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Government scraps main legacy plan for London 2012 to save money

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

June 17 - A scheme to provide free swimming for the under-16s and over-60s, which was supposed to be one key legacies of London hosting the Olympics and Paralympics in 2012, has been scrapped as part of £73 million ($108 million) worth of cuts announced today by the Government.