Stoke on Trent Olympian supports school children

An Olympic silver medallist from Stoke-on-Trent has helped kickstart the next generation of sporting success stories with primary school taster sessions.

Potteries-born canoeist Adam Burgess invited six children from Fenton's Co-op Academy Glebe to try out the sport as part of the JCB Hubb Holidays scheme. 

Adam, 34, won silver at the Paris 2024 Games as well as team Gold and individual Silver medals at this summer's World Canoe Championships in Oklahoma.

The Olympian, who took up the sport by chance at the age of 10, coached the youngsters through a taster session at Stone and Stafford Canoe Club last week.