Sports Village Olympics hope
 

As we reported almost exactly twelve months ago that the Sports Village was being put forward as a possible training camp during the 2012 Games the following article has appeared in the local press...

LEIGH'S exciting Olympics bid has moved a step nearer reality.

The town could play a major role as a training camp for the 2012 London Olympics with Leigh Sports Village as the centre point.

Speaking this week after talks with the organising London Olympic 2012 Organising Committee, Leigh MP Andy Burnham, a prime mover behind the LSV project, said it seemed certain Leigh would be in the guide being produced to inform competing nations of facilities available to them in Britain.

The Village could be chosen by one of the 200 countries competing in the Olympics as a training base and camp.

On Monday Mr Burnham, who has close links with the organising committee, told The Journal: "Such is the quality of what we are building that I'm convinced that they will bite our hand off to get us in the guide.

"It is going formally as a proposal that the Sports Village should be used as a training camp facility. The guide deadline is the end of this month and once we are in the guide it is up to us to market ourselves.

"This is a magnificent opportunity to show a wider audience just what an amazing, complete package the Sports Village will offer.

"The Village is rapidly taking shape and we believe we have a package that will prove attractive to competing nations with athletics, swimming and football all on-site plus educational facilities and a hotel."

Taken from www.leighjournal.co.uk

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