Due to be located in Eton Manor to the North of the Olympic Park in East London, the site will be turned into an archery and tennis venue during the Paralympics Games before being converted into community facilities including tennis courts and hockey pitches with 5,000 permanent seats.

 

As well as the new sporting facilities, the ODA will also be building two new land bridges to better connect Eton Manor with the surrounding area.

 

ODA chief executive David Higgins said: “The Eton Manor site is steeped in sporting history.

 

"We want to recapture this and regenerate the area with well designed, world-class facilities fit for the Olympic and Paralympic stage.

 

"The new facilities along with the new bridges and new walking and cycling routes better linking them into the local community, will mean that London 2012 will leave a significant sporting legacy in the North of the Olympic Park for generations to come.”

 

The Eton Manor design contract was posted on the ODA’s e-tendering website and is expected to be awarded early next year.