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Tags: legacy

We Have Wasted Time for Legacy Says Campbell

Posted: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:47

Britain has failed to use the Olympics to create a "transformational change" in society, the woman credited with masterminding Team GB's record medal haul has told The Independent on Sunday.

Baroness Sue Campbell, the former PE teacher who provided the strategy behind British athletes' spectacular performance at the Games, said that it is not too late to create a genuine Olympics legacy – but many opportunities have already been missed.

Tags: The Independent, Sue Campbell, Legacy

Sports Club Research Launched

Posted: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:45

Sports Club Research Launched

Research into the understanding of local clubs and their attitude to policy was launched in November 2012

Implementing community sport policy: understanding the variety of voluntary club types and their attitudes to policy

Tags: Legacy, Sports Clubs

Poll Reveals Not Enough Being done for Legacy

Posted: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 09:57

Poll Reveals Not Enough Being done for Legacy

A survey carried out by the Sport and Recreation Alliance to capture opinion on the Olympic legacy only months on from the end of the Games reveals that three quarters of sports clubs feel the government isn't doing enough to help them inspire a generation to take up sport.

Tags: Legacy, Sport And Recreation Alliance

Sports Minister Announces Legacy Plans

Posted: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:44

Minister for sport Hugh Robertson has released a ten-point legacy plan today, in a bid to ensure that the government delivers on its promise to 'inspire a generation' to take up sport.

Tags: Sport, legacy, 2012

The battle to keep Olympic “afterglow” burning

Posted: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:06

The chair of the London Legacy Development Corporation raises concerns over the Olympic Park's 18 month closure

Tags: London 2012, Olympics, legacy, Orbit, London Legacy Development Committee

Cuts looming for many in Team GB despite funding guarantee

Posted: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:16

Athletes and sports not expected to qualify for Rio in 2016 will not receive any funding.

Tags: London 2012, Olympics, legacy, Rio 2016, funding, cuts, Olympic legacy, sport, UK Sport

The end of Team GB football?

Posted: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:54

The FA will not back a GB men's football team in Rio and says it is unlikely there will be a women's side competing either.

Tags: Team GB, Olympics, legacy, football, sport policy

Sports Think Tank Director discusses legacy

Posted: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:13

Sports Think Tank Director discusses legacy

Co-Director Nick King features on Channel 4 news

Tags: London 2012, legacy, school sport

Prime Minister Gives Speech on Legacy at Loughborough University

Posted: Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:27

Prime Minister Gives Speech on Legacy at Loughborough University

The Prime Minister visited Loughborough University this week to give a speech to an invited audience about the Olympic Legacy. He spoke at the campus and visited the home for Team GB.

Tags: legacy, sport, 2012, team GB

Jacques Rogge hails London 2012 as a 'legacy blueprint'

Posted: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:01

IOC President gives boost to London 2012 Organizers on youth legacy

Tags: London 2012, Legacy

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