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Different kinds of inspiration

Being an Ambassador involves many different experiences. Going to see the new James Bond film was exhilarating, but even better was meeting members of the Swedish Paralympic team from London 2012 last Friday night. I’ve written in this space before about the spirit of the Paralympics, but to meet the individuals who embody it was truly memorable. It’s important that we build on the success of the Olympics and Paralympics.

The Government’s legacy programme is built around four key pillars:

To that we can add a green legacy; an ecological transformation of East London – vast areas of polluted wasteland transformed into the biggest new urban park built for more than a century.

There’s also a particular Paralympic legacy:

We also have our International Inspiration programme.  Launched in 2007, it has now reached more than 12 million people in 20 countries around the world, using sport to make a difference to communities.  A number of projects are focused on reaching out to disabled children, displaced children and children living in institutions.  We hope people around the world will benefit from London 2012.

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