London 2012 Summer Olympics - results & video highlights Official Reports arrow The London 2012 Games were centred around the Olympic Park in east London, which is the site of a number of new sports venues. Up to 180,000 spectators a day entered the Park to enjoy the Games, making it the principal focus of Olympic activity. The main venues – the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Velodrome and BMX Circuit, as well as the hockey, handball and basketball arenas – were easily accessible through a network of footbridges and walkways within the Park. The Olympic Village was within walking distance of all the venues in the Park, enhancing the experience for athletes and officials. The use of other prestigious venues – such as Wembley Stadium for football, the All-England Club in Wimbledon for tennis, Lord’s Cricket Ground for archery and Horse Guards Parade for beach volleyball – was also a feature of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The London 2012 Games included a four-year Cultural Olympiad.

It reached a climax with the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on 27 July 2012, starting a 60-day festival of sport and culture across the UK, as the Olympic and Paralympic spirit crosses the world once again.

London 2012 by numbers The Olympic Games are one of the biggest and most complex events in the world, as highlighted by some of these mind-boggling facts and figures: 26 sports, featuring 39 disciplines, were contested during the Games across 34 venues The Olympic Park, which held nine venues, was 2.5sq km in size – equivalent to 357 football pitches 8.8 million tickets were available for the London 2012 Olympic Games About 10,500 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees took part in the Games, with 302 medal events being held Over 21,000 accredited media communicated the Games to a potential worldwide audience of 4 billion people There were also 2,961 technical officials and 5,770 team officials A total workforce of around 200,000 people, including more than 6,000 staffs, 70,000 volunteers and 100,000 contractors, were involved in the Games LOCOG had sourced over one million pieces of sport equipment for the Games, including 510 adjustable hurdles for athletics,

 600 basket balls, 2,700 foot balls and 356 pairs of boxing gloves During the Games, 20 million spectator journeys were made in London, including three million on the busiest day of the Games Approximately 14 million meals were served at the Games, including 45,000 per day in the Olympic Village On the obverse, the traditional goddess of victory flies into the Panathinaikos stadium bringing victory to the best athlete.

For these Games, the figure of victory is accompanied by the specific inscription: “ XXX Olympiad London 2012 ”. The reverse features an abstract design with the 2012 Games emblem at its centre as a metaphor for the modern city. The design also includes a ribbon representing London’s Thames river and an interlocking grid pattern that radiates from the centre and pulls the design together, giving it a sense of outreach while also representing the achievements and efforts of Olympic athletes. A square, which encases the balance of the design, opposes the circular shape of the medals and emphasizes its focus on the centre, reinforcing the sense of ‘place, as in a map inset. More info Wenlock Wenlock takes his name from the town of Much Wenlock in Shropshire, which still hosts the traditional Much Wenlock Games. These were one of Pierre de Coubertin's sources of inspiration for the modern Olympic Games.

Number of torchbearers: around 500 in Greece and 8 000 in Great Britain Total distance: 15 775 km including 2 900 km in Greece and 12 875 in Great Britain Countries crossed: Greece, Great Britain More info The official report published by the LOCOG consists of a single set of two commemorative books published by Wiley (The official commemorative book; The Games, Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic Journey to London 2012) and a DVD, “London 2012 Olympic Games: official report”. This bilingual DVD, in English and French, contains all the official texts and results, plus the “Official Film of the IOC report”. London 2012 Olympics: venue guide - Telegraph Advertisement London 2012 Olympics: venue guide Read Telegraph Sport's guide to all the event venues for the London 2012 Olympics across the UK. Location: South-east Corner of the Olympic Park Hosting: Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo, Paralympic Swimming, Modern Pentathlon.

Capacity: 17,500 for Diving and Swimming events and 5,000 for Water Polo. About: New venue for the Games, with a stunning wave-like roof 160m long and 80m wide. Fact: The roof of the centre will have a longer single span than Heathrow Terminal 5 Post Games: It will be transformed into a facility for locals as well as elite swimmers. Two of the wings will be removed leaving a maximum capacity of 3,500. Location: North of the Olympic Park Hosting: Basketball, Handball, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby. Capacity: 12,000 during the Olympic games; 10,000 during the Paralympic Games. About: New venue for the Games, however it is only temporary and will be one of the largest ever temporary venues built for any Olympics. Fact: To accommodate the size of the athletes, all doors in the venue are required to be at least 2.4 metres high. Post Games: It will be dismantled after the London 2012 Games.

Location: West London, near the Natural History and Science Museums Hosting: Indoor Volleyball Capacity: 15,000 About: Existing venue which during the year hosts hundreds of events as well as music concerts. Fact: Britain’s first supermarket opened in Earls Court in 1951. Post Games: After the Games, Earls Court will go back to being an exhibition centre and music arena. Location: Near Windsor Castle, 25 miles west of London Hosting: Rowing, Canoe Sprint, Paralympic Rowing. Capacity: Up to 30,000 About: Existing venue which hosts all types of races, including internationals, and is in the process of being enhanced. The lake came about as an idea by Eton College teachers in the 60s, who wanted a still-water course rather than the choppy waters of the Thames. Fact: To minimise disruption to the local community extracted construction material was removed on a special conveyor belt to a point two miles away for collection by lorry there. Post Games: The venue will continue to be a world class training and competition facility. 5) Venue: ExCeL Location: Near London City Airport in East London.

Hosting: Boxing, Fencing, Judo, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Boccia, Paralympic Table Tennis, Paralympic Judo, Paralympic Powerlifting, Sitting Volleyball, Wheelchair Fencing. Capacity: ExCeL will be divided into 4 sports halls with capacities ranging from 6,000 to 10,000. About: It is an existing venue which is an exhibitions and conference centre and rivals Earls Court for being the best exhibition centre in London. No work will need to be done to the centre. Fact: Since 2000, ExCeL has welcomed over 5 million visitors from over 200 different countries. Post Games: The venue will revert to being one of Europe’s largest exhibition spaces. Location: In south-east London on the south bank of the river Thames. Hosting: Equestrian- Jumping, Dressage, Eventing and Paralympic Equestrian. Also Modern Pentathlon. Capacity: 23,000. About: Existing venue, which is an enclosed royal park, with the Old Royal Naval College and the National Maritime Museum also within its grounds.

Fact: Henry VIII introduced deer to Greenwich Park in the 16th Century for him to be able to hunt them. He did not catch them all however, and some still remain in the park today. Post Games: The temporary structures will be taken down and the park will return to the way it was. Location: East of London in Essex Hosting: Mountain Bike Capacity: 3,000, not including standing around the course About: It is a new, 550 acre venue, which is the alternative site to the original Weald County Park which was deemed not challenging enough. Fact: Hadleigh Farm is owned by the Salvation Army Post Games: The temporary structures will be taken down. Location: In the west of the Olympic Park Hosting: Handball, Goalball, Modern Pentathlon. Capacity: 7,000 About: New, permanent venue which will host the handball games up to the quarter-final, but the semis and the finals will be played in the larger Basketball Arena. Fact: Rainwater collected from the venue’s roof will be used to flush lavatories and reduce water usage by 40%.

Post Games: It will be adapted to become a multi-use sports centre for the community to use, as well a training centre for athletes and a venue for small to medium sized competitions. Hosting: Hockey, Paralympic 5-a-side Football, Paralympic 7-a-side Football. Capacity: 15,000 About: New venue, composed of two pitches, the main pitch with a capacity of 15,000 and the second pitch with a capacity of 5,000. Fact: The first Olympic Hockey final was played in 1908 in London, where England defeated Ireland 8-1. Post Games: The hockey pitches will relocate to the north of the Olympic Park, joining a collection of facilities in a place known as Eton Manor. Location: In Whitehall, in the heart of London next to Downing Street and Buckingham Palace Hosting: Beach Volleyball Capacity: 15,000 About: The venue will be new, however the Parade has a long history, hosting the Queen’s official birthday celebration each year with the Trooping of the Colour.

Fact: At the 1996 Olympics, The USA men's side were so good that they had two teams playing each other in the final. Post Games: The temporary facility will be taken down. Location: In the West End of London Hosting: Triathlon, 10k Open Water Swim. Capacity: 3,000 About: Hyde Park is the largest of London’s Royal Parks and has been open to the public since 1637. The seating will be a new but temporary addition to the park. Fact: Queen played a concert here in 1976 with an estimated audience of between 150-200,000 people turning up. Post Games: The course and the grandstand will be removed. Location: 30km north of the Olympic Park Hosting: Canoe Slalom Capacity: Up to 12,000 About: The centre will be a new, permanent venue which is made up of two courses, one for training, one for competition. Fact: 15 cubic metres of water per second will flow into the 300m competition course – enough to fill a 50m swimming pool every minute.

Post Games: The venue will remain a Canoe centre open to the public as well as elite athletes, but the temporary seats will all be removed. Location: North-west London near Regent’s Park Hosting: Archery Capacity: 6,500 About: Lord’s is an existing venue and in sporting terms, is the ‘home of cricket’ and has been since 1814, hosting international matches on a regular basis. Fact: The ground slopes 8ft 8in from one square boundary to the other. Post Games: The ground will go back to being home for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Middlesex County Cricket Club. Archery equipment from the Games will be given to schools across the country. Location: Right at the point of the Greenwich peninsular in East London near Canary Wharf Hosting: Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline, Basketball, Wheelchair Basketball Capacity: 20,000 About: The Arena (also known as the O2 Arena), is an existing venue which currently hosts hundreds of concerts a year as well as sporting events such as tennis. It is widely regarded as one of the best venues in the world, attracting the biggest names in entertainment.

Fact: If the Eiffel Tower was laid on its side, it would still fit inside the arena. Post Games: It will remain an entertainments venue, attracting people from all over the world. Location: In the south of the Olympic Park Hosting: Athletics, Paralympic Athletics Capacity: 80,000 About: The Stadium is being built from scratch and aims to be constructed by next year. 55,000 of the 80,000 capacity is removable, which apparently has never been attempted before. Fact: 10,000 tonnes of steel are being used to build the venue, compared to the 42,000 used by Beijing for their ‘Bird’s Nest’. Post Games: Negotiations are still ongoing as to what exactly will happen to the Stadium, with various sporting clubs in London all expressing interest in using or leasing it. Location: In the Olympic Park Hosting: All athletes and officials. Capacity: 17,000 About: As well as residential apartments, the village will comprise of shops, restaurants, medical, media and leisure facilities. There will also be a ‘Plaza’, where athletes can meet up with friends and families.

Fact: The plan of the village has been based around London’s tradition of building homes around communal squares and courtyards. Post Games: The village will become housing for new residents in east London, transforming into 2800 homes. Location: On the edge of Woolwich Common in south-east London. Hosting: Shooting, Paralympic Shooting, Paralympic Archery Capacity: 7,500 About: The artillery barracks were constructed in the 18th century and it only seems fitting that the shooting events take place here. Four temporary indoor ranges will be built for Pistol and Rifle shooting, with outdoor ranges for Trap and Skeet events. Fact: Hungarian shooter Karoly Takac, taught himself to shoot left-handed after a grenade blew off his right arm in 1938. 10 years later, he won two gold medals at the London 1948 Games. Post Games: There is still uncertainty as to where elements of the venue and sports equipment could be reused after the Games. Location: In the North of the Olympic Park Hosting: Track Cycling, BMX, Paralympic Track Cycling.

Capacity: 6000 in the Velodrome (permanent), 6000 at the BMX track (temporary) About: Totally new venue with the velodrome having two tiers, with a glass window in between the tiers for a 360-degree view of the Olympic Park. Fact: Sir Chris Hoy was involved in the design process of the Velodrome. Post Games: The BMX seating will be removed and the track reconfigured. A new mountain bike course and road cycle circuit will be added to create one venue which will encompass all disciplines of the sport. Location: Northwest London, 6 miles from the city centre Hosting: Badminton, Rhythmic Gymnastics Capacity: 6,000 About: Wembley Arena is one of the most famous concert venues in the world and has been host to many of the biggest names in the music industry. It has also hosted sporting events such as boxing, ice hockey and darts, so very little preparation needs to be done for it to be ready. Fact: Wembley Stadium was the primary venue the last time the Games were held in London, in 1948.

Was built for the equivalent of the Commonwealth Games (The Empire Games) in 1934 by Sir Arthur Elvin, and originally was intended to be a swimming pool. Post Games: It will return to being a world-class concert venue. Location: In Dorset on England’s South Coast Hosting: Sailing, Paralympic Sailing Capacity: No seating at venue About: Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour provide some of the best natural sailing waters anywhere in the UK, along with facilities to match on land. It has already hosted the World Youth Championships which was attended by over 60 nations. Fact: Great Britain has been the most successful sailing nation at the last three Olympics. Post Games: The venue will be used predominantly by the National Sailing Academy after the Games, who will no doubt benefit from the improved facilities. Local community use will also be allowed. Hosting: Wheelchair tennis Capacity: 10,500 About: the formerly disused sports club will house nine competition courts and four warm-up courts, as well as temporary training pools – three 50m pools for swimmers, and smaller pools for synchronised swimmers and Water Polo players.

Fact: Eton Manor acted as a temporary base for the Construction College East London, a training centre for people hoping to work in construction. When the college moved to its permanent base in 2009, many students stayed on to work on the Olympic project. Post Games: the site will serve as a sports centre for the local and regional communities and will include a tennis centre with four indoor and six outdoor courts, a hockey centre with two competition pitches and five-a-side football pitches. The site will be able to accommodate elite hockey events with up to 15,000 spectators. Location: In Kent, one hour away from the Olympic Park Hosting: Paralympic road cycling Capacity: TBC About: The internationally-renowned motor racing circuit plays host to many British and international racing events throughout the year. The Paralympic course, which passes through Sevenoaks, will start and finish at Brands Hatch. Fact: The venue was originally a mushroom field, before its potential as a racing track was spotted by a group of cyclists in 1926. The track was used for 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986.

Post Games: The track will revert to its role as one of Europe's leading motor racing venues. Location: Northwest London, 6 miles from the city centre Hosting: Football Capacity: 90,000 About: The biggest all-seater stadium in the UK was opened in 2007 and stages national and international football matches plus major music events. Its arch has become a significant London landmark and it will host the Olympic football finals. Fact: At 315 metres, its arch is the longest single span roof structure in the world Post Games: Will continue to be the national stadium for sport and entertainment events Hosting: Football Capacity: 52,603 About: The northernmost Olympic venue possesses a rich history dating back to 1903 and will be used for eight matches. Usually home to amateur club Queen's Park and the Scottish national team, it will also be the athletics venue for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Fact: When it opened in 1903, it was the biggest stadium in the world and once reached a peak capacity of around 150,000 Post Games: It will continue as home to football, entertainment events and the 2014 Commonwealth Games Location: Newcastle, in the north-east of England Hosting: Football Capacity: 52,387 About: The third-largest club football stadium in England will host Spain and Brazil's men's teams in the group stages. No stranger to international football, it has hosted three Euro 1996 matches and several England matches. Fact: Was used as a main location for the 2005 film Goal! Post Games: Newcastle United FC will continue to play their home games at the ground and it will be used as a venue for the 2015 Rugby World Cup Location: Two miles south-west of Manchester city centre, in the north-west of England Hosting: Football Capacity: 76,000 About: The iconic arena will host Team GB's first match and is the third-largest London 2012 venue.

The scene of Manchester United's 19 league titles, it has also been used for rugby league finals and will host some of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Fact: It was nicknamed the 'Theatre of Dreams' by Sir Bobby Charlton Post Games: It will continue as Manchester United's home ground Location: Coventry, in the West Midlands Hosting: Football Capacity: 32,609 About: More commonly known as 'The Ricoh Arena', Coventry City FC's stadium will stage a women's bronze medal match and group-stage games. The venue has played host to Rod Stewart, Bon Jovi and Coldplay. Fact: It is home to the largest casino in the UK Post Games: It will continue as a multi-purpose venue for sport (mainly Coventry City FC), entertainment and business events Venues | Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 Show all During the London 2012 Games, Olympic and Paralympic events will take place at venues in the Olympic Park, across London, and around the UK. Some of the venues are new and will be permanent, others temporary and others already in use.

In the section below you can find information on the sustainability features of the main London 2012 venues. We have not listed all the 2012 venues below, just those with particularly sustainability features. The full list can be found on the London 2012 website. Olympic Park Venues 80,000 seats at Games-time , originally designed to be reduced in size to a 25,000 seat permanent stadium in legacy by removing the upper tiers Now proposed to be reconfigured to 60,000 seats in legacy Uses less than half the steel of comparable stadia, reducing its environmental impact and making it the lightest Olympic Stadium constructed to date The ring beam that supports the fabric roof is made of reclaimed gas pipes The stadium includes over 30 percent recycled content It is expected to need 60 percent less potable water than comparable stadia.

Use of a new cold foam process to lay its access roads, increasing the recycled content and reducing the energy needed to lay them Designed to achieve a BREEAM excellent rating in legacy, subject to the new transformation plans Aquatics Centre 17,500 seats at Games-time, this will be reduced to 2,500 seats in legacy by removing two temporary wings A temporary 5,000-seat venue for Water Polo, with competition and warm-up pools, will be constructed and removed after the Games Being built to the BREEAM excellent standard (in the Centre’s legacy state) Use a new phthalate-free PVC membrane to enclose the temporary wings.

Part of this will feature a green (sedum) roof To use ammonia-based chillers rather than HFC to reduce climate change impact Awarded an innovation credit under the BREEAM scheme for extensive use of recycled materials in the concrete The design of the Centre features a spectacular wave-like roof that is 160m long and up to 80m wide, which means that it uses considerably more steel than buildings of a similar size The centre has a higher amount of embodied carbon than a comparable sized venue, due largely to the amount of steel required Temporary training pools for participants in Aquatics events during the Olympic Games Wheelchair Tennis and a training facility for Aquatics competitors during the Paralympic Games After the Games it is intended that Eton Manor will be transformed into a mix of sporting facilities, including a tennis centre with four indoor and six outdoor courts, a hockey centre with two competition pitches and five-a-side football pitches On track to achieve a BREEAM excellent rating Projected to reduce energy use by over 20% compared to 2006 building regulations Features a timber frame, using sustainably sourced timber Copper Box 7,000 seats at Games-time for events such as Handball.

In legacy there will be retractable seating, with a flexible capacity of up to 6,000 seats In legacy the venue will become a multi-purpose sports facility used for a wide range of activities from international competition to community sports More than 3,000 sq m of external copper cladding – containing 60% recycled copper On track to achieve a BREEAM excellent rating Uses lightpipes to maximize the use of natural light Over 20% less energy in use when compared to 2006 building regulations Water saving fittings and devices to help reduce potable water consumption by around 60% VeloPark 6,000 permanent seats in the Velodrome, 6,000 temporary seats at the BMX circuit The Velodrome has a cable net roof, reducing the steel used and creating a roof that is half the weight of a traditional roof Lower embodied energy than a traditional Velodrome due to extensive use of timber throughout and a light weight roof Strategically positioned rooflights reduce the need for artificial lighting and allow natural ventilation Over 30% less energy in use when compared to 2006 building regulations Water saving fittings and collection of rainwater for reuse will help reduce potable water consumption

 by 75% On track to achieve a BREEAM excellent rating subject to decisions taken in legacy Timber for the track is sustainably sourced Siberian pine as well as the timber cladding which derives from a range of sustainable sources A mountain bike track and road bike circuit are to be created in legacy This is a temporary venue and one of the largest-ever temporary venues built for any Games 12,000 seats during the Olympic Games; 10,000 seats during the Paralympic Games After the Games it will be taken down and parts of it are expected to be reused or relocated elsewhere in theUKor internationally The contractors are required to take back and reuse elements of the venue Projecting 30% recycled content through measures such as seats having a high level of recycled content Back of house area will be shared with the VeloPark venues to make most efficient use of space and resources Hockey Centre Main competition pitch with 15,000 capacity and second pitch with 5,000 capacity After the Games the Hockey Centre will move to Eton Manor and will have 3,000 permanent seats with the ability to increase to over 15,000 for major events Temporary arena that will be

 taken down after the Games with elements expected to be reused or relocated elsewhere in the UK 84% of the steelwork for the frame is from existing stock and has been previously used elsewhere Some back-of-house facilities, such as space for broadcasters, catering and security will be shared with the Aquatic Centre so they run as efficiently as possible 15,000 seat arena will be installed for volleyball Returning to use as exhibition space post Games Certified to BS8901 (Specification for a Sustainable Event Management System) LOCOG will be constructing arenas for a number of sports Returning to use as exhibition space post Games Working towards BS8901 (Specification for a Sustainable Event Management System) An Archery range will be created on the outfield of the main ground and the Nursery ground Capacity for the event will be 6,500 After the Games it will return to its traditional role as the home of cricket Archery equipment from the training, warm up and competition venues is due to be given to clubs and schools across the country Will seat up to 20,000 spectators for the Basketball finals and Wheelchair Basketball and 16,500 for Artistic Gymnastics and Trampoline Gymnastics Installation of temporary items such

 as tents, cabins, signage, services and equipment in and around the venue Returns to being a multi-faceted music, sports and entertainment venue post Games Greenwich Park will host equestrian and modern pentathlon events 23,000 seat arena Cross country course throughout Park Measures being taken to manage and mitigate the ecological impact on the Park Park to be fully restored post Games Innovative bespoke platform to support arena field of play Horse Guards Parade lies at the heart of Whitehall, the political centre of the UK.

It is close to Downing Street and across St James’ Park from Buckingham Palace 15,000 seat temporary arena will be constructed for beach volleyball To be removed post Games 3,000 temporary seats will be constructed Triathlon and open water swimming Grandstand and course removed post-Games GLA Live Site and expected to host various music, theatre, film and cultural events that will take place throughout the summer of 2012 Four temporary indoor ranges for Pistol and Rifle Shooting Outdoor shotgun ranges for Trap and Skeet events Temporary spectator grandstands will be provided at each Shooting range Hosting Paralympic Shooting and Archery To be removed post Games Much of the steelwork for the frame is to be from existing stock Options for the reuse of venue and equipment post-Games are being reviewed Wider UK venues Lee Valley White Water Centre (formerly known as the Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre) Two new canoe slalom courses have been built A 300m competition course and a 160m intermediate/training course A new 10,000sq m lake has being constructed System of pumps to provide the 300m course with 15 cubic metres of water per second The white water will be

 created by these pumps and obstacles placed in the course The pumps require a considerable amount of energy Up to 12,000 temporary seats The two courses and the facilities building remain in legacy Significant use of recycled materials, particularly recycled aggregate Building only achieving a BREEAM “Very Good” rating instead of “Excellent” In 2011 the Centre opened to the public as a venue for canoeing and kayaking for the local community and visitors, being suitable for beginners to elite athletes and as a leisure attraction for white water rafting Eton Dorney Facilities are being enhanced for athlete warm-up and Canoe Sprint events during the Games Installation of a new 50m-span bridge over a widened entrance to the return lake for vehicles and pedestrians A cut-through between the competition lake and the return lake, and a new bridge over this cut-through area have been constructed The existing gravel/stone access road to the competition venue is being upgraded Potential for permanent upgrades to the path alongside the River Thames Weymouth and Portland The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) forms the venue for the sailing competition at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games The venue is a combination of the Weymouth and Portland National

 Sailing Academy and the adjoining commercial marina The ODA has built upon these facilities providing a new 220m slipway accessible at all states of tide and wind, an additional 70 marina berths, an extended dinghy park with capacity for 600 boats and new lifting and mooring facilities The first London 2012 venue to be completed Exceeds the standards of the Disability Discrimination Act, offering excellent disabled facilities with ramps, braille signs, separate toilets and showers and a lift The Academy has been described by Natural England as ‘an example of best practice’ in relation to the agreements in place to protect the sensitive environment and the unique flora and fauna of Portland Harbour The ODA construction received a CEEQUAL (Civil Engineering Environmental Quality Assessment and Award Scheme) Excellent award The Academy building has the largest photovoltaic array for the generation of solar electricity so far installed in South Dorset.

It recovers ‘grey water’ from the roof to use for boat washing instead of mains water WPNSA is committed to increasing its usage of renewable energy and state that it is on track to achieve the LOCOG target of 20 percent of the electricity requirements being met by new local renewable energy sources by 2012 Olympic village Residential apartments for around 17,000 athletes and officials at Games-time, along with shops, restaurants, medical, media and leisure facilities and large areas of open space The majority of the ‘back of house’ operations and services for athletes such as catering and transport, will be accommodated in temporary structures that can be cleared for development immediately after the Games The village is being built to Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4 44 percent more energy efficient than 2006 building regulations Over 10,000m2 Green roof Post-Games, the village will become 2,800 new homes, including 1,379 affordable homes Community facilities will include Chobham Academy – a new education campus with 1,800 places for students aged 3-19 Parklands Over 100 hectares of parklands and public realm will be created in

 the new Olympic Park In legacy this will include 45 hectares of new ecologically managed habitats with 24.91 hectares to be in place during the Games The southern part of the Park will focus on retaining the festival atmosphere from the Games, with riverside gardens, markets, events, cafes and bars.

The northern area will be designed to manage flood and rain water while providing quieter public space and ecological habitats Around 2,000 semi-mature British-grown trees are being planted around the park The park will be the UK’s largest ever river and wetland planting London Olympics 2012 Vocabulary | English Club 2012 London Olympics See Wordchecker below for vocabulary and example sentences. The 2012 Summer Olympic Games were held in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August. Around 10,500 athletes representing 204 nations and territories competed at what was officially known as The Games of the XXX Olympiad. Bid London won the right to stage the 2012 Olympics after competing against strong bids from New York, Madrid, Paris and Moscow. London also hosted the games in 1908 and 1948, making this event the third time the games had been held in London since the modern Olympics began in 1896. The motto of the 2012 Olympic Games was "Inspire a Generation".

Visitors People from all over the world visited London for the Olympics, and they were among over 500,000 spectators who attended. Over 9,000,000 seating tickets were sold, with prices ranging from around $30 for standard seats at regular events to around $3,000 for the best seats at the Opening Ceremony. Opening Ceremony The Opening Ceremony took place at the Olympic Stadium in London on July 27. It began with a spectacular show created by Oscar-winning film director Danny Boyle that presented a series of episodes depicting British history and culture. This was followed by The Parade of Nations in which thousands of Olympic athletes marched into the stadium behind their national flags. Formal speeches followed during which the 2012 Olympic Games were formally opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. After a fireworks display, the Olympic Torch arrived on a motorboat driven by English footballer David Beckham. The Olympic Cauldron was then lit and the ceremony ended with another fireworks display and Paul McCartney and his band performing the Beatles song Hey Jude. The Opening Ceremony was watched on television by an estimated audience of around 900 million people.

Events and Medals For the next 16 days athletes competed with all their might for one of the 2,300 Olympic medals awarded in 302 events covering 26 sports. The previous Olympic Games in Beijing, China, had featured 28 sports, but the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to drop baseball and softball from the London Olympics. On the other hand, women's boxing was included for the first time, making the London Games the first Summer Olympics in which female athletes competed in every sport. By the end of the Games, 85 countries had won medals. The United States had won the most medals (104), followed by China (88), Great Britain (65) and Russia (81). Countries winning their first ever Olympic medal were Bahrain, Botswana, Cyprus, Gabon, Grenada (a gold medal), Guatemala, and Montenegro. Highlights The London Olympics saw several outstanding achievements. U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps won the most medals and became the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time.

He won 4 gold medals and 2 silver medals, bringing his total number of medals from the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics to 22, including 18 golds. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won gold in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 X 100 metres races, repeating his performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to become the first man to win six Olympic gold medals in sprinting. 17-year-old Missy Franklin from the U.S. won 4 gold medals and a silver in women's swimming events, and Somali-born British runner Mohamed "Mo" Farah won gold medals in both the Men's 5,000 and 10,000 metres. Kenyan runner David Rudisha was the only competitor to break an athletics world record at the Games when he won gold in the Men's 800 metres. Closing Ceremony After all the events had been held, and all the medals had been awarded, the Closing Ceremony took place on August 12.

At the end of this ceremony the flame in the Olympic Cauldron was extinguished, and the games were over. Venues and Village Olympic Park Many of the events in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games were held at Olympic Park in Stratford in the east of London. Olympic Park covered an area of 500 acres (200 hectares) and featured the newly-built Olympic Stadium, the London Aquatics Centre, the Basketball Arena, the London Velopark, and the Riverbank Arena. The 80,000-seat Olympic Stadium (seen here), built at a cost of over $1,000,000,000, was where the track-and-field events, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies, were held. The swimming and diving events were held in the 17,500-seat London Aquatics Centre. It was built at a cost of over $500,000,000 and housed two 50-metre swimming pools and a 25-metre diving pool.

The 12,000-seat Basketball Arena hosted the basketball and handball events, while field hockey was played in the 15,000-seat Riverbank Arena. The London Velopark featured a 6,000-seat velodrome for the indoor cycling events, a 6,000-seat outdoor BMX track, as well as a one-mile road course and a mountain bike track. Olympic Park was also the location of the Olympic Village where nearly 18,000 athletes and officials were housed in 3,300 apartments, each featuring a TV, internet access and a private courtyard. The Olympic Village also featured a huge dining room that could feed up to 5,500 hungry athletes at any one time. London Aquatics Centre (left), Olympic Stadium (background, right) and Water Polo Arena (foreground, right). The strange-looking tower in the centre was the "ArcelorMittal Orbit" observation platform. The Three Zones Olympic Park was located in the Olympic Zone, one of three zones in London in which events were held. The other two zones were the River Zone and the Central Zone.

The River Zone was located on both sides of the River Thames in the Thames Gateway area. The venues in this zone included ExCel (Exhibition Centre London) where boxing, fencing, judo, table tennis, taekwondo, weightlifting and wrestling were held, Greenwich Park where the equestrian events were held, North Greenwich Arena (also known as the O2 Arena) where the gymnastics events were held, and the Royal Artillery Barracks where the shooting events were held. The third zone, known as the Central Zone, covered much of central and west London, and included venues such as Wembley Stadium where the finals of the football competitions took place, Wembley Arena (badminton), Wimbledon (tennis), Earls Court Exhibition Centre (volleyball), and Lord's Cricket Ground (archery). Several events were held outside London, including canoeing and rowing on Dorney Lake in Buckinghamshire, sailing at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy on the south coast of England. motto (noun): a short statement that expresses an aim or a belief - Our school motto is “Carpe Diem”, or “Seize the Day” in English.

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The only venues outside London are Brands Hatch in Kent, Eton Dorney in Surrey and Weymouth & Portland in Dorset on the south coast of England. Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Stratford London, E20 2ST London Olympics Venues Olympic Park, Stratford, London, E20 2ST Copy and paste the embed code above. The centre-point of the Paralympic Games - and the beating heart of the whole of London 2012 - is the imperious 80,000-capacity Olympic Stadium, billed as the most sustainable major sports arena ever built, which will host all Paralympic Athletics events as well as the opening (29th August) and closing (9th September) ceremonies. Located in the south of the Olympic Park and made from a quarter of the steel used to build its equivalent for Beijing 2008, the ï¿½537m Olympic Stadium also features low-carbon concrete made from industrial waste, while the top ring was built using surplus gas pipes.

In short, although perhaps not as visually appealing as the "Bird's Nest" in Beijing, the whole vast structure is testament to London 2012's sustainability and environmental aspirations. During the Games, there will be 25,000 permanent seats in the lower tier, and a temporary lightweight steel and concrete upper tier will boast a further 55,000 seats. Spectators reach the "island" site from five bridges that cross the stadium's surrounding waterways, which at night time will reflect the 14 triangular stanchions of floodlights that shine down upon the interior. Paralympic Events: Athletics (31 Aug-9 Sept) Saturday 3rd June 2017 - 6pm | £40 Depeche Mode Olympic Stadium 2017-06-032017-06-03 Where: Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Stratford London, E20 2ST Category: London Olympics Venues Original vocalist Dave Gahan continues to front the Essex-formed collective as it presents its synth-pop and new wave originals, including Just Can't Get Enough.

Aquatics Centre Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park, Stratford London, E20 2ST London Olympics Venues Olympic Park, Stratford, London, E20 2ST Copy and paste the embed code above. Located in the south of the Olympic Park, the iconic wave-shaped Aquatics Centre, which hosts the Paralympic Swimming , will be the first thing most spectators see when they arrive at the Olympic Park via Stratford Station because it stands alongside the vast bridge to the north of the Park which acts as the main entrance. Designed by Iraq-born architect Zaha Hadid, the Centre's most striking feature is its state-of-the-art sweeping 160m long roof, which is made from steel and glass on the outside and 37,000 individual strips of treated hardwood within, and has a longer single span than the roof at Heathrow 's Terminal 5. Underneath this staggering edifice are a 50m competition pool, 25m competition diving pool and a 50m warm-up pool.

Complications with the elaborate roof design and the complex heating system meant that the initial ï¿½73m budget for the Aquatics Centre - the fifth and final permanent venue to be completed - skyrocketed to ï¿½268m. Labelled the unofficial "gateway" to the Games due to its position, the Centre has a 2,500-seat permanent faculty, but will be able to house 17,500 spectators during the Games. To do this, however, the eye-catching stingray-style structure has had to be flanked by two unsightly temporary stands that unfortunately diminish the Centre's architectural excellence. Paralympic Events: Swimming (30 Aug-8 Sept) Olympic Park Venue London Olympics Basketball Arena London Olympics Basketball Arena, Olympic Park, Stratford London, E20 2ST London Olympics Venues Olympic Park, Stratford, London, E20 2ST Copy and paste the embed code above. One of the largest-ever temporary venues built for any Olympics or Paralympics, the 12,000-capacity Basketball Arenaï¿½is the third-largest venue in the Olympic Park and will host events every day of both Games.

Located in the north of the Olympic Park, it took just three months to erect the 1,000-tonne steel frame in spring 2010, but construction on the site began in October 2009 before being completed within budget in June 2011 at a cost of ï¿½40m. The frame is covered with stretched white material which can be used for light projections in the evenings. Although it is a temporary structure, it is one of the most eye-catching venues of London 2012 and shares a 'backstage' area with the Velodrome and BMX Track . For the Paralympics, the Basketball Arena has been transformed to host the Wheelchair Basketball and Wheelchair Rugby events before being taken down, with parts expected to be reused or relocated elsewhere in the UK. Paralympic Events: Wheelchair Basketball (30 Aug-8 Sept), Wheelchair Rugby (5-9 Sept) Copper Box Arena Copper Box Arena, Olympic Park, Stratford London, E20 2ST London Olympics Venues Olympic Park, Stratford, London, E20 2ST Copy and paste the embed code above.

Despite its rather bland and boxy-looking exterior, the 7,000-capacity Handball Arena, located right in the centre of the Olympic Park, is one of the Games' greenest initiatives and will host the Paralympic Goalball event. The four outer walls of the square building are covered in largely recycled copper cladding which will change colour as it ages; 88 natural light pipes in the room will illuminate the interior, lessening the need for artificial light; rainwater pipes will also recycle water. Inside, multi-coloured retractable seating giving the place a vibrant feel, while in the centre of the building, a state-of-the-art sprung wood floor covers the competition area. After the games, the ï¿½44m Handball Arena will be transformed into a flexible, multi-use sports centre for community use catering for a range of sports including basketball, handball, badminton, boxing, martial arts, netball, table tennis, wheelchair rugby and volleyball. There will also be a health and fitness club with changing facilities and a cafe.

Paralympic Events: Goalball (30 Aug-7 Sept) Olympic Park Venue London Paralympics: Eton Manor London Paralympics: Eton Manor, Olympic Park, Stratford London, E20 2ST London Olympics Venues Olympic Park, Stratford, London, E20 2ST Copy and paste the embed code above. Disused since 2001, the early 20th-century Eton Manor Sports Club, located in the very north of the Olympic Park, has been reinvigorated and given a new lease of life thanks to the Games. Although the only event it will host during London 2012 is the Wheelchair Tennis during the Paralympics, the venue has been equipped with temporary training pools for participants in the Aquatics disciplines. The 5,000 show court will be at the centre of the Wheelchair Tennis events, and there will be a further 5,000 seats around eight other competition courts and four warm-up courts.

An on-site war memorial dedicated to Eton Manor Club members who fought and died in the First and Second World Warsï¿½ was removed during construction of the Olympic venue, but it will return once the work is complete - plus will stay as a centrepiece after the Games. Redevelopment following London 2012 will see the arrival of two hockey pitches (with seating for up to 15,000 spectators), five-a-side football pitches and a tennis centre with four indoor and six outdoor courts. The faculty will be owned, funded and run by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, who are also taking over the VeloPark which will be constructed alongside the existing BMX Track . Paralympic Events: Wheelchair Tennis (1-8 Sept) Riverbank Arena Olympic Park Venue Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, Olympic Park, Stratford London, E20 2ST London Olympics Venues Olympic Park, Stratford, London, E20 2ST Copy and paste the embed code above. Both Paralympic football events - 7-a-side and 5-a-side - take place at the Riverbank Arena in the north west of the Olympic Park.

The Arena and its two eye-catching blue and pink pitches were used during the Olympic Games as the hockey venue with a capacity of 16,000. After London 2012, the whole Hockey Centre will move to the north of the Olympic Park to Eton Manor. At the new sports hug, the main pitch will have 3,000 permanent seats with an ability to increase up to 15,000 for major events. Paralympic Events: 7-a-side Football (31 Aug-8 Oct), 5-a-side Football (1-9 Sept) London Olympics Velodrome London Olympics Velodrome, Olympic Park, Stratford London, E20 2ST London Olympics Venues Olympic Park, Stratford, London, E20 2ST Copy and paste the embed code above.

The most sustainable venue in the whole Olympic Park, the Velodrome boasts a 100% naturally ventilated system to create the perfect track-level temperature and eliminate the need for air conditioning; its track is made of sustainable Siberian pine wood; external cladding is made from lightweight materials to keep transport and manufacture emissions low; the venue uses as much natural light as possible, reducing the need for electric light; the roof even catches rainwater for recycling. But all these environmental benefits have not been created at any aesthetic expense: the slick 6,000-capacity Velodrome, shaped rather like a giant Pringle crisp, is a stunning architectural feat - and got the approval of Sir Chris Hoy (one of Team GB's Beijing 2008 heroes) right from the outset. A concrete lower tier will have 3,500 seats located around the track, while a further 2,500 seats will be suspended in two upper tiers within the two curves of the venue's roof. A ground-level glass wall between both levels will afford 360-degree views of East London across the Olympic Park - and allow people outside the venue to glimpse what's going on inside.

After the Games, the Velodrome - which was completed in February 2011 at a cost of ï¿½93m and hosts the Paralympic track cycling events - will be the centre-piece of the new VeloPark, which will include the neighbouring redeveloped BMX Track and be owned, funded and run by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority. Paralympic Events: Track Cycling (30 Aug-2 Sept) ExCeL Centre London Venue London Olympics: ExCeL Centre London Olympics: ExCeL Centre, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock London, E16 1XL London Olympics Venues One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London, E16 1XL Copy and paste the embed code above. The most used Paralympic venue outside the Olympic Park is the ExCeL Centre , located just to the south, which hosts six sports: Boccia , Table Tennis , Judo , Powerlifting , Sitting Volleyball and Wheelchair Fencing . Part of the River Zone, ExCeL opened its doors in 2000 and is one of Europe's largest and most versatile exhibition spaces.

Located between Canary Wharf and London City Airport , ExCeL has its own DLR stop (Custom House) which will whisk spectators to and from the Olympic Park stations at Stratford in a jiffy and act as a link to the centre of London via Bank tube station in zone one. A stunning architectural achievement, ExCeL has gigantic amounts of floor space accompanied by shops, bars and hotels. The total capacity will be anything from 5,000 to 10,000 depending on the schedule. A cable car - the Emirates AirLine - links ExCeL with the North Greenwich Arena (one of the two Wheelchair Basketball venues) across the Thames River.

Paralympic Events: Boccia (2-8 Sept), Table Tennis (30 Aug-8 Sept), Judo (30 Aug-1 Sept), Powerlifting (30 Aug-5 Sept), Sitting Volleyball (30 Aug-8 Sept), Wheelchair Fencing (4-8 Sept) North Greenwich Arena London Venue London Olympics: North Greenwich Arena London Olympics: North Greenwich Arena, Peninsula Square London, SE10 0BB London Olympics Venues Peninsula Square, London, SE10 0BB Copy and paste the embed code above. The North Greenwich Arena - also known as the Millennium Dome and, latterly, The O2 Arena - will co-host the Wheelchair Basketball competition at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. A round-robin phase will be split between the North Greenwich Arena and the Basketball Arena in the Olympic Park, before the entire knock-out phase (4-8 September) will take place at the larger North Greenwich Arena. The 20,000-capacity venue, located just south of the Olympic Park, on the banks of the River Thames, also hosted the Olympic Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline Gymnastics and the Basketball finals.

The North Greenwich Arena, which is now linked to the other side of the Thames by the Emirates AirLine cable car, is best known as a venue for some of the biggest names in the worlds of music and comedy. But it also has a strong sports pedigree, hosting the annual ATP World Tour Finals and, in 2009, the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. Paralympic Events: Wheelchair Basketball (30 Aug-8 Sept) Copy and paste the embed code above. Transforming the capital's oldest Royal Park into a temporary Olympic and Paralympic venue has not been the smoothest of rides - but Greenwich Park ï¿½proved to be one of the most popular London 2012 venues.

On paper it is a superb venue for the Paralympic Equestrian events: located on the south bank of the Thames, around five miles south of the Olympic Park, its hillside location offers some truly spectacular views across to Canary Wharf and central London.ï¿½ For the Games, spectators will pack a temporary raised arena (which has been built on stilts to counteract the sloping ground below without the need for digging) set behind the National Maritime Museum and the elegant colonnades of the Old Royal Naval College . With such a beautiful backdrop, you can see just why former royal hunting ground was chosen as an Olympic venue. As an advert for London, you can hardly do any better. Paralympic Events: Equestrian (30 Aug-4 Sept) Copy and paste the embed code above. The London port of Woolwich has a long military history, and so it is highly apt that the Royal Artillery Barracks should host the Olympic and Paralympic shooting events for London 2012. Located on the edge of Woolwich Common and close by to Greenwich Park, the historic Barracks were built in 1776 and boast the country's longest Georgian facade.

At the Paralympics, the nearby grounds of the Royal Artillery Barracks will host 12 Shooting events and six days of Archery . There will be two outdoor shooting ranges, one indoor range and an outdoor archery range - each overlooked by spectator stands. Paralympic Events: Shooting (30 Aug-6 Sept), Archery (30 Aug-4 Sept) Hyde Park and The Mall Copy and paste the embed code above. The Mall ï¿½in Central London will host the start and finish of the men's and women's Paralympic Marathon events on 9th September, the final day of the Paralympics. There are four marathon events in total: three for men - for visually impaired athletes (T12), athletes with upper limb amputations (T46) and the wheelchair competition (T54) - and one for women (wheelchair). The T12 and T46 events are run concurrently at 8am and both wheelchair events take place later in the morning at 11.30am.

The Paralympic marathon route starts with a 2.2-mile loop around The Mall, Westminster and St James's Park before three eight-mile loops of a central London circuit that takes the runners along Victoria Embankment, up and around the City as far as Tower Hill and then back via Manson House and the other side of the road along the Embankment. Tickets are not required for vast stretches of the Marathon route, so spectators will be able to watch for free - but The Mall is only accessible to ticket holders. The elegant runway of Buckingham Palace is no stranger to big events, hosting the finale of the annual London Marathon every April, not to mention a steady flow of Royal bonanzas such as last summer's wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. In London 2012, just over a month after the celebrations to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and birthday, The Mall was equipped with temporary seating, scoreboards, video boards, tents, cabins and generators for the Olympic cycling road race events as well as the Olympic marathon, triathlon and race walk events. Paralympic Events: Marathon (9 Sept) Copy and paste the embed code above.

One of Europe's leading motor racing venues, Brands Hatch will be the venue for the Paralympic Road Cycling events from Wednesday 5 to Saturday 8 September. The former Formula One circuit is located in Kent in South East England, around one hour's travel from the Olympic Park, and will play host to the start and finish of both the Paralympic Road Race and the Time Trial. The course will start at Brands Hatch before passing through the Kent countryside and the district of Sevenoakes, and then heading back to the race track for the finale. Brands Hatch will be ticketed, but spectators can watch along the road race route for free. A free shuttle bus service based at top of Wrotham Hill, just off the A26 and close to junction 2 of the M20, will take spectators close to the race course. Paralympic Events: Road Cycling Copy and paste the embed code above. Set in a wonderful 400-acre park near Windsor Castle , Eton Dorney will host the Olympic and Paralympic Rowing competitions.

The eight-lane, 2,200m course was already a world-class training and competition facility when it hosted the Rowing World Championships in 2006 to critical acclaim. For London 2012 several enhancements have been made, including warm-up lanes, a new cut-through between the competition lake and the return lake, and a couple of new bridges. Located 25 miles west of London (a short 15 to 45-minute train ride from Paddington or Waterloo stations), the superb venue - which should attract up to 30,000 spectators daily during the Games - is privately owned and financed by Eton College, the swish alma mater of Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson. Paralympic Events: Rowing Copy and paste the embed code above. The first London 2012 Games venue to be finished, Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour hosts the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing competitions. Located off the beautiful Dorset coast in the south of England (just over 100 miles from London), the venue was ready for competition by 2008 and has already hosted numerous international sailing events.

New lifting and mooring facilities have been added, as well as a new permanent 250m slipway, while there will be a ticketed onshore area for up to 17,400 spectators (please note, there will be no seating available). Weymouth is accessible by rail from London Waterloo in under three hours. Paralympic Events: Sailing

Question: During the 2012 London Olympic Games, which venue was known as the North Greenwich Arena?
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