The British Olympic Association left behind their own legacy behind after the Winter Games in Vancouver when they donated all their equipment from their headquarters in the Olympic Villages to a local charity which helps children through sports.

The local youngsters met gold medallist Amy Williams and other members of the British team and were shown the medal by the Bath girl.

Williams' brilliant sequence of runs in the skeleton run will provide thrilling memories for all who watched her both in Canada and Britain but the BOA have now given the youngsters more tangible reminders of the great event.

In the true spirit of the Olympic Movement, they have handed Team GB's equipment from both Vancouver and Whistler to MoreSports, a local charity in downtown east Vancouver, which inspires children through sport participation.

Amongst the items being donated are televisions, fridges, office and lounge furniture, printers and scanners. Some will be used directly by the charity, while others will be sold and turned into funding for their excellent programmes.

MoreSports is a collaborative initiative that provides sport and physical activity opportunities for children and families living in Vancouver. They aim to reduce the entry barriers to sport and physical activity for members of Vancouver's poorest communities.

Football, basketball, floor hockey and badminton are amongst the great sports programmes they currently run.

Andy Hunt, Team GB Chef de Mission and BOA Chief Executive said: "MoreSports runs a great programme, providing children from a deprived area of Vancouver with the opportunity to play sport, which is a core fundamental principle of Olympism. As an organisation responsible for the development of the Olympic Movement, it is particularly rewarding to be able to support a project such as MoreSports, which aims to spread the Olympic spirit through sport, developing mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play. It's great to give something back to the people of Vancouver after staging such a superb Games.

"The opportunity for Team GB athletes and many of the youngsters involved in the MoreSports programme to meet each other before we departed Vancouver was a great moment. Hopefully many of those young people will be inspired by the sight of Amy Williams' gold medal for a long time to come."

Dick Woldring, MoreSports Coordinator said: "It's absolutely amazing for the kids; this is really going to help the programme here. The donation from Team GB to Vancouver is remarkable, it is unusual, and it is unique.

"I never would have thought that the British Olympic Association would see the value in helping global kids in Vancouver do better and be involved in sport at an introductory level.

"Our kids are over the moon at the chance to meet Team GB Olympic athletes and touch a gold medal."

Before heading back home the 52 strong Team GB athletes met with some of the children and teenage coaches from Moresports. Speaking after meeting with the Team GB Olympians, Moresports coach James Naknakin said; "It has been a great experience, I have met a lot of good athletes and seeing them share this moment together is just amazing.

"This is my first Olympic experience and it has been the best experience of my life. The way the crowds have pulled together, not just the Canadians, but all of the participating countries was really warming to watch, let alone feel!
"It's pretty cool, especially meeting Amy Williams, the gold medallist. I cannot believe how much that gold medal weighs. I watched her win gold so it is just amazing."

James was one of 20 children from the charity involved in the Vancouver 2010 torch relay.