London 2012 Olympics to produce maximum benefits
13/07/2007 |
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The 2012 London Olympics will produce the greatest long-term regeneration benefits of any host city since the 1992 Barcelona Games, Mayor Ken Livingstone said Tuesday at the start of a key IOC inspection visit.
Organizers focused on the redevelopment legacy of the Olympic Park in east London in their opening meetings with the International Olympic Committee's coordination commission.
After the games, 9,000 houses will be built in or around the park as part of a 20-year program to bring 40,000 new homes to the East End.
"London will be the most successful Olympic Games since Barcelona in 1992 in terms of its regeneration legacy," Livingstone said. "As the next three Olympic Games follow London, we will still be getting the legacy benefits in terms of housing and employment."
The Olympic Park will provide five major sports venues — the main stadium, which will be reduced in seating capacity from 90,000 to 25,000 after the games; an aquatics center, velodrome and an indoor multi-sport center. The site will be the one of the largest urban parks in Europe in 150 years.
(Source: Qatarolympics.org)
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