Olympic and Paralympic parks and venues By Marsailli

Olympic and Paralympic parks and venues! By Marsailli and Katy.

Olympic and Paralympic Swimming. �Some of the things you can do in the aquatic centre are Diving, Modern Pentathlon Swimming and Synchronised Swimming. All of these events are in the London Aquatics Centre. The aquatics centre is also available for Paralympic swimmers.

Football Park. �The national football park is in Hampden court, in Glasgow.

Olympic Basketball and handball venues. �Basketball and handball are in the Basketball Arena which is one of the largest temporary venues ever built for the Games. �The arena will be one of the most heavily-used venues within the Olympic Park, with competition events taking place almost every day. � Wheelchair Basketball and Wheelchair � rugby are also in the basketball arena. E

Olympic BMX Venue. �BMX The brand new 400 -metre BMX Track is located next to the Velodrome in the north of the Olympic Park. �The entire venue covers a total area of 160 m by 90 m, slightly larger than the size of a football pitch.

Olympic Cycling venue. �Box Hill is going to be at the North Downs in Surrey, around 30 km south west of London. Famous for its sweeping panoramic views of the South of England, it has been popular with visitors since the Victorian times. �Box Hill lies within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is a Special Area of Conservation and is included in a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Olympic Park. �London 2012 has been the place for transforming 2. 5 square kilometres of land in east London. What was once industrial land has been rapidly transformed over the last few years into a green space that both visitors and local residents can enjoy and watch the games.

Olympic stadium – athletics' �The Olympic Stadium will host the four spectacular Opening and Closing Ceremonies at London 2012, as well as some of the most iconic Games events. �The Stadium is at the heart of the Olympic Park on an ‘island’ site, surrounded by waterways on three sides. Spectators will reach the venue via five bridges that link the site to the surrounding area.