London 2012 Team Leaders' Guide Athletics

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medals in Athletics and Swimming respectively. At the Stoke Mandeville Games, the Wheelchair Marathon was held for the first time. Following several years of preliminary study and research, London’s bid team for the 2012 Games was formed in 2003, and the bid was officially launched on 16 January 2004. At the 117th IOC Session in Singapore, at 19:46 local time on 6 July 2005, London won the right to stage the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012. Just over seven years later, on 29 August 2012, the eyes of the world will be on London, and the Opening Ceremony of the 14th Paralympic Games. London 2012 Paralympic Games in brief Sports: 20 Disciplines: 21 Medal events: 503 Athletes: 4,233 (projected) Competition venues: 19 Days of competition: 11 Competition sessions: 284 Paralympic Village Official Opening: 22 August 2012 Opening Ceremony: 29 August 2012 Closing Ceremony: 9 September 2012 London 2012 competition venues A total of 20 competition venues will be used at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. These are divided into four zones. Olympic Park The Olympic Park is home to seven brand new competition venues that will host more than two-thirds of the 503 Paralympic medal events at London 2012. The venues are as follows: – Olympic Stadium: Athletics – Aquatics Centre: Swimming – Basketball Arena: Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby – Copper Box: Goalball – Eton Manor: Wheelchair Tennis – Riverbank Arena: Football 5-a-side, Football 7-a-side – Velodrome: Cycling (Track) The Park, which will create a beautiful green backdrop for the Games, will also be home to the International Broadcast Centre/Main Press Centre and the Paralympic Village, which will provide a temporary base for more than 6,000 athletes and officials. 104 London 2012 Paralympic Team Leaders’ Guide Athletics
River Zone A short distance from the Olympic Park, close to the River Thames, the River Zone venues will host more than 100 medal events across 10 sports. The zone is a combination of existing venues (ExCeL, North Greenwich Arena) and temporary venues within London landmarks (Greenwich Park, The Royal Artillery Barracks). – ExCeL: five arenas hosting Boccia, Judo, Powerlifting, Table Tennis, Sitting Volleyball, Wheelchair Fencing – Greenwich Park: Equestrian – North Greenwich Arena: Wheelchair Basketball – The Royal Artillery Barracks: Archery, Shooting Other London venues Away from the Olympic Park and the River Zone, central London will stage the Marathon races on the Athletics programme, which will start and finish on The Mall. – The Mall: Athletics (Marathon) Out of London venues The 2012 Paralympic Games will travel outside London to three different venues: world-class venues for Rowing and Sailing, and the internationally renowned Brands Hatch motor racing circuit in Kent for the Road Cycling competition. Teams whose competitions are based at Eton Dorney and Weymouth and Portland will benefit from their own Villages, located near to the competition venues. – Brands Hatch, Kent: Cycling (Road) – Eton Dorney, Buckinghamshire: Rowing – Weymouth and Portland, Dorset: Sailing London 2012 Paralympic Team Leaders’ Guide Athletics 105 The Games
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