Former Sports Minister opens Olympic Legacy Park

Former Sports Minister Richard Caborn and students from the Oasis Academy have officially opened the new £55 million Olympic Legacy Park.

An academy and training college have been built on the site.

It will eventually be home to the Sheffield Eagles rugby league team and Sheffield Sharks basketball side.

Pupils from the Oasis Academy officially launched the new Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park with a race down a brand new 100 metre track Credit: ITV News

Work on a wellbeing research centre will start soon.