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[email protected] This document is also available from our website at www.gov.uk/dcms A Living Legacy: 2010-15 Sport Policy and Investment 3 Contents Foreword by Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 4 Foreword by Helen Grant, Minister for Sport and Tourism 5 1. Why Sport Matters 6 2. Our Investment in Sport 9 3. London 2012 11 4. A Lasting Legacy from the Games 14 5. Elite Success 18 6. Getting More People into Sport 21 7. Improving Facilities 25 8. Inspiring a Generation of Young People 29 9. New Opportunities for Disabled People 33 10. Boosting Women’s Sport 37 11. The International Impact 41 12. Major Sporting Events 44 13. References and Photo Credits 47 4 Department for Culture Media & Sport FOREWORD By Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport In Singapore in 2005, Lord Coe made a promise that a vote for London to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games would be a vote for a Games that would inspire a generation.