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SPORT Website to get workplaces sporty


A new, free website aims to encourage workplaces to become more active by com- peting against each other. The new Workplace


Challenge website enables people to log all of their physical activity, whether it’s walking or cycling to work through to taking part in sport. Logged activities will be converted to points to enable workplaces to track their progress against national and local leader boards. People will also be able to see a variety of stats including distance travelled, calories burned and CO2 saved. Te new website will run in parallel with


Te scheme looks to make workplaces healthier through sport


activities happening on the ground, includ- ing challenges, programmes and competitions, designed to motivate and inspire workplaces across the country. Sport England has sup- ported the launch of the service via a £500,000


grant through its Get Healthy, Get Into Sport initiative and the website is also supported by the British Heart Foundation. Local Country Sports Partnerships will


manage the platform and will ensure there are challenges, activities and competitions avail- able offline to encourage people to stay active. Details: http://lei.sr?a=q2x9x


Scunthorpe FC reveals stadium plans


Scunthorpe United Football Club (SUFC) has revealed plans for a new 12,000-capacity stadium in the town. To be located close to the club’s cur-


rent Glanford Park ground, the stadium is set to be developed as part of a mixed- use project which will also include a 120-room hotel, a multi-use indoor arena, community sports pitches and a new transport hub for the town. Te initial designs and masterplan


have been created by Frank Whittle Partnership. As reported in Sports Management


An artist’s impression of the new Scunthorpe stadium


in September, SUFC chair Peter Swann has been keen to provide the club with a new home and relocate away from the 9,000-capacity Glanford Park. Swann – an entrepreneur who was


appointed SUFC chair in May 2013 – said his priority is to increase the club’s commercial opportunities and to make operations more


economically sustainable, as well as move to a site which is more accessible and could poten- tially attract more supporters. On the pitch, SUFC has experienced a


tough couple of years and currently plays in League Two, the fourth tier of English profes- sional football. Details: http://lei.sr?a=n7r5x


Sochi Games could be most expensive Olympics ever


Tis year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi is likely to be the most expensive Olympic Games to date, with its Russian organisers thought to have spent as much as US$50bn (£30.5bn, €36.6bn) on the two-week spectacle. Te Games, which take place in the Black Sea coastal city, have


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been funded by a mixture of public and pri- vate capital, with the overall expenditure raising concerns among some professionals. It is believed the Games could cost as much


as US$10bn (£6.1bn, €7.3bn) more than the Beijing Olympics. Details: http://lei.sr?a=q2x9x


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