Late last year I wrote of the potential legacy the 2012 Olympic Games may leave behind. Despite the numerous blunders that were being publicised at the time, a potential legacy of increased sporting activity among the youth of Britain nonetheless shone through.
Several months on I find myself attending the latest meeting of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport Committee on the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. A wide-ranging discussion on a number of sporting issues took place, and I found myself once again thinking back to the anticipated legacy of these Olympic Games.
Some concern was voiced as to whether too much was being expected of the Games, and what they could deliver. After all, it was mentioned that there is little evidence the motivational factor attributed to the Games stays for long after the event has finished.
It seems to me, having attended this committee, that the momentum the London Games has given British sport could last well beyond 2012. A legacy needs to be worked for, and schemes such as the attention being paid to raising adult participation across the UK, is one such example. The thinking goes that increasing adult participation will in turn increase the amount of volunteers working in sport. Such an increase may also help the momentum of the London Olympics continue past 2012.
Lets hope the new Secretary of State for Sport, Andy Burnham MP, can continue the passion for sporting excellence and an Olympic legacy that characterised Purnell’s brief tenure.
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