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Department for Culture Media and Sport

olympic sports legacy

The aim is to create a world class sports system that uses the inspiration of the home Olympics before, during and after 2012 to provide opportunities for people to put sport in their lives.

To support this ambition, a large body of work is underway to:

  • engage all young people in sporting activity
  • grow and sustain a significant increase in the number of people playing regular sport
  • achieve and sustain increased medal success at the Olympics and Paralympics

By 2012 we expect to see:

  • every child being offered five hours of sport a week
  • one million more adults playing regular sport
  • more medals won in London 2012 than Beijing

The sporting legacy will reach far beyond the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games - leaving behind a world class infrastructure of facilities, coaches, and volunteers for many years to come.

The Legacy Action Plan for London 2012 and ‘Playing to Win: A New Era for Sport’ provide the context in which the sporting legacy will be delivered.

Sports Legacy Steering Group

In recognition of the unique opportunities brought by the Olympics, the main organisations responsible for creating the world class sports system a have come together to take collective action under the Sport Legacy Steering Group.

Chaired by Mike Farrar, and with the expertise of Sir Steve Redgrave as Sports Legacy Champion, the group has already identified three areas to be tackled as a priority:

  • coaching
  • making links between the Olympics and local sport
  • commercial sponsorship of sport in the future

Plans are now being developed to enhance the sporting legacy in each of these areas.

The Sports Legacy Steering Group members are:

  • Mike Farrar, Chair
  • Peter King, Vice-chair
  • Paul Bolt, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Stephen Castle, The Local Government Association
  • Simon Cooper, The Greater London Authority
  • Steve Grainger, The Youth Sport Trust
  • Andy Hunt, The British Olympic Association
  • Debbie Jevans, The London Organising Committee of The Olympic and Paralympic Games
  • Tim Lamb, The Central Council of Physical Recreation
  • Phil Lane, The British Paralympic Association
  • Jennie Price, Sport England
  • Sir Steve Redgrave, Sports Legacy Champion
  • John Steele, UK Sport