST

Eight of the nine due to visit Germany’s Das Gymnasiumam Rothenbühl. Pictured
(back, from left) Laura Swain, 15, Harriet Housan, 15, Thomas Lassetter, 15, and Liam
Chambers, 14; (front) Alice Flint, 15, Ama Annous, 12, Nathan McClure, 15, and Sam
Johnson, 15. Unavailable for the shoot, Aiden McClure, 16. — Eight of the nine due to visit Germany’s Das Gymnasiumam Rothenbühl. Pictured (back, from left) Laura Swain, 15, Harriet Housan, 15, Thomas Lassetter, 15, and Liam Chambers, 14; (front) Alice Flint, 15, Ama Annous, 12, Nathan McClure, 15, and Sam Johnson, 15. Unavailable for the shoot, Aiden McClure, 16.

The group were set to visit Das Gymnasium am Rothenbühl, a renowned sports college with a reputation for producing national and some international competitors. The nine pupils, aged from Years Eight-11, would have the chance to experience the unfamiliar sports of handball and wrestling at the college - newly partnered with the federation.

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