Only 15% say 2012 will lift Britain's reputation

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Only 15 per cent of Britons think the Olympics will be good for the country's international reputation, a survey of 2,006 people found.

The long-term benefits of staging the Games were an issue for 39 per cent, while 10 per cent were convinced Britain could become a world-leading sporting nation by hosting the Games.

The survey, by online polling agency Opinium Research, found that the Beijing Olympics was inspiring six per cent of people to take up sport or revisit a sport they once played.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said: "The UK is well on track to deliver a truly spectacular Games in 2012 which will leave a lasting sporting, social and economic legacy for the whole UK. Our own research, conducted ahead of the launch of our legacy action plan in June, showed that 76 per cent of people questioned were pleased that the Games were coming to the UK whilst seven out of 10 people thought the Games would have a positive impact."