A WRITER who brought a sports tournament featured in his new book to life has hailed the event a success.

Richard Carpenter, 41, of Tetchill in Ellesmere, attended St Mary’s Primary School summer fair in Overton to showcase several of unusual sports he has created in his new book Sportonova - The Games Begin.

The author got children and parents to try out several of the new activities including a new game called Prontoball.

Mr Carpenter, who has two young sons Joshua and Thomas, said: “The day went really well and lots of people enjoyed trying out the new games. It was extremely exciting bringing the games in Sportonova to life.”

Mr Carpenter, who works in IT, was inspired to write the book after reading bedtime stories to his own children.

The story, which is suitable for children aged five upwards, is set in outer space in a galaxy full of sports-ball shaped planets.

Sportonova is the planet which shines the brightest and the story follows the adventures of its inhabitants who gather in the fictional village of Clapuwood to create the ultimate sports tournament.

The book, released on Amazon in June, features a range of different games, some which already exist but many made up by Mr Carpenter.

By showcasing some of them at the fair, he hoped others will be inspired to play the games.

Eventually, he hopes to create a new sports league involving the all the new games featured in the book.

For more information, visit www.sportonova.com or email games@sportonova.com.