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upgrade and expansion of transport infrastructure, would require careful planning to ensure all facilities and rehabilitation projects were completed on time. Air quality in London at proposed Games-time is generally satisfactory. Increasing levels of ozone pollution are however a concern, but legislation and actions now in place are aimed at correcting that trend. With its rich history, the capacities of UK Paralympic Sport are among the best in the world. Athletes have been closely involved in the planning of the
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Marketing Director David Magliano said that 1.5 million tickets would be sold for £15 (US$ 29). The average ticket price was set to be £40 (US$ 77) and 75% of all tickets would cost less than £50 (US$ 97), prices that Magliano says are reasonably accessible to almost everyone in Britain. In
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planned on selling a total of 6.5 million (an 81% sellout) Olympic tickets, and a 63% sellout for Paralympic tickets. Olympic tickets go on sale on 15 March 2011 and should remain on sale until the start of the event, depending on availability. With the purchase of a ticket, each person is
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in east London. The area was then underdeveloped, and thus a well-suited place to construct the village. Because the Olympic Village is located within the Olympic Park, about 75 percent of athletes would be within 15 minutes of their venues; this compact design, according to double Olympic
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after the games will include two 50-metre pools, a 25-metre diving pool and a fitness centre. They will be able to accommodate elite, development, local club and community users. The venue will allow for 3,500 spectators and would host local, national, and worldwide swimming events.
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of increased commitment to sport in the UK, with the social and health benefits they believe that could bring, but it will be difficult to assess whether or not this really happens. Some commentators have argued that it would be better to invest directly in grass roots sport.
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At the time of the bid, 60% of the venues and facilities were in place. The remaining venues were proposed to be completed between 2007 and the start of the games. At time of the bid the following were the tentative completion dates for some of the remaining venues:
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the village, began in 2008. When the 2012 Olympics are over, the second phase will involve the refurbishment of the Olympic village and construction on another 500,000 m (5,400,000 sq ft) of space to complete the regeneration of
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by 2012. This was the largest transport project proposed for London, and it was widely assumed in the early stages of the bidding process that the games could not be won without a guarantee that it would be completed before the games.
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site, where the mountain biking area will be located. The transformed stadium will consist of a 3,000-seat velodrome, road track, competition and play BMX tracks, and a mountain biking course for use by all levels of cyclists.
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be tailored to London's ongoing needs, some of them would be expensive for that purpose. For example, London will have paid for an 80,000-seat athletics stadium, but will only possess a 25,000-seat stadium.
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2202:"London 2012 venue: Archery"
2150:"London 2012 venue: Wembley"
1662:
1638:Autism Awareness Campaign UK
1636:organisations including the
1594:
1585:Autism Awareness Campaign UK
1571:Social and economic benefits
1366:
1229:Transport and infrastructure
7:
2986:- Report by GVA Grimley LLP
2807:Louth, Nick (7 July 2005).
1820:"London wins 2012 Olympics"
1763:
1551:and extending into the old
1494:Planned legacy of the Games
1373:London Organising Committee
1343:£250 million from the
727:However, this required the
658:7 July 2005 London bombings
607:British Olympic Association
166:British Olympic Association
10:
3404:
3378:History of sport in London
2974:London 2012 Candidate City
2619:"Ticketing at London 2012"
1612:
1449:with a brief excursion to
1401:Olympic Delivery Authority
776:East London line extension
752:compulsory purchase orders
339:Concerns and controversies
59:
3363:2012 Summer Olympics bids
3308:
3283:
3244:
3228:
3221:
3152:
3121:
3110:
3096:
3078:
2508:"London plan at-a-glance"
2392:The Sydney Morning Herald
1794:"Rivals for 2012: London"
1443:2008 Beijing Summer Games
1439:International Torch relay
1390:Minister for the Olympics
1345:London Development Agency
1327:£625 million from a
1312:£200 million on security.
1293:
1209:decathlon gold medallist
864:and a 6,000-seat outdoor
821:track and field athletics
786:final completion (2011).
334:World and Olympic records
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97:Games of the XXX Olympiad
95:
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2534:"Stratford Olympic Park"
993:Royal Artillery Barracks
807:, just seven minutes by
3373:2012 Summer Paralympics
3008:
2682:18 January 2011 at the
1602:King's Cross St Pancras
1255:Docklands Light Railway
951:Exhibition Centre, for
445:2012 Summer Paralympics
220:Paris in Round 4, 54–50
2879:3 January 2007 at the
2776:"Olympism and culture"
2686:, worldnewsinsight.com
1761:
1242:
1080:Outside Greater London
932:
913:tennis training centre
895:London Olympic Village
691:
687:London 2012 banner at
2848:"Legacy of the Games"
1756:
1746:IOC evaluation report
1561:Olympic Hockey Centre
1361:2008 games in Beijing
1261:, and the temporary "
1236:
1119:canoe/kayak flatwater
1065:for beach volleyball.
1039:Lord's Cricket Ground
927:
836:synchronised swimming
686:
498:Chronological summary
319:Chronological summary
189:Previous Games hosted
3339:51.54615°N 0.01269°W
3072:2012 Summer Olympics
2976:– Exhibition at the
2957:Newham Olympics site
2930:on 27 September 2007
1695:improve this section
1384:Political commitment
1357:2004 games in Athens
1100:, Hertfordshire for
939:area straddling the
595:2012 Summer Olympics
248:2012 Summer Olympics
199:1948 Summer Olympics
195:1908 Summer Olympics
101:XIV Paralympic Games
3335: /
2854:on 27 November 2004
2819:on 17 February 2007
2724:on 30 December 2006
2625:on 10 December 2008
2477:on 11 December 2006
2421:on 25 February 2014
2338:on 25 February 2007
2130:on 17 February 2007
1964:The Daily Telegraph
1830:on 17 February 2007
1623:Nawal El Moutawakel
1608:Opinions of the bid
1063:Horse Guards Parade
1053:road bicycle racing
784:Heathrow Terminal 5
729:compulsory purchase
705:Horse Guards Parade
673:ongoing development
589:was the successful
439:Part of a series on
242:Part of a series on
85:
3344:51.54615; -0.01269
2788:on 1 December 2006
2599:on 2 February 2007
1441:in advance of the
1253:, upgrades to the
1247:London Underground
1243:
1239:London Underground
1150:Millennium Stadium
1102:canoe/kayak slalom
1089:Weald Country Park
933:
692:
647:London Underground
601:in the borough of
71:
3318:
3317:
3313:- Successful bids
3304:
3303:
3183:
3182:
2589:"Just the ticket"
2312:. 8 November 2004
2286:. 16 January 2004
2260:. 16 January 2004
2234:. 16 January 2004
2208:. 16 January 2004
2182:. 16 January 2004
2156:. 16 January 2004
2100:. 16 January 2004
2074:. 8 November 2004
2048:. 8 November 2004
2022:. 16 January 2004
1996:. 4 November 2005
1731:
1730:
1723:
1435:Nobel Peace Prize
1259:North London Line
1012:and west London:
931:Exhibition Centre
888:modern pentathlon
584:
583:
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343:minute of silence
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3122:Candidate cities
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2926:. Archived from
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2890:
2884:
2883:14 December 2006
2870:
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2815:. Archived from
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2781:. Archived from
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2766:
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2595:. Archived from
2585:
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2573:
2571:
2556:
2550:
2549:
2547:
2545:
2540:on 20 March 2007
2530:
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2487:
2486:
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2467:
2461:
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2447:. Archived from
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2428:
2426:
2411:
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2383:
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2372:
2367:on 29 March 2007
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1970:on 23 April 2008
1966:. Archived from
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1790:
1726:
1719:
1715:
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1675:
1667:
1657:Gleneagles Hotel
1649:Paralympic Games
1531:The 80,000-seat
1322:National Lottery
1251:East London Line
1206:Lower Lea Valley
1131:Portland Harbour
843:Water Polo Arena
806:
722:Lower Lea Valley
576:
569:
562:
508:Closing ceremony
483:Opening ceremony
434:
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349:Closing ceremony
304:Opening ceremony
237:
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2881:Wayback Machine
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2756:on 23 July 2011
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1533:Olympic Stadium
1526:white elephants
1522:
1496:
1458:Barbara Cassani
1428:Olympic Stadium
1417:
1409:
1386:
1369:
1296:
1263:Olympic Javelin
1231:
1204:was located in
1202:Olympic Village
1198:
1196:Olympic Village
1111:Buckinghamshire
1093:mountain biking
1082:
1018:Wembley Stadium
1002:
995:, for shooting.
976:Greenwich Arena
972:Millennium Dome
922:
873:Riverbank Arena
854:London Velopark
834:, swimming and
828:Aquatics Centre
817:Olympic Stadium
809:Olympic Javelin
802:
792:
780:Olympic Stadium
772:London Velopark
768:Aquatics Centre
713:white elephants
709:Millennium Dome
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695:Sporting venues
651:Olympic Javelin
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2946:External links
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