London 2012’s Olympic legacy has not inspired people in Sussex to don their running shoes or dust off their tennis racquet, it has been revealed.

The sporting world expected a surge people taking up new activities – but the number of adults in Brighton and Hove playing sport dropped from 36.2% in October 2011 to 34% in October 2012.

Survey The results published in the Active People Survey showed that overall, the number of adults taking part in a moderate intensity sport for 30 minutes at least once a week has changed very little since last summer’s Games.

Chichester, Worthing and Eastbourne all saw no significant change in numbers as a result of the Olympic Games.

Mark Hawkins, Team GB handball player from Horsham, said: “Putting up prices has made sport inaccessible for a lot of people.

“I think there are too many barriers for people to participate as it’s too expensive to do stuff.

“I went to play badminton in Moulsecoomb earlier this year and it was £50 for the court for an hour.

“For people to go and do that on a regular basis, they just won’t have that sort of money.

“I absolutely think more could have been done to take advantage of the Olympics.

“They could have put on many more free services and free events especially in Brighton.

“There are basketball courts and so many parks and open spaces.”

Only Lewes and Crawley have bucked the trend and experienced an increase in the number of people playing sport from 32.4% in October 2011 to 45% in 2012.

MP Mike Weatherley criticised the state of the Brighton’s King Alfred leisure centre in light of the findings.

He said: “Once again, Crawley has put Brighton and Hove to shame in the sporting stakes.

“They have a 50m pool, we have a crumbling wreck of a King Alfred.

“It just makes me more determined to get a 50 metre pool built in Hove so that we have something to shout about.”