Team GB look set to have a very
successful Olympics in Rio. It seems only yesterday that we were preparing for
the start of the London 2012 Olympics, in which Mo Farah made history by being
the first British man to win gold in the Olympic 10,000 metres.
Cornish athletes have often
played a huge part in the success of Team GB. In 2012, Ben Ainslie won his
event for the fourth time and Helen Glover took Britain’s first gold of the
Games. She will defend her title in Rio. I am also enormously proud that paratriathlete
Melissa Reid, from Porthtowan, has been selected to participate in the 2016
Paralympics. I wish her the very best of luck.
The legacy from the London 2012
Olympics is often described as economic, encouraging trade, inward investment
and tourism. However, I hope that the most important legacy is that a
generation of young people has been inspired to take up sport thanks to the
emergence of new role models from various backgrounds, all of whom are about
achievement and excellence through hard work.
Locally, I am always very
impressed by the efforts of students participating in the Cornwall Schools
Games. This allows young people to take part in a huge variety of sports, and
is a great way to raise the status of sport in our schools. I am a keen runner,
and used to be a member of Cornwall Athletics Club. It is great to see that the
club continues to thrive.
I recently watched part of the
Cornwall BMX Racing Club Summer Racing Series. It was great to see so many
participants, and I am hugely supportive of plans for new and improved
facilities which are supported by both British Cycling and Sport England.
I am encouraged by the legacy of London 2012, and optimistic that Rio 2016 will ensure a continuation of this new era for British sport.
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