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SPort PE lessons ‘put girls off exercise’


A report from the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF) has found that school PE lessons are “putting off” young females from taking part in physical activity. Te findings are based on


research carried out by the Institute of Youth Sport at Loughborough University, which includes the views of 1,500 children about their atti- tude to sport and exercise. More than half of all girls


(51 per cent) said their expe- riences of school sport and PE lessons had deterred them from taking part in sport, while 45 per cent believe that sport is “too competitive”. Other findings included in the report show that more than half of all boys and girls agree that “there are more opportuni- ties for boys to succeed in sport than girls”. Te report also contains recommendations to help girls enjoy sport and to maintain a


Te report underlines a worrying trend of girls being put off from sport


healthy lifestyle, with just 12 per cent of 14-year- old girls currently getting enough exercise. WSFF chief executive Sue Tibballs said:


“Our research shows that PE and school sport is actually putting the majority of girls off being active, even though three quarters of girls are keen to do more exercise.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=n2U5G


40,000 spectators attend Olympic Stadium’s launch


UK sports stars, celebrities and more than 40,000 spectators have helped mark the open- ing of London’s Olympic Stadium. Former Olympians including five-time


gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave and Mark Foster were among those to take part in the


2012 Hours to Go celebration on 5 May, which comprised athletics and live entertainment. Work on the venue, which has been designed


by Populous, was completed by a team led by Sir Robert McAlpine in March 2011. Details: http://lei.sr?a=p0T4S


Work starts on Cambridge Sports Centre


Bedford-based contractor SDC Builders has started work on a new sports centre at the University of Cambridge, which is scheduled to be com- pleted in October 2013. Te 6,060sq m (65,229sq ſt)


Cambridge Sports Centre – designed by Arup Associates – is set to incorporate a large sports hall housing two full- size courts; a spacious fitness suite; an audio-visual space; and a strength and condition- ing wing with free weights areas. Meanwhile, the centre will also allow for the addition of sports medi- cine and rehabilitation space and another wing of six fives courts and squash courts – subject to the necessary funding being in place. University of Cambridge director of physi- cal education Tony Lemons said the first phase


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Arup Associates have designed the 6,060sq m Cambridge Sports Centre


of the development was a “step-change” in the institution’s provision of sporting facilities. “Te project will initiate a step-change in the


quality of sport facilities available to the uni- versity and the local community,” he said. Details: http://lei.sr?a=n9f1D


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