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[Jerusalem2036]

Any news regarding the 2012 Olympic Venues?

[DarJoLe]

Any news regarding the 2012 Olympic Venues?

What kind of news?

[taichi]

What kind of news?

I don't know but it is the website. All I know is that tennis is in Wimbleton. Oh yeah, I saw a proposed Olympic Stadium weeks ago. Are you referring to all sports venues or Olympic Villages?

[james]

Am glad this wasn't from me, James.

[taichi]

Any news regarding the 2012 Olympic Venues?

Well,

They have mentioned The Lord's Cricket Ground and Velo Park. The website also says that they started construction on the temporary venues. That's all I can tell for now.

[Sir Rols]

News on the latest costings:

LONDON, April 8 AP - London 2012 officials announced the cost of the Olympic Stadium and the aquatic centre today, plus the names of the British firms that will build them.
The 80,000-seat Olympic Stadium, which will be built by a consortium involving Robert Alpine, HOK Sport and Buro Happold, remained at STG496 million ($A1.07 billion).
That includes the price of converting it to a 25,000-seat athletics venue after the Games.
The Olympic Delivery Authority said the cost of building the 17,500-capacity aquatics centre and the land bridge that will be the main gateway into the Olympic Park will be STG303 million ($A651.05 million).
The swimming centre component will cost STG242 million ($A519.98 million).
That venue, which will be built by Balfour Beatty, will be reduced to 2,500 seats after the games.
The ODA also revealed the cost of the velopark within the Olympic Park, which includes an indoor track and a BMX circuit.
The cost of the venue, and work to add features after the Games, will be STG80 million ($A171.9 million).
A contractor will soon be announced, with construction due to start next year.
``All of these venues will not only provide state-of-the-art facilities for the Games in the summer of 2012 but also provide permanent legacy facilities for elite and community use long after the games have gone,'' ODA chief executive David Higgins said.
The ODA added it had set up an 11-member independent dispute avoidance panel to avoid any problems during construction.
Disputes with contractors contributed to the two-year delay in completing Wembley stadium, which opened in March 2007 in northwest London.
``This independent panel will help us and our contractors work together to identify and resolve any potential issues early,'' Higgins said.

[arwebb]

I know the MCC was talking about expanding the capacity of Lords to around 38,000. Might make it easier for me to get a ticket then.

[Rafa]

Aquatic Centre: Final design [Legacy]

[Hobart]

Having the Tennis at Wimbledon will be great. I have been there a few times and there is just something special about the place. Not sure if they are going to play on the grass or drop in hard courts. Hope it going to be on the grass.

[arwebb]

Hard courts at Wimbledon? Sacrilege!