The government is to invest £1bn in youth sport as part of a 10-point plan to ensure a lasting legacy from the London 2012 Games.
Published by sports minister Hugh Robertson, the plans also include the £300m transformation of the Olympic Park into the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park; an annual £125m investment in elite sport in the run up to the 2016 Games; and support for the Join In programme to build on the spirit of volunteering.
Other initiatives mentioned in the plans include:
• Bringing 20 major sporting events to the UK by 2019
• The continuation of Sport England’s £135m Places, People, Play initiative
* Introduction of a School Games programme
• Increasing emphasis on physical education lessons at school
• Further funding for the UK’s international sports development programme, International Inspiration
• £1.5m funding to the English Federation of Disability Sport to increase participation numbers.
To find out more click here; http://www.sportandrecreation.org.uk/news/18-09-2012/alliance-chair-reacts-minister%E2%80%99s-ten-point-olympic-legacy-plan
