There will be 36 competition venues throughout the UK playing host to the Games. Inside London is the Olympic Park, which comprises nine areas including the ExCel Centre. There are also:
Three venues in the London Borough of Greenwich
Earls Court
Horse Guards Parade
Hyde Park
Lord’s Cricket Ground
Wimbledon
Wembley
Outside London
Eton Dorney
Broxbourne Canoe Slalom course
Weymouth & Portland
Lee Valley White Water Centre
Hadleigh Farm, Essex
Old Trafford
Villa Park
Hampden Park
St James’ Park
Millennium Stadium
There are also 41 training venues and 70 non-competition venues. For further details see www.london2012.com.
Live sites
These will house big screens bringing news, events and live screenings.
England:
Market Place, Derby
Millennium Place, Coventry
Market Square, Dover
Victoria Square, Birmingham
Centenary Square, Bradford
Millennium Square, Bristol
Millennium Square, Leeds
Humberstone Gate, Leicester
Exchange Square, Manchester
Centre Square, Middlesborough
Chapelfield Shopping Centre, Norwich
Armada Way, Plymouth
Guildhall Square, Portsmouth
Wharf Green, Swindon
Town Square, Walthamstow
General Gordon Place, Woolwich
Northern Ireland:
City Hall, Belfast
Wales
The Hayes, Cardiff
Castle Square, Swansea
Scotland
Festival Square, Edinburgh
For more information about Live sites , go to www.london2012.com/live-sites
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