Olympic Stadium

The innovative Olympic Stadium design allows for an 80,000 seat Athletics stadium to be converted into a more easily maintained 25,000 seat venue after the Games.

A 20m-high 'wrap' will encircle the 900m circumference of the Stadium. Artists will create a large mural on the wrap of historical sporting champions, participating countries' flags and sponsor logos, giving the Stadium its distinctive appearance.
 

Cycling at the Games
Road and Track Cycling have been part of the Olympic programme since the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. Women first competed in the Road Race at the Los Angeles 1984 Games, with the first women’s Track events held in Seoul 1988. Mountain Bike racing was added in Atlanta 1996, and BMX in Beijing 2008.

Aquatics centre
Located in the south east corner of the Olympic Park, the Aquatics Centre will be the ‘gateway’ to the Park during the Games. It will include a 50m competition pool, a 25m competition Diving pool and a 50m warm-up training pool. Water Polo will be held next to it in a temporary 5,000-seat venue with competition and warm-up pools

Volleyball

The Handball Arena will be in the west of the Olympic Park, to the south of the Hockey Centre, within four minutes of the Olympic Village

The Handball Arena features external copper cladding to give it a distinctive appearance that will develop a rich natural colour as it ages

Tennis

Wimbledon is in south west London, near Richmond Park and the World Heritage Site of Kew Gardens.

Wimbledon is easily reached by tube, tramlink and rail services to Wimbledon, South Wimbledon and Southfields stations. Trains from Waterloo in central London to Wimbledon take just 10 minutes.
 

Wimbledon is in south west London, near Richmond Park and the World Heritage Site of Kew Gardens.

Wimbledon is the home of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the setting for the famous Wimbledon tennis tournament since 1877. It is the only remaining major grass-court Tennis venue in the world.
 

Sailing

Located in Weymouth on the south coast, 3 hours on the train from London.

Check out UK holiday  Cottage rentals www.conoor.co.uk for holiday accommodation for London and Weymouth

Cheap accommodation

Cheapest accommodation in London will be staying in hostels.  Book online at

www.hostelworld.co.uk.  As with all accommodation at the games, you will need to book early to avoid disappointment.