- Oct 19, 2004
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Is anyone else not a little concerned that just in team funding the average medal cost uk tax payers £4.5 million to achieve. This was just the government funding. A total of £264 million (which represented much less than 10% of total funding I believe) of public money was used to fund the competitors.
To host the Olympics cost £10 billion of public funding. Are we really going to reap some tangible legacy from this ?
I understand how important it is for kids to do sport, but surely we could have spent a fraction of that on improving facilities, participation, coaching and employment within sport - particularly grass roots sport - and still had several billion left over to spend on equally/more deserving public causes.
To host the Olympics cost £10 billion of public funding. Are we really going to reap some tangible legacy from this ?
I understand how important it is for kids to do sport, but surely we could have spent a fraction of that on improving facilities, participation, coaching and employment within sport - particularly grass roots sport - and still had several billion left over to spend on equally/more deserving public causes.