2006 Commonwealth Judo Champion Tom Davis has once again been confirmed as an Athlete Mentor for the nationwide Sky Sports Living for Sport programme.

Sky Sports Living for Sport is a free online initiative developed by the Youth Sport Trust in Partnership with Sky to provide schools with the chance to create flexible and tailored projects to inspire and motivate young people aged 11 - 16.

Tom, who won gold medals in the -81kg category for England in the 2006 Commonwealth Judo Championships, the British Championships in 2005 and has represented Great Britain on a number of occasions, will visit schools around the country as part of his involvement in the project.

Having been on his own inspiring personal journey to achieve success, Tom will share his experiences to illustrate what is possible in life and encourage pupils of all abilities to be the best that they can be.

Alongside 16 other Sky Sports Living for Sport Athlete Mentors, Tom has been hand-picked by the Youth Sports Trust and Sky Sports to use his own stories and experiences as a young person and an athlete to engage and motivate the pupils they visit. The athletes will parallel the British Athletes' Commissions "Six Keys to Success" with the lives of the pupils by instilling values such as belief, determination, people skills and time management.

Tom comments: "I am excited and honoured to be continuing in my role as Athlete Mentor for Sky Sports Living for Sport. Through my own involvement, I have first hand experience of how finding something you are passionate about can open the doors to success. It has been a privilege for me to have been involved in the project over the last year. I hope that my continued involvement will encourage young people to follow their dreams and seek to be the best that they can be."

Steve Grainger, Chief Executive, Youth Sports Trust comments: "We are delighted to have the support of Tom Davis as our Athlete Mentor once again - his life story clearly demonstrates the positive impact sport can have on the direction on a person's life. Tom is part of a great team of international athletes who will be visiting schools, sharing their personal stories and playing a big role in supporting the work of teachers to encourage pupils to embark on their own journeys of development."

Supported by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, Sky Sports Living for Sport can be used by schools to address four key areas to support different groups of young people they might want to work with: Improving young people's health and well being, developing their self esteem and self worth, increasing attainment and achievement or helping to inspire them to reach their full potential.

To date, 20,000 young people in over 600 schools have benefited since the programme began in 2003 and over 200 schools have already signed up this year. The ambition of the project is for 2,000 schools and 30,000 young people to register with Sky Sports Living for Sport by 2012 and to build the activities into curricular and extracurricular activities.

Schools, community centres and organisations in London who would like to learn more about how to become involved in Sky Sports Living for Sport are invited to register their school at http://livingforsport.skysports.com/ .

Tom will be a Sky Sports Living for Sport Athlete Mentor until September 2010.

Tom Davis with his Commonwealth Championship gold medal