Kate Hoey
Name: Kate Hoey
Organisation: London City Council
Role: Sports Comissioner
Concerns: Legacy, Cost
Date: 01/05/08 – present
Answers to the mayor Boris Johnson on issues concerning the legacy plans for venues planed and under construction when she was appointed in 2008.
"There is excitement about the Olympics but it will only be truly good for London if it leaves a real sporting legacy for every Londoner. I don't think we are going to see the funding or the commitment at a national level - there is no joined-up thinking. We really do need in London a programme that increases participation. It will be a wonderful show for everyone but it is not good enough just to have a legacy for the Olympic Park and some regeneration aspects. Every Londoner in four years' time must feel they have seen some improvement in their area." (Evening Standard, 10/02/2008)
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