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19 January 2011
Last updated at 01:15 ET
Plans to build five state-of-the-art sports centres in NI have been shelved after a £50m government budget cut.
The Executive cancelled the funding for the new facilities because it no longer has the money to build them.
A cycling velodrome at Downpatrick, tennis centre at Hillsborough, sailing facility at Ballyholme, atheletics track in Antrim and basketball centre in Lisburn are affected.
Tens of thousands of pounds have already gone into developing plans.
BBC NI business correspondent Kevin Magee said the decision was due to significantly reduced funding for the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure in the recent budget.
"This represents a major set back for a host of sporting associations who are now among the first casualties of the spending cuts" he said.
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The Executive cancelled the funding for the new facilities because it no longer has the money to build them.
A cycling velodrome at Downpatrick, tennis centre at Hillsborough, sailing facility at Ballyholme, atheletics track in Antrim and basketball centre in Lisburn are affected.
Tens of thousands of pounds have already gone into developing plans.
BBC NI business correspondent Kevin Magee said the decision was due to significantly reduced funding for the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure in the recent budget.
"This represents a major set back for a host of sporting associations who are now among the first casualties of the spending cuts" he said.
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