You don’t have to be interested in sport to remember the summer of 2012. The sounds of 80,000 people cheering for Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis in the stadium, or 25,000 raising the roof of the Aquatics Centre for Ellie Simmonds will last a long time in many people’s memories. But what next? Will the Olympic Stadium become like the famous ‘Bird’s Nest’ in Beijing, which has not been used for a sporting event since the last athletics event in the 2008 Games? Can the London Games have a long-lasting impact?
Ever since London won the bid for the 2012 Games, people have questioned whether the cost (over £9 billion) could be justified. The organisers promised that the Olympics would leave a legacy for east London that would last for decades. Debates have raged over the future use of venues such as the Stadium. The real success of 2012 will be judged on whether this lasting change does happen.
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