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9 February 2012
Manchester basketball players get the ball rolling for Sport Relief
Manchester‟s basketball stars join forces to bring some magic to Sport Relief in a dribbling relay mile!
The Manchester Magic men‟s basketball team joined the Mystic women‟s team for a display of skill and
agility that left on-lookers dizzy! The players showed off their moves, dodging, weaving and dribbling at
lightning speed in a mile-long relay race to encourage Manchester to enter the Sainsbury‟s Sport Relief
Mile on Sunday 25th March.
The teams took some time out of evening training to dribble a collective four miles, relay-style, in their
Sport Relief T-Shirts and Socks. Four teams raced up and down their 28m court, covering 57.5 lengths to
complete a mile per team. The players were excited about working together to help support Sport Relief
and there was a little bit of magic in the air during a quick boys vs. girls play-off, putting a whole new spin
on „courtship‟ in the run up to Valentine‟s Day!
Magic Coach Paul Middleton said; “The girls gave us a run for our money today and we all got a serious
work-out! What a way to warm up for the Sport Relief Mile. Get your kit on Manchester and help raise
cash for a great cause!”
The Magic team were kitted out in XXL T-Shirts but they still looked a bit small on these guys, the tallest
of them towering head and shoulders above the crowd at a massive 6‟10”! With legs up to their armpits,
the Manchester Magic and Mystic teams should slam dunk the Manchester Mile in March.
This year, over one million people are expected to pull up their Sport Relief Socks and take part in the
Sainsbury‟s Sport Relief Mile to raise vital funds for vulnerable people across the UK and the world‟s
poorest countries. Enter the Manchester Mile, or one of dozens of Mile events happening all over Greater
Manchester, right now at www.sportrelief.com.
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Notes to editors
About Sport Relief
As the nation celebrates the biggest ever year of sport, the entire country can join in the fun with Sport Relief 2012
from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th March.
Over one million men, women and kids are expected to take part in the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile as they raise
cash to change lives at home and across the world’s poorest countries. And, with a whole weekend of top Sport
Relief telly planned across the BBC, it’s all set to be huge.
From David Walliams’ Thames swim to Eddie Izzard’s 43 marathons in 51 days, Sport Relief has a unique history of
brave celebrities taking on gruelling physical challenges to raise cash and change lives. Sport Relief 2012 will be no
exception with The BT Sport Relief challenges, a series of celebrity endurance feats.
Visit sportrelief.com to keep up with the latest news.
Sport Relief is an initiative of Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland).