Hinckley & Bosworth were crowned county champions when more than 1,000 youngsters took part in the Leicester-Shire & Rutland School Games Summer Championships.
Uppingham School Sports Centre in Rutland played host to the school sport finale and welcomed talented primary school children from 90 schools around the county, who represented one of 10 Leicestershire regions in 16 events across 10 different sports.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms failed to dampen the spirits of the five to 11 year-olds, who competed for four hours in search of a gold medal and an accompanying victory torch.
North Charnwood headed into the Championships topping the scoring charts, but Hinckley & Bosworth claimed two gold, three silver and two bronze medals to take the overall title with 369 points, ahead of North Charnwood on 356.
Blaby & Harborough, last year's winners, finished third on 353.
Part of National School Sport Week, the event was officially opened by Paralympic sprinter Sam Ruddock and Team GB cyclist Grace Garner, and kicked off with an opening ceremony compered by Gaynor Nash, the county's Olympic legacy officer.
Nash spoke about the Games' values of determination, honesty, passion, respect, self-belief and team-work, and the team that embodied these best in each event was awarded with a Spirit of the Games accolade. Rutland won six on the day to finish with the most, 10, one more than South Charnwood.
Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport development manager Geoff Maltby praised the display of sporting talent by the county's schoolchildren.
He said: "This year's School Games Summer Championships saw a record number of schools and young people competing, and it was as good as ever. Despite the Great British weather threatening to dampen this year's event, it was another huge success, seeing our most talented young athletes compete against their peers to become county champions."
For more information on the School Games, visit:
www.lrsport.org/schoolgames
