London 2012 Bid Summary
The London bid centres around a 500 acre site in Stratford, East London, only 7 minutes travel from the city Centre.
There will be 9 new venues including the Olympic Stadium, all within walking distance of each other. Work is already under way on the new Aquatics Centre, which will have 2 50 metre pools and a dive pool.
In addition there would be the Hockey Centre with two stadia and a warm up pitch, the Velodome and a BMX track, while the four multi-sport arenas would be the setting for Fencing, Volleyball, Basketball and Handball.
The Olympic Village would also be housed here with 17,000 beds, to accommodate 80% of Olympic athletes and 95 per cent of Paralympic athletes.
The whole complex would be served by the Olympic Javelin high-speed shuttle, linking the village to central London in just seven minutes.