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The third mission for the Commonwealth Games is growth and success, and for this Denise visited Holford Drive Sports Hub, which aims to engage kids from inner city and underserved communities.
She met chair of the sports hub, Lincoln Moses, who told Denise how sports such as football, boxing, tennis and cricket help to keep young people off the streets.
For some it even helps stop them falling into the criminal justice system.
“With the increase in social problems, this is an alternative,” he said.
“We say to them the choice will be yours, the choice of going into the custody suite, serving time there, or coming to the hub and we usually find the majority, not everyone, but the majority of people always prefer Holford Drive Sports Hub.”
Lincoln hopes the Commonwealth Games will bring a “change of mindset and more opportunities” to Birmingham.
Denise also met 14-year-old Zeina, who is England boxing national junior champion for her age category.
“A lot of training and hard work goes into it – I want to be the best boxer,” Zeina said.
Arlene is a mum who joined Holford Drive Sports hub with her children and now boxes at elite level.
“It’s just nice to see ethnic minority groups in a positive stance, because we haven’t seen much of that, so we do want to get that out there to give these youngsters something to look up to,” she said.
“I think having it here is good, because it shows that Birmingham can do something positive.”
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