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Grassroots sport faces cutbacks

There are claims parts of the region have been forgotten as part of the Olympic legacy, with grassroots sports clubs facing cutbacks.

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Olympic legacy forgotten?

The Don Valley stadium in Sheffield will close in September ahead of its demolition. Credit: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire/Press Association Images

Sports groups in our region say the Olympic legacy is already starting to be forgotten. In Sheffield where the Don Valley stadium will close and Stocksbridge leisure centre lost its council funding - athletics and swimming clubs say they're struggling to fund grassroots sport.

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