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SPORT Federer launches NikeCourt project


S e v en-t im e Wimbledon tennis champion Roger Federer pitched up in South London recently to help launch sports goods giant Nike’s legacy project for this year’s Wimbledon tournament. Nike took over four


community tennis courts in Tanner Street Park, Bermondsey, investing £17,500 in resurfacing the ageing courts and setting up a branded tennis and activity hub. Te NikeCourt Club initiative allowed local residents to benefit from a free 10-day tennis academy, which ran a host of training programmes ranging from beginners courses to high intensity workouts. In addition to tennis programming, Nike


Te seven-time Wimbledon champion visited the site for its official launch


resurfaced courts have been leſt as a perma- nent space for the London community. Tey are being serviced and managed by Nike in partnership with the Lawn Tennis Association. “I think the new court is really cool. I’ve


also provided Nike+ classes, yoga sunrise sessions and screenings of key Wimbledon matches, as well as other events featuring music and entertainment. The NikeCourt Club programming ended on 4 July, but the


never played on a pink court before – although I am surrounded by pink in my life because of my daughters,” Federer said. “In an area like this, to create something for the long term, for kids to take up tennis, I’m all for it.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=k3k6K_O


Games legacy brings change for Glasgow


Around eight per cent of people in the East End of Glasgow have taken up a new sport – or are spending more time playing a sport already familiar to them – after being inspired by the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The figure comes from


a new study conducted by the University of Glasgow, which questioned residents about their habits and views two years prior to the Games (summer 2012) – and re-eval- uated them soon after the Games in 2014-15. As well as an increased uptake in new sports, the report – called GoWell East: studying change in Glasgow’s East End – shows an increase (14 per cent) in residents’ satisfaction with local sports facilities. A number of existing facilities were rejuve-


nated for the Games, while a new, multi-use venue – the Emirates Arena – was built in the East End, comprising five-a-side football pitches, an indoor 200m running track, indoor sports courts, a community health club and


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Te East End has been transformed by the building of the athletes’ village


the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. Te Games have also had a positive impact on general infra- structure, with 59 per cent of people saying their neighbourhood had become a better place to live over the past two years. Principal investigator prof. Ade Kearns


said: “In general, our findings indicate the Commonwealth Games were a positive experi- ence for many of the people we interviewed in the East End.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=v4Z2v_O


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