Located in Marshgate Lane in Stratford

The third largest stadium in England

It is a "unique 80,000 seat stadium

It will be the centrepiece for the 2012 Games, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies.

One of the most popular sports and also the

biggest at the Olympic Stadium

Involve: running, jumping, throwing and

racewalking

Are among the oldest of all sports and their

roots are prehistoric.

Dates: Friday, 3 August – Sunday, 12 August

Are built to house all participating athletes

and the staff

There will be 3,300 apartments

Designer,Pierre de Coubertin

An inspirational view over the Park

Located next to the Velodrome in the north of the Olympic Park

Hosts the BMXCycling competition

It is a 400-metercircle

Began to take off in the late 1960s in

California

Inspiration for the pedal-powered version

BMX is the newest Olympic Cycling

discipline.

Dates: Wednesday 8 – Friday 10 August

The largest of London’s Royal Parks

Has been open to the public since 1637

Will host the Marathon Swimming and Triathlon events

Triathlon races combine swimming, cycling

and running

The swim will take place in the Serpentine

Lake

Will consist of a 1,500m swim, a 40km bike

ride and a 10km

Dates: Saturday, 4 August and Tuesday, 7

August

Location in north-west London

Is one of the biggest of the six stadiums

Will host the gold medal events in both the

Men's and Women's competitions

Aim is to score more goals than the

opposition

It was introduced as a medal sport at the

1908 Olympic Games.

2 medal events: one men’s teams and one

for women

Dates: Wednesday, 25 July – Saturday, 11

August

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