Northampton's sprinting champion Savannah challenges country to stay active as guest star in online Nike campaign

A 12-year-old Northampton sprinting champion has been featured in a Nike-sponsored campaign this week to motivate young people to keep active at home.

Savannah Morgan has had to hang up her track shoes during the coronavirus lockdown after the outbreak brought the spring sports season to an abrupt halt.

But now, the 12-year-old sprinter is challenging the country's children and young people to resist the urge to stay in bed and stay active during these weeks at home.

Savannah is a guest star in a week of videos for the Move Crew campaign, and was introduced in her first video on Monday (April 20) by Olympic champion Dina Asher-Smith.

Each video this week sees Savannah throw down a challenge for viewers at home to try at home - from building a dance routine to a scavenger hunt in the garden.

Savannah told the Chronicle & Echo: "It's really important to stay active at the moment. You have loads of distractions at home and there's always the choice to just stay in bed.

"You've got to stay motivated to get things done."

The Move Crew campaign has been jointly launched by Nike and UKactive Kids and challenges kids every day with activities to try out at home.Olympic athletes and sports champions, as well as guests stars like Savannah, show viewers how they can get involved at home to help young people stay active for 60 minutes a day.

Savannah said: "It's really fun and it's another way to explore sports and exercise at home without having to go outside. There's lots of chances to be creative too.

"There's been a challenge to make a four-step dance routine, and asking someone in your house to make an obstacle course to get through while blindfolded."

Savannah will be featured on the Move Crew campaign every day until Friday. For more information or to get involved, visit the ukActivekids website.Savannah is Northampton's young sprinting superstar, who in 2018 clocked the fasted sprinting time for 10-year-old.

Before the outbreak, Savannah was competing against sprinters two years older than her at the England championships and brought home a silver at the Midland championship while competing against Y9 students.

She will also soon star in a Nike campaign after flying out to Los Angeles earlier this year, where she met world record holders like Daliah Muhammed, Malaika Mihambo and Hitomi Niiya.