Looking ahead, the venue is gearing up to host the London 2016 LEN European Aquatics Championships, which will be the biggest event staged at the venue since London 2012 and the third biggest event in aquatics after the Olympics and World Championships.Īs a venue at the heart of the community, visited by more than 17,500 people on average each week, the London Aquatics Centre demonstrates how the Olympic and Paralympic legacy is being fulfilled. The past two years have seen the London Aquatics Centre make its mark on the national stage, hosting a number of major sporting events including BBC Sport Relief, the FINA Diving World Series, National Paralympic Day, Invictus Games and the British Swimming Championships. Visitor numbers have been on an upward trend since the venue opened and have grown by 21% since March 2015.
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In its first two full years in operation, the venue has quickly established itself as a world class sporting venue at the heart of the community. London Aquatics Centre yesterday (1 March) announced that more than 1.7 million visitors have been welcomed to the world-class former Olympic venue since opening its doors to the public two years ago. London Aquatics Centre celebrates 1.7 million visitors in first two years of opening
Many MealsĪpproximately 14 million meals were served at the Games, including 45,000 per day in the Olympic Village. Spectator Travelĭuring the Games, 20 million spectator journeys were made in London, including three million on the busiest day of the Games. LOCOG had sourced over one million pieces of sport equipment for the Games, including 510 adjustable hurdles for athletics, 600 basketballs, 2,700 footballs and 356 pairs of boxing gloves. Workforce: A total workforce of around 200,000 people: more than 6,000 staffs, 70,000 volunteers and 100,000 contractors Olympic-sized Equipment Needs Officials: 2,961 technical officials and 5,770 team officials Media: 21,000 accredited media communicated the Games to a potential worldwide audience of 4 billion people. Tickets: 8.8 million tickets were available Park: The Olympic Park, which held nine venues, was 2.5sq km in size-equivalent to 357 football pitches. Sports: 26 sports, featuring 39 disciplines It reached a climax with the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on 27 July 2012, starting a 60-day festival of sport and culture across the UK, as the Olympic and Paralympic spirit crossed the world once again. The London 2012 Games included a four-year Cultural Olympiad. London 2012 Olympic Games Legacyĭiscover the lasting legacy that this edition of the Olympic Games created for its hosts. The use of other prestigious venues-such as Wembley Stadium for football, the All-England Club in Wimbledon for tennis, Lord’s Cricket Ground for archery and Horse Guards Parade for beach volleyball-was also a feature of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Olympic Village was within walking distance of all the venues in the Park, enhancing the experience for athletes and officials. The main venues-the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Velodrome and BMX Circuit, as well as the hockey, handball and basketball arenas-were easily accessible through a network of footbridges and walkways within the Park. Up to 180,000 spectators a day entered the Park to enjoy the Games, making it the principal focus of Olympic activity. The London 2012 Games were centred around the Olympic Park in East London, which is the site of a number of new sports venues.