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Explore the Olympic Park and various venues in London that hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012. Learn about their history, design, and the sports events they hosted.
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Olympic and Paralympic parks and venues By Matthew, Lucy & Sarah
Olympic park This is the Olympic Park…… The Olympic Park is using up 2.5 square kilometres of land in east London.
WEMBLEY ARENA The Wembley Arena will be used for Gymnastics and Badminton. Wembley Arena was built for the 1934 British Empire Games (now known as the Commonwealth Games) and originally housed a swimming pool. The pool was last used for the London 1948 Olympic Games. Wembley Arena was built for the 1934 British Empire Games (now known as the Commonwealth Games) and originally housed a swimming pool. The pool was last used for the London 1948 Olympic Games
AQUATICS CENTRE Designed by architect Zaha Hadid, the breath-taking Aquatics Centre is one of the permanent venues specially constructed for London 2012. It is used for, the following events: Diving Swimming Synchronised Swimming Modern Pentathlon
Excel London ExCeL is the largest competition venue at the London 2012 Games. It hosts a lot of the sports which include: Boxing Judo Fencing Tae-Kwon-Do Wrestling Table Tennis Weight-lifting.
The royal Artillery barracks The Royal Artillery Barracks is the venue for the Olympic Shooting During the London 2012 Games, nearly 400 competitors are shooting for gold across 15 dramatic events. What do you think this looks like?
BASKETBALL ARENA This arena will be used for some Paralympic Sports : Wheelchair Rugby & Wheelchair Basketball. The new Basketball Arena is one of the largest temporary venues ever built for a Games. The Basketball Arena will be taken down after the Games. Parts of it are expected to be reused or relocated elsewhere.
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