Games for a laugh
TV & Satellite Week|August 06, 2022
Dame Kelly Holmes and Ellie Simmonds are team captains in a light-hearted all-star sports contest
SEAN MARLAND, ALISON SLADE
Games for a laugh

NEW SPORT

Sport Relief All Star Games

Monday, 7pm, BBC1

Sports fans have enjoyed some memorable performances over the last couple of weeks at the World Athletics Championships and the Commonwealth Games - but don't expect to see any world records getting broken in BBC1's celebrity fundraiser Sport Relief All Star Games.

This week, a host of famous E faces and sporting legends will Ebe lacing up their trainers and slipping into Lycra as they battle E it out on the track and at the velodrome all the while raising money for Sport Relief.

The contest sees stars from the worlds of sport and entertainment compete in a range of events under the watchful eye of their team captains, double Olympic gold-medallist Dame Kelly Holmes and five-time Paralympic swimming champion Ellie Simmonds.

Hosts Jermaine Jenas and Emma Willis present the action as two teams - red and blue - face off in cycling, rhythmic gymnastics, table tennis, basketball and athletics, with the events taking place at the same venues used for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, including the Alexander Stadium.

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