Boris Johnson: Two hours of sport every day for ... - BBC World News

Children at state schools should enjoy a minimum of two hours of physical exercise a day, the mayor of London Boris Johnson has said. Boris Johnson wants state school pupil to enjoy the same sporting regime as he did at Eton (Picture: PA) Sport was of ?profound importance? to secure an Olympic legacy, Mr Johnson insisted. ?I would like to see, frankly, the kind of regime I used to enjoy ? compulsory two hours of sport every day,? he said. ?I?ve no doubt this is the sort of thing that would be wonderful for kids across this country.? The government said it no longer forces schools to offer the two-hour minimum and instead trusted teachers to decide. Meanwhile, shadow Olympics minister Tessa Jowell called for all political parties to commit to a ten-year plan for sport to build on the public enthusiasm for the London 2012 Games. ?Let?s get that commitment back because PE in primary schools, not taught by teachers who are busy doing other things but taught by teachers who are trained to teach PE to children is absolutely essential,? she said. PICTURES : More images from the London 2012 Olympics

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