Sport England has announced 33,000 young people across the country have taken up sport in their free time during the first six months of the Sportivate legacy programme.

Launched in June 2011, the GBP32m initiative aims to alow 300,000 young people between the ages of 14- and 25-years-old to receive six-to-eight weeks of coaching in their chosen sport.

New figures from Sport England have revealed that nearly 26,000 of the 33,000 participants have taken part in a sport during the last three months alone.

Individuals who complete a course and miss no more than one session, before continuing in sport for at least three months, have the chance to enter a ballot for London 2012 tickets.

Sport England chair Richard Lewis said: "This is what the Olympic and Paralympic legacy is all about and it's fantastic to hear about all those finding a new passion for sport."

Details: www.sportengland.org