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The '''[[2012 Summer Olympics]] and [[2012 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]] venues''' were mostly located in the host city of [[London]], though some other events required facilities located elsewhere. Between the [[London 2012 Olympic bid|successful bid]] and the Olympics and Paralympics themselves, several details and venues changed.
==Sporting venues==
The 2012 Games used a mixture of newly built venues, existing facilities and temporary facilities, some of them in well known locations such as [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] and [[Horse Guards Parade]]. Some of the facilities are being reused in their Olympic form, while others were constructed so that they could either be reduced in size or moved elsewhere in the UK. The plans were intended to contribute to the regeneration of [[Stratford, London|Stratford]] in east London which is the site of the Olympic Park and of the neighbouring [[Lower Lea Valley]].
The venues within [[Greater London]] were divided into three zones: the Olympic Zone, the River Zone and the Central Zone. In addition to these were venues that, by necessity, are outside the boundaries of Greater London.
===Naming===
The IOC has a number of major [[Blue chip (stock market)|blue-chip]] sponsors for the Olympics, who are entitled to have their name exclusively associated with the event. As a consequence, any other company that provided sponsorship was not permitted to use its name or branding during the games, which includes as part of the name of any venue. Thus, three Olympic venues were temporarily renamed for the duration of the Games:
*[[The O2 Arena]] – North Greenwich Arena
*[[St James' Park|Sports Direct Arena]] – St James' Park
*[[Ricoh Arena|The Ricoh Arena]] – City of Coventry Stadium
[[File:London Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.jpg|thumb|[[Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park]]]]
===Olympic Park Zone===
The Olympic Zone encompassed all of the facilities within the {{convert|500|acre|sqkm|0}} [[Olympic Park, London|Olympic Park]] in [[Stratford, London|Stratford]]. This park was developed on existing waste and industrial land, and is seven minutes by [[Olympic Javelin]] train from central London. The park contained in the following below:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!rowspan="2"|Venue
!rowspan="2"|Permanent/<br>Temporary
!colspan="2" class="unsortable"|Sports
!rowspan="2"|Capacity
!rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Ref.
|-
! [[2012 Summer Olympics|Olympics]]
! [[2012 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]]
|-
|| [[London Aquatics Centre|Aquatics Centre]] || Permanent || [[Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Diving]], [[Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Modern Pentathlon]] (swimming), [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Swimming]], [[Synchronized swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Synchronized Swimming]] || [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Swimming]] || align="right"|17,500
| align=center|<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/venue/aquatics-centre/ London 2012 Olympics profile of the Aquatics Centre] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121205061143/http://www.london2012.com/venue/aquatics-centre/ |date=5 December 2012 }} Retrieved 31 July 2012.</ref><ref name=kent>[http://212.53.90.250/london2012/pdfs/when_where.pdf London 2012 daily competition schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704181221/http://212.53.90.250/london2012/pdfs/when_where.pdf |date=4 July 2011 }}, Kent Sport Leisure and Olympics Service, retrieved 11 January 2011</ref>
|-
|| [[Basketball Arena (London)|Basketball Arena]] || Temporary || [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Basketball]], [[Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Handball]] (medal round) || [[Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Wheelchair Rugby]], [[Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Wheelchair Basketball]] || align="right"|12,000
| align=center|<ref name=kent/><ref>[http://www.london2012.com/venue/basketball-arena/ London 2012 Olympics profile of the Basketball Arena] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121216083132/www.london2012.com/venue/basketball-arena/ |date=16 December 2012 }} Retrieved 31 July 2012.</ref>
|-
|| [[London Velopark#BMX track|BMX Track]] || Permanent<sup>1</sup> || [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Cycling]] (BMX) || — || align="right"|6,000
| align=center|<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/venue/bmx-track/ London 2012 Olympics profile of the BMX Track] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121206040346/http://www.london2012.com/venue/bmx-track/ |date=6 December 2012 }} Retrieved 31 July 2012.</ref>
|-
|| [[Eton Manor]] || Permanent || — || [[Wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Wheelchair Tennis]] || align="right"|10,500
| align=center|<ref name=kent/><ref>[http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/venue/eton-manor/ London 2012 Paralympics profile of Eton Manor] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121209014531/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/venue/eton-manor/ |date=9 December 2012 }} Retrieved 31 July 2012.</ref>
|-
|| [[Copper Box]] || Permanent || Handball, Modern Pentathlon (fencing) || [[Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Goalball]] || align="right"|7,000
| align=center|<ref name=kent/><ref>[http://www.london2012.com/venue/copper-box/ London 2012 Olympics profile of the Copper Box] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121206035115/http://www.london2012.com/venue/copper-box/ |date=6 December 2012 }} Retrieved 31 July 2012.</ref>
|-
|| [[London Velopark#Velodrome|Velodrome]] || Permanent<sup>1</sup> || Cycling (track) || [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Cycling]] (track) || align="right"|6,000
| align=center|<ref name=kent/><ref>[http://www.london2012.com/venue/velodrome/ London 2012 Olympics profile of the London Velodrome] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121209081239/http://www.london2012.com/venue/velodrome/ |date=9 December 2012 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[Riverbank Arena]] || Temporary<sup>2</sup> || [[Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Field Hockey]] || [[Football 7-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Football seven-a-side]], [[Football 5-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Football five-a-side]] || align="right"|16,000
| align=center|<ref name=kent/><ref>[http://www.london2012.com/venue/riverbank-arena/ London 2012 Olympics profile of the Riverbank Arena] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121216080750/www.london2012.com/venue/riverbank-arena/ |date=16 December 2012 }} Retrieved 31 July 2012.</ref>
|-
|| [[Olympic Stadium (London)|Olympic Stadium]] || Permanent || [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Athletics]], Ceremonies ([[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening]]/[[2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|closing]]) || [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]], Ceremonies ([[2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony|opening]]/[[2012 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony|closing]]) || align="right"|80,000
| align=center|<ref name=kent/><ref>[http://www.london2012.com/venue/olympic-stadium/ London 2012 Olympics profile of Olympic Stadium] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121206042909/http://www.london2012.com/venue/olympic-stadium/ |date=6 December 2012 }} Retrieved 31 July 2012.</ref>
|-
|| [[Water Polo Arena]] || Temporary || [[Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Water polo]] || — || align="right"|5,000
| align=center|<ref name=kent/><ref>[http://www.london2012.com/venue/water-polo-arena/ London 2012 Olympics profile of the Water Polo Arena] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121209142711/http://www.london2012.com/venue/water-polo-arena/ |date=9 December 2012 }} Retrieved 31 July 2012.</ref>
|}
<small>1: - As part of [[Lee Valley VeloPark]]<br>
2: - Hockey facilities moved to Eton Manor</small>
* The [[Olympic Village]], with accommodation for all athletes and team officials (some 17,320 beds in total). After the games the village will become a district of the [[Stratford City]] development, a multibillion-pound development project on the former railway goods yard to the east of the Olympic Park. (Accredited technical officials – referees, umpires, etc. – are housed in hotel space in [[London Docklands]]).
* The Olympic Press and Broadcast Centres.
* [[Park Live]] In the heart of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Park Live was a live site accommodating over 15,000 spectators and park visitors. With two giant screens broadcasting live games coverage and a presentation stage hosting athlete and guest interviews, it was the fifth largest venue on the London 2012 Olympic Park and the first time a live site of this type had ever been created inside an Olympic Park.
The original plan called for the construction of five new indoor arenas, four in the Olympic Park, and one in the River Zone (see below). In order to save money this was reduced to two. The existing venues at Earls Court and Wembley Arena were added to the plans, and various sports were shuffled around to make this possible.
The construction of the Olympic Park itself commenced in 2006, with Murphy Group awarded the contract to remove the powerlines which crossed the site and move these into a tunnel to be dug beneath the site. [[Civil engineering]] companies Morrisons and Nuttalls were appointed to undertake the demolition and land remediation works, under the project management of [[Atkins (company)|WS Atkins]]. The pace of this speeded up with the closure of the roads crossing the Olympic Park in June 2007. The construction phase of the Olympic Park was managed by CLM, a consortium comprising [[CH2M Hill]], [[Laing O'Rourke]] and [[Mace (construction company)|Mace]]. This consortium is officially titled Delivery Partner, ODA. The earliest construction of venues commenced in April 2008 with the start of the main build on the Olympic Stadium by [[Sir Robert McAlpine|McAlpine]], with the nearby energy centre to be constructed by [[EDF Energy]]. Work on the Aquatics Centre began later the same year. During the construction phase the workforce on-site is expected to peak at 9,000 operatives. Accidents during construction of the venues resulted in no deaths - the only time this has happened in the history of Olympic construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ehstoday.com/construction/exploring-record-breaking-health-and-safety-performance-2012-olympic-games|title=Exploring the Record-Breaking Health and Safety Performance of the 2012 Olympic Games|date=9 July 2013 }}</ref>
===River Zone===
[[File:Basket Ball at the O2 Arena.jpg|thumb|right|[[The O2 Arena (London)|The O2 Arena (North Greenwich Arena)]] was the venue for [[gymnastics]] and [[basketball]].]]
[[File:Greenwich equestrian stadium 1.jpg|thumb|The stadium constructed at Greenwich Park for equestrian events, shown prior to the dressage [[Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage|Grand Prix Special]] competition.]]
The River Zone features four main venues in the [[Thames Gateway]] area straddling the [[River Thames]]:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!rowspan="2"|Venue
!colspan="2" class="unsortable"|Sports
!rowspan="2"|Capacity
!rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Ref.
|-
! [[2012 Summer Olympics|Olympics]]
! [[2012 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]]
|-
|| [[ExCeL London|ExCeL]] || [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Boxing]], [[Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Fencing]], [[Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Judo]], [[Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Table Tennis]], [[Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Taekwondo]], [[Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting]], [[Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Wrestling]] || [[Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Boccia]], [[Judo at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Judo]], [[Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Powerlifting]], [[Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Table Tennis]], [[Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Volleyball]] (sitting), [[Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Wheelchair Fencing]] || align="right"|from 5,000 to 10,000
| align=center|<ref name=kent/><ref>[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/excel.php London2012.com profile of ExCeL.] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120906005821/www.london2012.com/games/venues/excel.php |date=6 September 2012 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[Greenwich Park]] || [[Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Equestrian]], [[Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Modern Pentathlon]] (riding, running, shooting) || [[Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Equestrian]] || align="right"|23,000 (OG)<br />6,000 (PG)
| align=center|<ref name=kent/><ref>[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/greenwich-park.php London2012.com profile of Greenwich Park.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915020609/http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/greenwich-park.php |date=15 September 2010 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[The O2 Arena|North Greenwich Arena]] || [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Basketball]] (final), [[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Gymnastics]] (artistic, trampolining) || [[Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Wheelchair basketball]] || align="right"|20,000 (OG)<br />18,000 (PG)
| align=center|<ref name=kent/><ref>[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/north-greenwich-arena.php London2012.com profile of the North Greenwich Arena] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101212626/http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/north-greenwich-arena.php |date=1 January 2011 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[Royal Artillery Barracks]] || [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Shooting]] || [[Archery at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Archery]], [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Shooting]] || align="right"|7,500 (OG)<br />5,000 (PG)
| align=center|<ref name=kent/><ref>[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/the-royal-artillery-barracks.php London2012.com profile of the Royal Artillery Barracks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101212011/http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/the-royal-artillery-barracks.php |date=1 January 2011 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|}
In the initial plan for the River Zone, a temporary 6,000 seat capacity facility to be called North Greenwich Arena 2 was to have been built alongside the O2 to host the [[badminton]] and [[rhythmic gymnastics]] events. However, the cost led to alternatives being suggested, eventually leading to the cancellation of the arena and the transfer of its planned events to [[Wembley Arena]] instead.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/8381208.stm Wembley Arena to host badminton & gymnastics in 2012] – BBC News, 26 May 2010</ref>
===Central Zone===
[[File:Centre Court, 28 March 2012.jpg|thumb|right|[[Centre Court]] at the [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club]] was the venue for [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics|tennis]]]]
The Central Zone is formed out of all the remaining venues within [[Greater London]]. They are quite widely spread across [[Central London|central]], west and south London:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!rowspan="2"|Venue
!colspan="2" class="unsortable"|Sports
!rowspan="2"|Capacity
!rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Ref.
|-
! [[2012 Summer Olympics|Olympics]]
! [[2012 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]]
|-
|| [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club]] || [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Tennis]] || — || align="right"|30,000
| align=center|<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/wimbledon.php London2012.com profile of Wimbledon (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916103702/http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/wimbledon.php |date=16 September 2010 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[Earls Court Exhibition Centre]] || [[Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Volleyball]] (indoor) ||— || align="right"|15,000
| align=center|<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/earls-court.php London2012.com profile of Earls Court.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002151547/http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/earls-court.php |date=2 October 2011 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[Horse Guards Parade]] || Volleyball (beach) || — || align="right"|15,000
| align=center|<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/horse-guards-parade.php London2012.com profile of the Horse Guards Parade.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915024529/http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/horse-guards-parade.php |date=15 September 2010 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] || [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Swimming]] (marathon), [[Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Triathlon]] || — || align="right"|3,000
| align=center|<ref name="london2012.com">[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/hyde-park.php London2012.com profile of Hyde Park.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231225740/http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/hyde-park.php |date=31 December 2010 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[Lord's Cricket Ground]] || [[Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Archery]] || — || align="right"|6,500
| align=center|<ref name="london2012.com"/>
|-
|| [[2012 Olympic Marathon Course|Marathon Course]] || [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] (marathon and race walk) || [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]] (marathon)  || align="right"|Not listed.
| align=center|<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/press/media-releases/bid-phase/london-landmarks-to-star-in-olympic-marathon-spectacular.php "London Landmarks To Star in Olympic Marathon Spectacular"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607214953/http://www.london2012.com/press/media-releases/bid-phase/london-landmarks-to-star-in-olympic-marathon-spectacular.php |date=7 June 2011 }} 17 November 2004 London2012.com article Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[Wembley Arena]] || [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Badminton]], [[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Gymnastics]] (rhythmic) || — || align="right"|6,000
| align=center|<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/wembley-arena.php London2012.com profile of Wembley Arena.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907152817/http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/wembley-arena.php |date=7 September 2011 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[Wembley Stadium]] || [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Football]] || — || align="right"|90,000
| align=center|<ref name="Wembley">[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/wembley-stadium.php London2012.com profile of Wembley Stadium.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914110733/http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/wembley-stadium.php |date=14 September 2010 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|}
The [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's road time trial|men's]] and [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial|women's time trials]] in road cycling took place on specially laid out courses starting and finishing at [[Hampton Court Palace]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/roa20110309-road-Olympics--Time-Trial-Routes-Announced-0 |title=Olympics: Time Trial Routes Announced |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=9 March 2011 |website=British Cycling |access-date=17 July 2020 }}</ref>
===Outside Greater London===
Five of the venues are outside Greater London:
[[File:Uk dor portharbour.JPG|thumb|The [[Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy]] on the [[Isle of Portland]], [[Dorset]] hosted the [[Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|sailing]] events.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!rowspan="2"|Venue
!rowspan="2"|Location
!colspan="2" class="unsortable"|Sports
!rowspan="2"|Capacity
!rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Ref.
|-
! [[2012 Summer Olympics|Olympics]]
! [[2012 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]]
|-
|| [[Brands Hatch]] || [[Swanley]], [[Kent]] || — || [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Cycling]] (road) ||
| align=center|<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/news/2011/05/london-2012-announces-brands-hatch-as-paralympic-road-cy.php London 2012 announces Brands Hatch as Paralympic Road Cycling venue.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806200333/http://www.london2012.com/news/2011/05/london-2012-announces-brands-hatch-as-paralympic-road-cy.php |date=6 August 2011 }} Retrieved 20 May 2011</ref>
|-
|| [[Dorney Lake]] || [[Dorney]], [[Buckinghamshire]] || [[Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Canoeing]] (sprint), [[Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Rowing]] || [[Rowing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Rowing]] || align="right"|30,000 maximum (OG)<br />6,000 (PG)
| align=center|<ref name=kent/><ref>[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/eton-dorney.php London2012.com profile of Dorney Lake (Eton Dorney).] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130200616/http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/eton-dorney.php |date=30 November 2009 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[Hadleigh Farm]] || [[Hadleigh, Essex|Hadleigh]], [[Essex]] || [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Cycling]] (mountain biking) || — || align="right"|20,000 (includes 3,000 seating)
| align=center|<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/hadleigh-farm-essex.php London2012.com profile of Hadleigh Farm, Essex.] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121205002446/www.london2012.com/games/venues/hadleigh-farm-essex.php |date=5 December 2012 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[Lee Valley White Water Centre]] || [[Waltham Cross]], [[Hertfordshire]] || Canoeing (slalom) || — || align="right"|12,000 maximum
| align=center|<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/lee-valley-white-water-centre.php London2012.com profile of Lee Valley White Water Centre.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101021409/http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/lee-valley-white-water-centre.php |date=1 January 2011 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy]] || [[Isle of Portland]], [[Dorset]]  || [[Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Sailing]] || [[Sailing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Sailing]] || align="right"|4,600 (OG) <br/>17,400 (PG)
| align=center|<ref name=kent/><ref>[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/weymouth-and-portland.php London2012.com profile of Weymouth and Portland.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101204616/http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/weymouth-and-portland.php |date=1 January 2011 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.dorsetforyou.com/399927 Dorset for you – Olympic Sailing Ticket Holders.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811153210/http://www.dorsetforyou.com/399927 |date=11 August 2011 }} Retrieved 21 March 2012.]</ref>
|}
===Football stadiums===
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The earlier stages of the Olympic [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics|football]] competition were played at football stadia around the United Kingdom in addition to [[Wembley Stadium]]. Both finals (men's and women's) were held at [[Wembley Stadium]]:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Venues
!Location
!Capacity
!class="unsortable"| Ref.
|-
|| [[Ricoh Arena|City of Coventry Stadium]] || [[Coventry]], England || align="right"|32,500
| align=center|<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/city-of-coventry-stadium.php London2012.com profile of City of Coventry Stadium.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819043730/http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/city-of-coventry-stadium.php |date=19 August 2010 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[Hampden Park]] || [[Glasgow]], Scotland || align="right"|52,000
| align=center|<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/hampden-park.php London2012.com profile of Hamden Park.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810164613/http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/hampden-park.php |date=10 August 2011 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[Millennium Stadium]] || [[Cardiff]], Wales || align="right"|74,600
| align=center|<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/millennium-stadium.php London2012.com profile of Millennium Stadium.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101203400/http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/millennium-stadium.php |date=1 January 2011 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[Old Trafford]]  || [[Manchester]], England || align="right"|76,000
| align=center|<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/old-trafford.php London2012.com profile of Old Trafford.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101212447/http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/old-trafford.php |date=1 January 2011 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[St James' Park]] || [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], England || align="right"|52,409
| align=center|<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/st-james-park.php London2012.com profile of St. James' Park.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713232040/http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/st-james-park.php |date=13 July 2011 }} Retrieved 30 December 2010.</ref>
|-
|| [[Wembley Stadium]] || [[London]], England || align="right"|90,000
| align=center|<ref name="Wembley" />
|}
==Transport and infrastructure==
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{{Location map~| Greater London |lat=51.5085|long=0.0298|label=<div style="font-size:70%;">'''[[ExCeL]]'''</div>|position=right}}
{{Location map~| Greater London |lat=51.4769|long=0.0015|label=<div style="font-size:70%;">'''[[Greenwich Park]]'''</div>|position=right}}
{{Location map~| Greater London |lat=51.5030|long=0.0032|label=<div style="font-size:70%;">'''[[North Greenwich Arena|Greenwich Arena]]'''</div>|position=left}}
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{{Location map~| Greater London |lat=51.4343|long=-0.2145|label=<div style="font-size:70%;">'''[[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club|Tennis&nbsp;and&nbsp;Croquet]]'''</div>|position=right}}
{{Location map~| Greater London |lat=51.4923|long=-0.1997|label=<div style="font-size:70%;">'''[[Earls Court]]'''</div>|position=left}}
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{{Location map~| Greater London |lat=51.5298|long=-0.1722|label=<div style="font-size:70%;">'''[[Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]]'''</div>|position=left}}
{{Location map~| Greater London |lat=51.5560|long=-0.2795|label=<div style="font-size:70%;">'''[[Wembley&nbsp;Stadium]]'''<br>'''[[Wembley Arena]]'''</div>|position=left}}
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{{Location map~| UK |lat=51.5045|long=-0.6650|label=<div style="font-size:70%;">'''Dorney Lake'''</div>|position=left}}
{{Location map~| UK |lat=51.5551|long=0.6036|label=<div style="font-size:70%;">'''Hadleigh Farm'''</div>|position=right}}
{{Location map~| UK |lat=51.6858|long=-0.0331|label=<div style="font-size:70%;">'''Waltham Cross'''</div>|position=left}}
{{Location map~| UK |lat=50.5475|long=-2.4343|label=<div style="font-size:70%;">'''Isle of Portland'''</div>|position=right}}
{{Location map~| UK |lat=52.4483|long=-1.4966|label=<div style="font-size:70%;">'''Coventry Stadium'''</div>|position=right}}
{{Location map~| UK |lat=55.8258|long=-4.2520|label=<div style="font-size:70%;">'''Hampden Park'''</div>|position=left}}
{{Location map~| UK |lat=51.4782|long=-3.1826|label=<div style="font-size:70%;">'''Millennium Stadium'''</div>|position=left}}
{{Location map~| UK |lat=53.4631|long=-2.2913|label=<div style="font-size:70%;">'''Old Trafford'''</div>|position=left}}
{{Location map~| UK |lat=54.9756|long=-1.6217|label=<div style="font-size:70%;">'''St James Park'''</div>|position=left}}
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[[Public transport]], an aspect of the bid which scored poorly in the IOC's initial evaluation, has seen numerous improvements, including the expansion of the [[East London Line]], upgrades to the [[Docklands Light Railway]] and the [[North London Line]], and the new high-speed [[Olympic Javelin]] service.
It is almost impossible to assess how many of the proposed improvements would have happened in any case. The games were won without a commitment to deliver [[Crossrail]] by 2012. This was the largest transport project proposed for London, and it was widely assumed in the early stages of the bidding process that the games could not be won without a guarantee that it would be completed before the games.
During the games, 80% of athletes are within 20 minutes of their events and 97% are within 30 minutes of their events. Together, all the planned [[National Rail]], light rail, and underground services are expected to deliver around 240 trains every hour.<ref>AlwaysTouchout.com (2005). ''[http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/44 Olympics]''. Retrieved 27 November 2005</ref> Olympic volunteers and staff picked up their uniforms and accreditation at the [[Uniform Distribution and Accreditation Centre]].
==The Olympic and Paralympic village==
{{Main|East Village, Stratford}}
Difficulties experienced by developers [[Lendlease]]<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSPEK11002620080811?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0 London 2012 Games village deal seen by year-end] [[Reuters]]. Retrieved 8 October 2008</ref> in raising funds for the village (the single largest project in the 2012 scheme) resulted in the scale of the village being reduced by almost 25%.<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/10/sports/EU-OLY-London-2012-Village.php London 2012 Olympic village funding to be settled by end of 2008 following reduction in scale] [[Associated Press]] Released 11 July 2008</ref> This was achieved predominantly by providing accommodation for London-based athletes only. Those competing in events outside London were to be housed elsewhere. Following the athletes' experiences in Beijing 2008 (and in particular through comments concerning athletes' welfare by International Olympic Committee President [[Jacques Rogge]]) this compromise was to be reconsidered whilst pressure built for the finance deal to be resolved.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7578457.stm 2012 Games will be under budget] ''[[BBC News]]'' 23 August 2008</ref>
==Changes to the original bid==
[[Regent's Park]] was planned to host the [[softball]] and [[baseball]] events, but the IOC chose not to run those events.
[[Windsor Park]] in [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]], was included as a football venue in the IOC questionnaire submitted in 2004, but excluded in the final candidature file.
On 7 June 2006, a revised masterplan for the Olympic Park was announced. The most significant change was the relocation of the [[volleyball]] events from a new Olympic Arena to the existing venue of [[Earls Court Exhibition Centre|Earls Court]], which is several miles to the west. The revision also involved the re-organisation of the park shuffling the [[basketball]], [[cycle sport|cycling]], [[fencing]], [[tennis]], and [[field hockey]] venues in addition to the Press and Broadcast Centre. This move was designed to remove the need for the relocation of 80 businesses and to provide a more coherent legacy for the sporting venues.
Another change was the relocation of the [[badminton]] and [[rhythmic gymnastics]] events to [[Wembley Arena]] in north-west London, instead of a proposed new venue near the [[The O2 Arena|North Greenwich Arena]].{{citation needed|date=February 2012}}
Two venues to be developed outside central London were also relocated from the original bid sites. The [[Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre|Broxbourne canoe venue]] was marginally re-sited following the discovery (in October 2007) that the proposed Spitalbrook site was contaminated,<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/news/media-releases/2008-04/new-canoeing-venue-in-broxbourne-confirmed-for-the-london-2012-olympic-games.php New Canoeing venue in Broxbourne confirmed for the London 2012 Olympic Games] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720160840/http://www.london2012.com/news/media-releases/2008-04/new-canoeing-venue-in-broxbourne-confirmed-for-the-london-2012-olympic-games.php |date=20 July 2008 }} London2012.com Press Release, 16 April 2008</ref> while in February 2008 the [[Weald Country Park]] was deemed insufficiently challenging for elite mountain biking. It was announced in August 2008 that the revised venue would be at [[Hadleigh Farm]], also in Essex.
In August 2009, [[Villa Park]] was withdrawn from the list of venues for the football competition, due to uncertainty over [[Aston Villa]]'s redevelopment plans for the stadium, and was replaced by the [[Ricoh Arena|City of Coventry Stadium]] in [[Coventry]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Villa Park pulled out of Olympics |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/8193075.stm|date=10 August 2009 |publisher= BBC News|access-date=10 August 2009}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20120906204358/www.london2012.com/games/venues/index.php Olympic Park venues] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20121230133038/http://www.london2012.com/ London 2012]
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&t=k&ll=51.545601,-0.008197&spn=0.008153,0.018475&om=1 View the Olympic Park] on [[Google Maps]]
* [http://www.inclusivelondon.com/search/what/0/37523/921/0/London/Olympic%20And%20Paralympic%20Venues/0/0/0/0/0/search.aspx?tbclr=1 Olympic And Paralympic Venues in London – accessibility] at Inclusive London
* [http://www.cashstore.com/olympics/ 2012 London Olympic Venue Ticket Prices] at CoolInfographics
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