25/07/2013 Newsround

this is Newsround, but not as you know it. We are live in Leeds - our

home for the next three days. CBBC has taken over Millenium Square.

Chris, Katie and Hacker are here, the Wild team are here. The final of

Blue Peter: You Decide is coming up at 5.30 and right in the middle of

it all, Martin is out there amongst the crowds. Over to you, mate.

Thanks, Ore. It's really exciting down here. Hundreds of kids have

come to meet their CBBC favourites. But on Newsround we're talking about

one thing - the legacy of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic games,

and we've got not one, but TWO gold medal winners on the show today. So

make sure you stay tuned. It's a seriously awesome atmosphere

down here, bringing back memories of this time last year, when the UK

hosted the greatest sporting event on earth - London 2012. As Martin

said, we're exploring the impact of those glorious games all day today

with loads of amazing stuff. And we're kicking off with the results

of a special survey Newsround has commissioned to try and find out the

effect they had on kids across the country.

For 16 days in 2012, the eyes of the world were fixed on London as the

greatest athletes battled it out for Olympic gold. The organisers wanted

to inspire a generation but one year on, are you still feeling inspired?

Over half of you say you play more sport now than before the games. He

even put winning a goal that the games ahead of these. Kids found Mo

Farah at the most inspirational athlete followed closely by Tom

Daley and Jessica Ennis. Mo Farah has given me the faith that if he

can do it, anyone can. But is inspiration alone enough? Nearly

half the kids surveyed said there was a sports they wanted to take up

but couldn't. One reason was a lack of facilities. Like these kids in

Yorkshire who loved playing tennis by struggle to find a place to

practice. I would like to see more tennis clubs. All in all it seems

you were inspired by the Olympics but what about the Paralympics? You

guys found them even more inspirational than the Olympics and

I will be looking at what that has meant for disabled people in another

piece tomorrow. Well, all day today on the website,

you've been telling us what effect Now, all this week on Newsround,

I've been to chatting to some of my own Olympic heroes. Just some of the

golden girls and guys who inspired us last summer. Today's hero was

home-grown here in Leeds. A woman who fought her way to the top of the

Olympic podium. A golden postbox. They do not make

these for regular people, only Olympic champions. The owner of this

one grew into a gold medallist right here in Leeds. Nicola Adams is the

first Olympic boxing champion. into the Addams family home. I think

I can vouch for the fact you have one quite a lot of trophies. Yes. It

was absolutely amazing, the people, the fans, the crowd, the atmosphere

was unbelievable. What was going through your mind before that final

fight for the medal? I was just thinking I can beat this goal, I had

beaten her before. Even in the ring when I was competing I could not

block out the noise of the crowd and I was just using it to my

advantage, helping me to throw more punches and win. Did you realise

what you had done at that moment? You had just become the first female

boxer to win an Olympic gold ever. At first I was thinking, I just want

to win a gold medal. But it took a long time to sink in. 50% more girl

boxers. What does that mean to you? That is just an honour in itself.

That is a job well done. She was definitely one of the

stories of the Games. And down in the middle of Millenium Square,

Martin's been joined by another legend of London 2012.

Great Britain are flying in here! That is the fastest time we have

seen on this Olympic course so far! This could be gold and silver for

Great Britain. My goodness! They have a silver medal. They are the

Olympic champions. Wow, pretty impressive stuff there.

I'm here with one of those amazing gold medal winning canoeists, and

one of Ore's Olympic heroes, Etienne Stott. The kids said in our survey

that they were really inspired by London 2012. Do you see it working?

I think so. My club in Bedford has a lot of people. The Lea Valley water

Centre has a massive scheme as well. A lot of children said they

struggle to get into sport. It is a real shame. Facilities are different

all over the country but hopefully on the Internet they will find

something that suits them. How do you get canoeists? It is great fun,

and if you join your local club you will get the equipment and learn the

skills you need to be safe. Do you think London 2012 the legacy has

worked? I hope so. We have a lot of people who are really enthusiastic,

it is just a case of giving them the opportunity to enjoy. It may be a

good idea to see what the kids here think. Have you been inspired to

take up any sports? I have started gymnastics. I started rugby after