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Students using the state-of-the-art sports sciencelaboratories at the University of Chichester, also used as aspecialist regional centre of the UK Sports Institute.official hostvenue at theuniversity ofgreenwichThe University of Greenwichwill be closely involved inthe London 2012 Games,as might be expectedgiven the number of eventstaking place in the area. Theuniversity has been namedas an official host venue forthe Olympic and ParalympicGames and the university’sstudents’ union building willbe part of the GreenwichPark venue, providingmanagement facilities forequestrian sports, along withrunning and shooting in themodern pentathlon.a legacy of new sportfacilitiesA number of new sportingfacilities have been built tohelp deliver the Games. Thesewill deliver a lasting legacyfor staff, students and thebroader community.Around 1,000 Team USAathletes and staff will use theUniversity of East London(UEL)’s new £21 millionSportsDock facility on a dailybasis before and during theGames.SportsDock will be oneof London’s largest multicourtsports spaces. Thelist of sports available atSportsDock will includebadminton, basketball,volleyball, netball, futsal,handball, martial arts, tabletennis, trampolining, archeryand football. Following theGames, SportsDock willbe used for local residents,students and staff at UEL.30 SECTION five : universities, olympic training camps and facilities
The Vanuatu beach volleyball team atManchester Metropolitan UniversityAde Adepitan at the opening UEL’s Sports DockPool at Loughborough Universityuniversities integral togames’ football competitionUniversities outside Londonwill be integral to the Men’sand Women’s OlympicFootball competitions.Newcastle University hasbeen named as an officialGames-time training venue,with the university’s CochranePark sports ground set tohost an array of internationalfootballers. Six footballmatches will take place atNewcastle United’s St James’Park as part of London 2012and the teams involved inthose matches will be trainingat the university.Lord Coe commented:“Newcastle University willprovide excellent trainingfacilities for athletes gettingready for the biggest sportingcompetition in their careers.”Professor Chris Brink, Vice-Chancellor of NewcastleUniversity, added: “LOCOG’sdecision to name NewcastleUniversity as one of onlyfour universities in the UK tobe designated as Olympictraining venues is a measureof the quality of our sportsfacilities.”The three other universitiesdesignated as London2012 training venues arethe University of Warwick,Cardiff University and theUniversity of Strathclyde.satellitevillageat royalhollowayRoyal Holloway, University ofLondon has been selectedas one of only two London2012 Satellite Villages, hostingthe world’s elite rowers andsprint canoeists on campus.The university will play hostto more than 1,400 athletesand officials competing in therowing events.SECTION five : universities, olympic training camps and facilities31
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