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    The legacy of the London Olympics

    Aug 12, 2022 3 minutes

    Is there a legacy?

    he picture is inevitably mixed, but overall London 2012’s legacy is looking pretty positive, yes. In purely sporting terms, the most striking legacy has been the boost to performance of Great Britain’s elite sportsmen and women. In 2012, Team GB triumphed with 65 medals, 29 of them gold, placing us third in the medal table behind the US and China. That compares with just 30 medals, and only nine golds, in Athens in 2004. Back in 1996, in Atlanta, we won only 15 medals and a solitary gold. The success reflects massive investment

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