London Olympics 2012

The 2012 Olympics will take place in a host of new venues as well as using existing and historic facilities. Many of the new facilities will be reused and the plans are part of the regeneration of Stratford and Lower Lea Valley in east London. More detailed information is available: Olympic venues

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) is responsible for preparing and staging the 2012 Games.
LOCOG is led by Sebastian Coe (Chair) and Paul Deighton (Chief Executive). It is based in Canary Wharf along with the Olympic Delivery Authority.

By the time of the 2012 Opening Ceremony around 100,000 people will be working on the Games - including 3,000 staff, up to 70,000 volunteers and a large number of contractors.

As well as staging the 2012 Games, LOCOG will also be responsible for staging a series of test events in the year before the Games; recruiting and training volunteers; and overseeing the four year Cultural Olympiad leading up to the Games.

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is the public body responsible for developing and building the new venues and infrastructure for the Games and their use after 2012.

The ODA's work is underpinned by six priority themes: design and accessibility, employment and skills, equality and inclusion, health, safety and security, sustainability, and legacy.

It is led by John Armitt (Chairman) and David Higgins (Chief Executive).

The ODA is also responsible for:

Building new permanent venues
Building arenas that will be relocated after the Games: Water Polo, Hockey, Basketball Arena, Paralympic Tennis and Archery, Greenwich Arena and the indoor Shooting hall
Permanent works to existing sports venues, like Eton Dorney and Weymouth and Portland
Planning and delivery on both transport infrastructure and services to support the 2012 Games projects
Converting the Olympic Park for long-term use after the Games
Making sure the project sets new standards for sustainable development.

The London 2012 Olympic logo has created considerable controversy and the spiralling cost of the games is likely to be a ongoing problem.