NEWS UPDATE £113m Emirates Arena opens
Olympics help pull the UK out of recession
Te UK is officially out of recession – partly thanks to the economic boost provided by the London 2012 Olympics. Figures from the Office for National
Statistics (ONS) show that the UK econ- omy grew by 1 per cent in Q3 2012 (July to September) – much more than econ- omists had expected. Among the sectors showing growth during the period was hospitality – hotels showed greater activity, with higher output in July and August being attributed to the Olympics. Details:
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Glasgow’s new Emirates Arena has opened to the public with more than 100,000 visitors attending the opening week- end in October. The 10.5-hectare venue
will play host to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and is located beside the Commonwealth Games Athletes’ Village. Facilities include an indoor
sports arena with a capacity of up to 7,000, three sports halls with 12 badminton courts, four outdoor five-a-side football pitches, an outdoor 1km cycle circuit, a Glasgow Club health and fitness centre and a spa. Te Emirates Arena, which was named under
Facilities at the centre include a large indoor sports arena and velodrome Te venue also includes the Sir Chris Hoy
a £5m sponsorship deal with Emirates airline, will host the badminton and track cycling events during the Commonwealth Games. Glasgow City Council and SportScotland funded the £113m project.
Te club includes studios and a 60-station gym
Barnet FC opens community health club
Barnet Football Club (BFC) has launched a new £1m health club which will be used by both professional footballers and local residents. Facilities at Te Hive Fitness Centre include a 60-station gym equipped by Pulse Fitness, two group exercise classes, an indoor group cycling space with 30 bikes and wet areas including a sauna. Personal training services will also be on offer. The club will be open to the pub-
lic seven days a week and will offer memberships from £29.99 per month. Details:
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£20m leisure centre for Elephant and Castle
Plans for a new £20m leisure centre in Elephant and Castle, London, have been given the go-ahead by Southwark Council. Te new centre will replace an existing cen- tre and will house the area’s first swimming pool for more than 15 years. S&P Architects will be responsible for
designing the centre, in partnership with John McAslan and Partners. Te leisure centre will form part of a regeneration pro- gramme being developed by 4 Futures, a partnership between Southwark Council and Balfour Beatty.
Velodrome named in honour of the six time Olympic gold medallist and designed by Ralf Schuermann. Schuermann was also responsible for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games cycling venue. Te venue - Glasgow’s first indoor velo-
drome - has a seated capacity of 4,000 seated. Details:
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Don’t waste Olympic legacy, says WSFF
Major changes are needed in sport in order to maximise the Olympic legacy oppor- tunity for women. Tat was the message the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF) gave MPs at the All- Party Parliamentary Group on Women’s Sport and Fitness, which met last month for the first time since the 2012 London Olympics. British women had their
best ever Games, with 11 gold, eight silver and six bronze medals, however, the WSFF claims there needs to be a cul- tural change in sport in order to capitalise on this success. Currently only 5 per cent of sports media
14-year-old girls are doing sufficient physical activity, half the figure of boys of the same age. Tis is partly because of a culture which prizes being thin over being healthy. WSFF is proposing a strategy which would
see greater media coverage of women in sport, a rethink of school sport to encourage more female participation and more female leader- ship at the highest levels.
10 Read Sports Management online
sportsmanagement.co.uk/digital Team GB women won more medals during London 2012 than ever before “Te issues are endemic and chronic,” says
coverage and 0.5 per cent of commercial invest- ment is directed at women’s sport. At grassroots level, only 12 per cent of
WSFF chief executive Sue Tibballs. “The achievements of Jessica Ennis, Sarah Storey, Kath Grainger and so many others have taken support for women’s sport to new heights. “But we cannot rely on goodwill alone to
overcome the obstacles to women’s sport tak- ing its proper place in public life. “Tis has to change or the Olympic legacy
will have failed for women.” Te WSFF wants the government to scru-
tinise how public money is being spent on sport to see how much funding is reaching women. Details:
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