Athletics Football Olympics Rant

[joggerjayne]

The UK sports authorities don't seem to care about Athletics.

When Sport England gave the go ahead for a new National Sports Stadium on the site of the old Wembley, the ludicrous public expense was justified on the basis that it was going to be a multi sport, super-stadium ... WITH AN ATHLETICS TRACK.

Once the FA had got their grubby hands on the money, it turned out (quelle surprise!) that there wasn't enough room for the running track (who did the original measurements for that one??), so the National Sports Stadium became just a Football stadium with ... NO ATHLETICS TRACK.

The came the Olympic Stadium. The ludIcrous public expense was justified on the basis that it would provide an ATHLETICS LEGACY for future generations.

And now ... they are seriously considering a tender which would involve KNOCKING DOWN the stadium, and rebuilding it with ... guess what ... NO ATHLETICS TRACK.

Sport England etc really behave as if they don't give a stuff about athletics.

Which begs the question ... why did we bother even bidding for the stupid Olympics ???

And ...

... breathe.

>:0(

[rowanwitch]

Would birmingham want it....probably
with the NEC already a success, and a good base of grass roots sporting activity would it succeed ....possibly
Transport links are pretty good too ...

Its not the cost of events that is the problem with going to london... its the time....

mostly because of traffic congestion.... allow plenty if going to watch a rugby international at twickers....and unless you can get to the tube fairly easily Wembley isn't as easy as you'd think...

Stratford should be better.....