Olympic and Paralympic parks and venues

Olympic and Paralympic parks and venues By Matthew, Lucy & SarahOlympic park

This is the Olympic Park The Olympic Park is using up 2.5 square kilometres of land in east London.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

WEMBLEY ARENA

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 SwimmingSynchronised SwimmingModern Pentathlon

AQUATICS CENTRE ExCeL is the largest competition venue at the London 2012 Games.

It hosts a lot of the sports which include:BoxingJudoFencingTae-Kwon-DoWrestling Table Tennis Weight-lifting.

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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.

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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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