The future of sport: Taking part fuels sport sector

YORKSHIRE businesses are set to benefit from a rise in sport participation on the back of the Olympics.

While the plethora of professional sports clubs command attention the real business of sport in the region is generated by people taking part.

Sport is thought to be worth £1.2bn to the region annually with the sector employing around 47,000 people.

"Spectator sport, and Yorkshire has some important institutions, actually contributes quite a small part of the overall £1.2bn,” says Dr Chris Gratton, profe... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...