LONDON 2012 PROGRESS SO FAR...
OLYMPIC STADIUM The 2,012th seat within the stadium has been fitted (by Jacques Rogge, In- ternational Olympic Committee president), additional seats have been fitted at a rate of 700 a day, and the stadium roof structure is now complete
BASKETBALL The external cladding of the 12,000-seat Arena has been finished
HANDBALL The roof is now complete and main structure in place for the 7,000-seat arena
Olympic gold-medal cyclist Chris Hoy tests the 6,000-seat Velodrome
VELODROME The final timber panels have been lifted into place on the Velodrome’s roof, making the building watertight as work continues inside
AQUATICS CENTRE With the wave-shaped steel roof structure in place, the roof covering work is well underway. The concrete dive pool and two 50m competition and training pools have also been dug out, lined and tested
OLYMPIC VILLAGE Five of the 11 residential plots are structurally complete
INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST CENTRE The wall and roof cladding on the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) has been fin- ished and the Main Press Centre (MPC) is structurally complete
ETON DORNEY Enhancement work on the rowing and canoe sprint venue was completed in May 2010
WEMBLEY ARENA Venue confirmed for badminton and rhythmic gymnastics
GREENWICH PARK Planning permission has been obtained for temporary structures and facilities for equestrian, modern pentathlon and Paralympic equestrian.
THE ROYAL ARTILLERY BARRACKS Planning permission has been obtained for temporary structures and facilities for shooting, Paralympic shooting and Paralympic archery
NORTH GREENWICH ARENA Planning permission has been obtained for temporary structures in existing venues for artistic gymnastics, trampoline gymnastics, basketball and wheelchair basketball
HADLEIGH FARM Excellent progress is being made on the London 2012 Olympic Mountain Bike venue, with some of the course’s key features now complete
EXCEL Planning permission has been obtained for temporary structures in this existing venue for 11 Olympic and Paralympic sports
CITY OF COVENTRY STADIUM New venue for Olympic football has been announced
EARLS COURT Planning permission has been obtained for temporary structures for volleyball
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An artist’s impression of the 80,000- seat Olympic Stadium in 2012
HOCKEY CENTRE SPORTS: Hockey, Paralympic five-a-side football, Paralympic seven-a-side football Featuring two separate pitches – one with spectator seating – the Hockey Centre’s main competition pitch will have a capacity of 16,000 while the sec- ond pitch will be a warm-up and contingency pitch with 300 seats. After the Games, the Hockey Centre
will move to the north of the Olympic Park, joining a group of facilities in the area known as Eton Manor. It will have 3,000 permanent seats with the ability to increase to up to 15,000 for major events.
HANDBALL ARENA SPORTS: handball, goalball, modern pentathlon Featuring more than 3,000sq m of exter- nal copper cladding – mostly recycled – to give it a distinctive appearance that will develop a rich natural colour as it ages, the 7,000-capacity permanent venue will host the preliminary rounds and quarter-finals of the handball competition during the Olympic Games (the semi-finals and final will be held in the larger Basketball Arena). It will also be the venue for the fencing dis- cipline of the modern pentathlon. In the Paralympic Games it will be the
venue for goalball. Behind the scenes a 13,700sq m back-of-house area will in- clude facilities for catering, security and the media. There will also be two tempo- rary warm-up courts – over 1,6000sq m and 10m high After the Games, the arena will be
adapted to become a multi-use sports centre for community use, athlete train- ing and small- to medium-sized events. It will cater for a wide range of indoor sports including basketball, handball, badminton, boxing, martial arts, netball, table tennis, wheelchair rugby and vol- leyball. It will also include a health and fitness club with changing facilities and a café for use by the local community. Retractable seating will offer a flexible capacity of up to 6,000 seats, allowing the venue to be used for activities ranging from community sports to inter- national competition. ●
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