N E W S R E L E A S E
Issued February 08, 2010

MOLTEN APPOINTED OFFICIAL BALL SUPPLIER TO
BALFOUR BEATTY LONDON YOUTH GAMES

Molten, the world’s leading manufacturer of sports balls and equipment, has been appointed as the official ball supplier to the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games.

The four year deal starts in February 2010 and will run until December 2013. Under the terms of the agreement Molten will supply London Youth Games with a range of balls for six of its sports competitions including:

Basketball
Football
Handball
Netball
Volleyball
Waterpolo

Molten is also to provide digital scoreboards as well as digital basketball shot clocks for the finals at Crystal Palace.

Russell Findlay, chief executive, London Youth Games, said: “Around 47,000 youngsters across London will set out on the journey to represent their borough at the 2010 Balfour Beatty London Youth Games. For thousands of children across the city, the Games will provide the first opportunity to compete in a large-scale sporting event, following in the footsteps of stars such as Rio Ferdinand and Luol Deng.

“It is therefore crucial that we provide a really positive early experience of sport. By teaming up with a company of the international standing of Molten we are able to ensure we offer well-organised and professional competitions delivered with equipment of the highest quality.”

Bob Hope, chairman of Molten’s UK and Ireland distributor, added: “We are delighted to have been appointed the official ball supplier to the London Youth Games for the next four years. Thousands of youngsters aged 7-18 and living or attending school in London are planning to enter and in the lead up to the London Olympics in 2012, it is most important that our young athletes have the very best sports equipment available with which to compete. All Molten balls are world class and the majority of our top of the range balls are approved by international federations including FIBA, FIFA, FIVB and IHF.”

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NOTES FOR EDITORS

MOLTEN

The MOLTEN Corporation manufactures a wide range of sports balls from footballs and basketballs, to volleyballs and netballs. Established in Hiroshima, Japan in 1958, the corporation boasts unparalleled international recognition of its ball products.

Contact Molten Sport s on T: 0800 298 8217 / +44 (0)1795 844404 E: info@moltensports.co.uk
W: www.moltensports.co.uk

Balfour Beatty London Youth Games
The Balfour Beatty London Youth Games are a unique season of events at the heart of youth sport in the capital, involving all 33 London Boroughs and 26 national governing bodies. The Games are free and open to all young people aged between 7 and 18, living in or going to school in the capital. In 2009 over 45,000 young hopefuls entered to take part in one of 60 competitions across 30 sports.

Contact London Youth Games on T: 020 77171570 E: info@londonyouthgames.org
W: www.londonyouthgames.org.

London Youth Games are a unique season of events at the heart of youth sport in the Capital, involving all 33 London Boroughs and 26 National Governing Bodies. The Games are free and open to all young people, aged

For further information, please contact:

For Molten                                                  For London Youth Games
Penelope James                                         Chris Broadbent
PR Consultant to Molten                              Communications Manager
Penelope James Public Relations                 London Youth Games
Tel: 01303 844555                                       Tel: 07736 344744
E-mail: penelope@penelopejamespr.com       E-mail: chris@londonyouthgames.org