Early Day Motion 74

Olympic Games 2024 legacy

Tabled 26 July 2024 by Sarah Dyke

That this House wishes Olympic athletes from Glastonbury and Somerton, Sophie Hamilton and Matt Richards, luck in the Paris Olympic Games; commends them for being positive role models in the community that will make their nation proud; calls on the Government to ensure a lasting legacy from the Games to boost participation in grassroots sports by investing in leisure centres, swimming pools and supporting community sports clubs; further calls for sports funding via the National Lottery to be protected; notes that Somerset has a proud history of producing Olympic athletes; and wishes everyone in Team GB the best of luck in Paris.

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