Summary
YESTERDAY'S Commons debate on the sporting legacy of the Olympics was characterised by some timely plain speaking. Kate Hoey, Boris Johnson's Commissioner for Sport and a Labour MP, pointed out that the Government failed to plan for the legacy right at the outset and did not think through the sporting afterlife of the major Olympics venues. She also pointed out that pools and sports clubs are closing even while the Government talks about the Games bringing about wider sporting participation.
Unfortunately, Culture Secretary Andy Burnham did not inspire much confidence during this debate, again repeating the tired promises that all schoolchildren will be offered at least five hours of sport a week by 2012 a worthy target that is hard to square with current reality. His Conservative counterpart, Jeremy Hunt, who initiated the debate and made a spirited case, reminded him that Britain won the Olympic bid specifically by promising to use its hosting of the Games to get more young people involved.See the full content of this document
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