With
it being a year since London hosted one of the greatest Olympics of
all time, Sport England has released some participation figures. To
the relief of the LTA, tennis has managed to not follow the trend in
falling participation figures over the past year in England with a
increase. In Apr 11- Apr 12 there was 420,000 people who participated
in tennis once a week against a increase to 424,300 during Apr 12 -
Apr 13. Swimming and Boxing are the only other two sports to also see
a increase in their participation figures.
These
figures are extremely vital for British tennis funding. Back in June
Sport Endland told the LTA to improve their figures or they will
without a doubt receive a funding cut. It is also obviously expected
that participation in tennis will increase more thanks to Amdys
Murrays Wimbledon triumph. Christmas has certainly come early for LTA
chief executive Roger Draper.
Heres the figures from Sport England via www.bbc.co.uk/sport
| Apr 2012-Apr 2013 | Apr 2011-Apr 2012 | % change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | 2.89m | 2.82m | +2.39% |
| Athletics | 1.96m | 1.99m | -1.82% |
| Football | 1.94m | 2.2m | -11.76% |
| Cycling | 1.87m | 1.93m | -3.54% |
| Golf | 772,800 | 908,000 | -14.89% |
| Tennis | 424,300 | 420,300 | +0.95% |
| Squash | 257,700 | 281,100 | -8.32% |
| Cricket | 189,400 | 211,300 | -10.36% |
| Rugby union | 166,400 | 197,500 | -15.75% |
| Boxing | 150,100 | 139,200 | +7.83% |
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