Kate Hoey attacks choice of 2012 shooting venue in Woolwich

A decision to keep the Olympic shooting venue at Woolwich barracks was today attacked by Kate Hoey, the London Mayor's commissioner for sport.

Ms Hoey said the Olympic board did not act in the interests of sport by rejecting the National Shooting Centre in Bisley, Surrey.

National shooting federations opposed Woolwich because, as a temporary venue, it would leave no legacy for their sport.

But the Olympic board rejected Bisley after a six-month cost analysis. Consultants for British Shooting said adapting Bisley would cost £32million, but the 2012 organising committee decided it would turn out to be more expensive than the £42million cost of Woolwich.