The Olympic
Park
The 500-acre Olympic Park will be
home to the major sports facilities for the London 2012 Olympic and
Paralympic Games and will be located largely in Newham.
The park itself will be set within a 1,500 acre landscaped
area stretching from Hackney Marshes in the north to the River
Thames, built around a network of rejuvenated rivers and
canals.
The nine venues will all be within easy walking distance from each
other and the Olympic Park itself will be a seven minute journey
from Central London.
1. Olympic Stadium
The main stadium will host the Track and Field competitions and is
a permanent structure, with 80,000 seats during the competition,
reduced to 25,000 afterwards. After the 2012 Games, it is planned
for use as a multi-purpose venue with athletics at its core.
The main stadium is the centrepiece of any Olympic Games, it will
host the opening and closing ceremony as well as the Athletics
competition.
A permanent structure, with 80,000 seats during the competition,
reduced to 25,000 in Legacy mode. After the 2012 Games, current
proposals see the stadium as focussed on athletic with
multi-purpose capability.
2. Aquatics Centre
The centre will contain two 50 metre pools, a 25m diving pool and
fitness centre with capacity for 20,000 spectators during the 2012
Games and 3,500 afterwards.
The Aquatics Centre will host a range of events including Swimming,
Synchronised Swimming, Diving, Water Polo finals and the aquatics
discipline of the Modern Pentathlon in the Olympic Games. For the
Paralympic Games it will be the venue for the Swimming
competition.
The centre will contain two 50m pools and a 25m diving pool with
capacity for 17,500 spectators during the 2012 Games and 2,500
afterwards with the capacity to be increased for major
competitions.
3. VeloPark
The 6,000-seat Velodrome will be reduced to 3,000 seats after the
2012 Games. A road track, and competition and recreational BMX
tracks suitable for use by cyclists of all abilities are planned
for the long term.
The Velodrome, which hosts the track cycling, will have 6,000
permanent seats, creating a world class facility after the games.
There is another 6,000 temporary seats at the outdoor the BMX
circuit. After the Games there will be road tracks as well as
recreational and competition BMX tracks suitable for use by
cyclists of all abilities.
4. Olympic Village
Within easy walking distance of the sporting facilities in the
Olympic Park, the 2,800 unit village will provide accommodation for
up to 17,500 athletes and officials during the Olympics and
Paralympics. After the London Games, the village will become
housing, including affordable homes.
5. Indoor Arenas
The arenas will host the Fencing, Basketball and Handball
competitions, as well as the Shooting and Fencing disciplines for
the Modern Pentathlon. One of the arenas is likely to remain as a
training and competition venue and a regional centre for indoor
sports.
6. Indoor Arenas
The arenas will host the Fencing, Basketball and Handball
competitions, as well as the Shooting and Fencing disciplines for
the Modern Pentathlon. One of the arenas is likely to remain as a
training and competition venue and a regional centre for indoor
sports.
7. Hockey Centre
The centre will provide training and competition facilities for
hockey at all levels. It will have seating for 15,000, currently
planned to be reduced to 5,000 after the 2012 Games and relocated
to the Eton Manor site.
Venues Outside the Olympic Park
The 2012 Games will also utilise existing venues,
some of which are in Newham including:
The ExCeL centre
One of Europe's largest
exhibition centres, ExCeL in the Royal Docks will host Boxing,
Fencing, Judo, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Weightlifting, Wrestling,
Boccia, Paralympic Table Tennis, Paralympic Powerlifting and
Wheelchair Basketball.
For full details of the London 2012 venues please log onto
www.london2012.com