sports in the United Kingdom can also be found in the Dossier: Sport in England - Public funding and participation.
This statistic presents the share of children influenced in a way by the 2012 London Olympic Games in England, according to annual surveys conducted in 2015/16. In that period, 60 percent of the children aged 5 to 10 became more interested in sports in general under the influence of the 2012 London Olympics. Further information about In what ways has the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games encouraged you to take part in sport?
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (July 21, 2016). In what ways has the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games encouraged you to take part in sport? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421575/olimpic-games-children-competitive-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "In what ways has the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games encouraged you to take part in sport?." Chart. July 21, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421575/olimpic-games-children-competitive-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2016). In what ways has the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games encouraged you to take part in sport?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421575/olimpic-games-children-competitive-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "In What Ways Has The Uk Hosting The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Encouraged You to Take Part in Sport?." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421575/olimpic-games-children-competitive-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), In what ways has the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games encouraged you to take part in sport? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421575/olimpic-games-children-competitive-sport-involvment-england-uk/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
In what ways has the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games encouraged you to take part in sport? [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), July 21, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/421575/olimpic-games-children-competitive-sport-involvment-england-uk/