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.
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.
3. Paralympic Tennis and Archery
Complex
Specially built for the Paralympic Tennis and
Archery competitions, the hard court tennis centre will be a
permanent structure. After the London Games, it will be used to
develop grassroots participation in tennis. The Hockey Centre will
be relocated alongside it.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Olympic Village
Within easy walking distance of the sporting facilities in the
Olympic Park, the village will provide accommodation for up to
17,500 athletes and officials. After the London Games, the village
will become housing, including affordable homes.
7. 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 ExCeL centre
The Docklands exhibition
centre will host Boxing, Judo, Table Tennis, Taekwondo,
Weightlifting, Wrestling, Boccia, Paralympic Table Tennis,
Paralympic Powerlifting and Wheelchair
Basketball. |