London 2012 Olympics venues: Handball Arena - Daily Telegraph
Hosting: Handball, fencing (modern pentathlon), goalball
Schedule:
Handball: July 28 – Aug 7
Modern Pentathlon: Aug 11 – Aug 12
Goalball: Aug 30 - Sep 7
Capacity: 7,000
Fact: rainwater collected from the venue’s roof will be used to flush lavatories and reduce water usage by 40 per cent.
Post games: sports centre for local community
Test event: Nov 23-27, 2011: Handball, International Invitational (women's), Dec 3-4, 2011: Goalball, International Invitational (women's)
Transport: Stratford (National Rail, London Underground, DLR), West Ham (London Underground, National Rail)
London 2012 Olympics venues: Velodrome and BMX Circuit - Daily Telegraph
Hosting: Track cycling, BMX, Paralympic track cycling
Schedule:
Track Cycling: Aug 2 – Aug 7
BMX: Aug 9 – Aug 10
Paralympic track cycling: Aug 30 - Sep 2
Capacity: 6,000
Fact: Sir Chris Hoy was involved in the design process of the Velodrome.
Post games: a new mountain bike course and road-cycle circuit will be added to develop VeloPark for local community, sports clubs and top athletes.
Test event: Feb 17-19, 2012: Cycling (Track), UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classic
Transport: Stratford (National Rail, London Underground, DLR), West Ham (London Underground, National Rail)
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