Olympic legend returns for sporting Talent Day

Monday, 17 March 2014 13:00

Olympic legend Dame Kelly Holmes is returning to the Island for a sporting excellence "talent day".

The event is the third of its type after it was launched in 2012 to inspire a new generation of sporting champions.

Almost 100 local athletes and coaches have been invited to attend the National Sports Centre in Douglas on the 23rd March.

On the same day participants will do their bit by running a mile for Sport Relief with Dame Kelly around the athletics track.

She says it will be an event to remember:

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