Summer Olympics







Government scraps main legacy plan for London 2012 to save money

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

June 17 - A scheme to provide free swimming for the under-16s and over-60s, which was supposed to be one key legacies of London hosting the Olympics and Paralympics in 2012, has been scrapped as part of £73 million ($108 million) worth of cuts announced today by the Government.










New fund to be set-up to help tourism industry benefit from London 2012

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

June 11 - A new marketing and public relations campaign which could be worth £1 billion ($1.5 billion) to help British tourism capitalise on the opportunities offered by the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will be launched today by Jeremy Hunt (pictured), the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport.