Read This Summer of Sport inspires over half of Brits to experience sport in the real world By Maria Green Contributor Comment Published 20th Aug 2024, 08:59 BST Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now The rail industry has created a new audio series, inspiring Brits to take a trip to watch, learn about and discover new sporting passions. Hosted by Kirsty Gallacher, the eight episodes feature exclusive interviews with British sporting greats - from Luke Littler to Derek Redmond - and uncover some of the country’s fantastic sporting locations and how to visit them by train, for less. New research, released today by National Rail, finds that over half (55%) of Brits have been inspired to experience sport in the real world as a result of tuning in to the summer of sport.
While football and tennis are the most popular for spectators, the sports-packed summer has also piqued interest for people to go and watch cricket (17%), athletics (12%) and rugby (11%) live. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues.
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