London 2012 Venue

 

 

Two stadiums to be built to provide hockey with priceless legacy.

 

THE NEW Hockey Centre will comprise two separate stadia, providing facilities suitable for every contest in the hockey tournament.

 

The main arena will have a capacity of 15,000, while a secondary arena seating 5,000 will ensure that even smaller matches would enjoy the unique atmosphere generated by capacity crowds.

 

The new centre was due to be built in East London regardless of the outcome of London's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games, the Mayor of London Ken Livingstone had promised

 

Now it will be built at the centre of the Olympic Park complex, within easy walking distance of the main stadium and the Olympic Village. The development will be the largest created in Europe since the 19th century, a network of cleaned up and revitalised canals and the River Lea will wind through the Park, providing a magnificent setting for the Games in the East London borough of Newham.

 

The Olympic Park will kick-start the regeneration of the Lower Lea Valley in East London, which is a national regeneration priority and one of the biggest regeneration opportunities in Europe. All the new venues will be situated within easy walking distance of each other, allowing competitors and spectators alike to experience the unique atmosphere of an Olympic Games.

 

The Olympic Park will be transformed for local use after the Games, including the Hockey Centre which will be reconfigured to provide a new 5,000 seat arena suitable for staging major events. Both of the hockey pitches will remain to provide competition and training facilities for hockey at all levels.

Ten separate train lines serving three stations will ensure that one train arrives at the Olympic Park every 15 seconds. The Olympic Javelin high-speed shuttle service will provide a link to central London in just seven minutes, as well as a direct train service to mainland Europe.