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Summer of sport for SIV
Sheffield is warming up to welcome top sporting talent from across Britain and Europe for an action-packed summer events programme. 

Leading leisure operator Sheffield International Venues (SIV) is staging seven key National and European events across a number of its facilities in the city during July. 

Teams from around the country will battle it out at the National Futsal Cup Finals at the English Institute of Sport - Sheffield (EIS Sheffield) in Attercliffe from July 3 - 5. 

The world class venue will also jointly host the English School Athletics competition from July 10 - 12 July. Youngsters will take part in warm up activities at EIS Sheffield and the main event will be at SIV’s Don Valley and Woodbourne Road stadiums. 

There will be fierce competition at iceSheffield, one of the countries best skating venues, as national skaters perform in the NISA Solo Dance Competition (July 6 - 9) to win the title of British Champion in various events. 

Ponds Forge International Sports Centre will play host to European volleyball on July 11 when Great Britain’s men’s team take on Spain. 

South Yorkshire swimming fans can look forward to July at Ponds Forge as the venue hosts the British Gas asa National Age Group Championships 2009. Taking place from July 22, the event will see Britain’s best young swimmers compete in a variety of age categories.   

The British Gas asa National Youth Championships, being held at Ponds Forge from July 28, features boys aged 15-18 and girls aged 14 -17 who will be targeting British titles and setting their sights on gaining places at the 2012 Olympic Games. 

The British Fencing Championships at EIS Sheffield from July 25 – 26 make up the summer sporting programme.  

Justine Foster-Davis, Head of Sport for SIV, said: “We are looking forward to welcoming some of the best sporting competitors from Britain and Europe to our world class venues over the next few weeks. 

“The summer events programme demonstrates SIV’s ability to attract and stage a number of high profile sporting events in the city, which will play a key role in developing the economic, cultural and sporting profile of Sheffield.” 

For more information about any of the above events visit www.sivltd.com.