The Mitre 10 Mega Tough Kid event in Whanganui has come of age and this year a Tough Teens event will run in tandem.
While the added Tough Teen attraction still falls under the Tough Kid brand umbrella, it will be run by the Whanganui Secondary Schools Student Sports Council body YESS (Youth Empowering Sports Squad) catering for Year 9 and 10 students with support from the team at Sport Whanganui.
The Tough Teens event will run at the end of the Tough Kids programme scheduled for Cooks Gardens on Friday, December 7.
"We are really excited to expand the Tough Kid event further this year and introduce Tough Teens for year 9 and 10 students," Sport Whanganui's young people adviser Amie Back said.
"The YESS council is working hard to increase junior participation in sport and identified a need for a junior participation event to get more young people active and having fun."