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Team GB inspire the next generation of Olympians

Video report from ITV Anglia's Russell Hookey

As Team GB celebrates its most successful Olympic games in over a hundred years - winning 67 medals, including 27 gold - our athletes have inspired the next generation of sports stars.

Clubs and academies across the region are reporting a huge surge in membership enquires on the back of our performance in Rio, with young people determined to push themselves to the limit to become the medal winners of the future.

The next generation of gymnasts hope to emulate the success of Max Whitlock and Louis Smith. Credit: PA

"I remember in the Olympics Games of the 1980s being inspired by these incredible nations - the Soviet Union, China - doing amazing things that were almost beyond belief.

We've got a stage now where the juniors in gymnastics, athletics and other sports are aiming to go to an Olympic Games to actually beat these guys and win medals. It's quite an incredible transformation."

– Paul Hall, Head Coach, Huntingdon Gymastics Club

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