Sunday, 27 September 2009

London Olympics Venues

VenueSport(s)Comment

Olympic Stadium

athletics80,000-seat venue also to be used for opening and closing ceremonies

Olympic Park Arenas

volleyball, handball, basketball, fencing, modern pentathlonfour new arenas holding between 8,000 and 12,000 spectators

Aquatics Centre

swimming, diving, synchronised swimming, water polo and modern pentathlon50m and 25m pools

Velodrome

cyclingseating for 6,000 spectators.

BMX circuit

BMXpurpose-built for the newest Olympic event

Hockey centre

hockeya competition pitch and a warm-up pitch in a 15,000-seat outdoor arena

Wembley

footballsee also regional centres below

Wimbledon

tennis

Lord's Cricket Ground

archery

Horse Guards Parade

beach volleyball

Regents Park

softball, baseball, cycling

Hyde Park

triathlon

Eton Dorney

rowing, flatwater canoe/kayak

The Dome

gymnastics, basketball

ExCel Arena

weightlifting, taekwondo, table tennis, boxing, wrestling, judo

Greenwich Arena

gymnastics and badmintonnext to the Dome, temporary indoor venue with 6,000 capacity

Greenwich Park

equestrian, modern pentathlon

Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich

shooting

Broxbourne

canoe/kayak (slalom)

Weald Country Park

mountain biking

Weymouth, Dorset

sailing

Hampden Park, Old Trafford, Villa Park, St James' Park

football

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