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| I Am Team GB: Sports clubs open doors for free | I Am Team GB: Sports clubs open doors for free |
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| Thousands of sports clubs across the UK opened their doors for free on Saturday following Team GB's success at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. | |
| The event aimed to encourage more people to take part in sport. | |
| ITV switched off all seven of its TV channels for an hour from 09:30 BST to encourage people to get off their sofas and do some exercise. | ITV switched off all seven of its TV channels for an hour from 09:30 BST to encourage people to get off their sofas and do some exercise. |
| Olympians who took part in I Am Team GB included rower Helen Glover, and gymnasts Amy Tinkler and Max Whitlock. | |
| They attended events in towns and cities across the country including London, Cardiff and Glasgow. | |
| The sports on offer ranged from bowls and hockey to gymnastics and cricket. Some councils are also offered swimming sessions for free. | |
| Medal haul | Medal haul |
| Before the event, Whitlock, who won two gold medals and one bronze at Rio 2016, said: "I Am Team GB is encouraging everyone to get out and get active while also celebrating the support that the public gives Team GB by playing the National Lottery. | |
| "The first Saturday after the Olympic Games will see hundreds of clubs and sporting venues across the UK open their doors, encouraging people to participate and all for free." | "The first Saturday after the Olympic Games will see hundreds of clubs and sporting venues across the UK open their doors, encouraging people to participate and all for free." |
| Father-of-three Mike Simon took his children to the National Football Museum and Whitworth Park in Manchester, where they tried fencing, volleyball and football. | |
| "The whole event has been thoroughly enjoyable and has inspired the children to further pursue the sports, we have already enquired about local volleyball, handball and fencing clubs," he said. | |
| It came as several Olympians were welcomed back to the clubs where they train. | |
| Whitlock, coach Scott Hann and team-mate Brinn Bevan were met by crowds at South Essex Gymnastics Club in Basildon. | Whitlock, coach Scott Hann and team-mate Brinn Bevan were met by crowds at South Essex Gymnastics Club in Basildon. |
| Whitlock said he was proud to be supported by an "incredible" club and hoped to inspire more gymnasts. | Whitlock said he was proud to be supported by an "incredible" club and hoped to inspire more gymnasts. |
| Tinkler, 16, who won bronze, honed her skills at South Durham Gymnastics Club. | Tinkler, 16, who won bronze, honed her skills at South Durham Gymnastics Club. |
| She said: "To see everyone back here is overwhelming. It's incredible, it's starting to sink in but it still seems crazy that it actually has happened." | She said: "To see everyone back here is overwhelming. It's incredible, it's starting to sink in but it still seems crazy that it actually has happened." |
| 'Brave idea' | 'Brave idea' |
| Meanwhile, the ITV switch-off got a mixed reaction on social media. | |
| Doctor and children's TV presenter Ranj Singh tweeted: "Well done @ITV for switching off its channels for 1 hour to encourage people to go out & get active! #IamTeamGB." | |
| Several Twitter users praised ITV, with one calling the switch-off a "great and brave idea", but others mocked the move. | Several Twitter users praised ITV, with one calling the switch-off a "great and brave idea", but others mocked the move. |
| One called it the "best thing I've ever seen on ITV", while several suggested the switch-off should have been delayed until Saturday evening to coincide with the new series of The X Factor. | One called it the "best thing I've ever seen on ITV", while several suggested the switch-off should have been delayed until Saturday evening to coincide with the new series of The X Factor. |
| Figures from Sports England show that the number of people playing sport fell after the London Olympics in 2012. | Figures from Sports England show that the number of people playing sport fell after the London Olympics in 2012. |
| I Am Team GB is being staged by the National Lottery in conjunction with UK Sport and the British Olympic Association. | I Am Team GB is being staged by the National Lottery in conjunction with UK Sport and the British Olympic Association. |
| British athletes have won 633 Olympic and Paralympic medals since lottery funding started in 1997. | |
| Team GB won 67 medals in Rio - 27 gold, 23 silver and 17 bronze in Rio - the best for 108 years. | Team GB won 67 medals in Rio - 27 gold, 23 silver and 17 bronze in Rio - the best for 108 years. |
| Have you taken part in a free sports event today? Tell us what you did and send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk. | Have you taken part in a free sports event today? Tell us what you did and send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk. |
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