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UK: Scathing report reveals 2012 Olympics failed to deliver a fitter nation
08/01/2023 05:36 PM | Click to read full article
The Olympics and Paralympic Games cost the country £ 8.8 billion. But these landmark events failed to deliver hoped-for health benefits. The proportion of adults playing sports at least once a week fell in the three years following the Games from 36.9 per cent in 2012 to 35.8 per cent in 2015. This is despite Sport England spending on average £ 323 million of taxpayers' cash each year since 2015 to boost activity and support sports.