London-2012
London Olympic Venues
Most of London's proposed Olympic venues already exist, reducing the cost and
complexity of staging the London Games, which are expected to return a £100
million surplus to the IOC and British sport.
Among the existing world-class venues to be used are The World Heritage Site of
Greenwich, Regent's Park, Wimbledon, Lord's Cricket Ground, etc.
"As well as using world famous venues and landmarks, the London 2012 Olympic
Games would create a compact environment based around a new Olympic Park in east
London, just 7 minutes by rail from the centre of London, using the new Channel
Tunnel Rail Link-said London 2012 Chairman Sebastian Coe.
"We already have planning permission to build our Olympic Park which will
include a new stadium and Olympic Village that would put an unprecedented 80
percent of Olympic athletes and 95 per cent of Paralympic athletes less than 20
minutes of their competition and training venues".
The Park, just six miles from Trafalgar Square, will house key venues for the
Games including the main stadium and aquatics centre.
The Park is also one of the
biggest chances to transform London that has arisen in the capital for decades.
It will kick-start the regeneration of the Lower Lea Valley in east London,
which is a national regeneration priority and one of the biggest regeneration
opportunities in Europe. The Park will be transformed for local use after the
Games. Key sporting venues will be retained and 9,000 new homes built, along
with office, commercial and retail space, and community facilities.
London Olympic Bid
London Olympic Transport
London 2012 website
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