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A new record for Wimbledon:Profit jumped by seven percent

London, Fri, 14 Dec 2012 NI Wire

Now there is a good news for the Wimbledon Cahmpionship organizer as according to latest announcement the tournaments has witnessed huge profits which is likely to seven percent jump. The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), Britain's tennis governing body has announced about the facts.

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has said that the tournament's profits for this year were 37.8 million pounds.

Commenting on the achievements, the organisation has said that it had reinvested the surplus into the game. The LTA has spent 12.3 million pounds in the past year in developing tennis players and 17 million pounds in encouraging people to take up the sport.

The LTA said it was happy with the increase in the number of active tennis players. A latest survey conducted by Sport England revealed that participation by adult players shot up by 11 percent to 417,700.

The rise in numbers among the under-16 group was healthy and it stood at 58,400. The LTA said Andy Murray's Olympic gold medal and maiden Grand Slam win at US Open played a major role in strengthening the game at the grass roots.

(With inputs from IANS)


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