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After the Olympics
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HawkTheSeagull
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Most stay with modifications, a couple are temporary - cant remember which these are though.
countryman
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- Jun 28, 2011
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The equestrian arena is obviously going. Why they didn't hold that at a nearby place like Windsor or Badminton. Or even better, they have used Hickstead. One of the best show jumping arenas in the world. And they could have spent a fraction of the money improving facilities there that are there now.
Basketball arena is temporary. I think the other one is the water polo, but not sure there.
Glad to see someone has been paying attention!
I think there are sporting political reasons why the equestrian was pulled into London. Over successive years, the horsey sports have been further and further marginalised. In 2008, it was in HK which is 4 hours from Beijing. I think this was a concerted effort to make the horse sportsmen and women an integral part of the games.
Tricky Dicky
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This. It's pretty much word-for-word what ms Balding said this morning.
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Rio have asked about moving the arena there for 2016.
Which would be bloody amazing.
The velodrome will be open to the public late '13.
I'm pretty sure the Hockey is temporary.
The Rio deal collapsed, sadly. I think you're right about the hockey, which makes it all the more odd that everyone's favourite tin pot shyster Barry Hearne has asked if Orient can move there (just one of his many embarrassing positions on the Olympics and the stadium).
That's a shame, it would have been well lush.
Not to mention sustainable-tastic.
Superseagull
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- Jul 8, 2003
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The hockey arena would make quite a decent lower league ground if it had a roof. For a temporary stadium it was very well put together. The basketball arena was also a very well constructed.
I heard some of the temporary stands from the games are being bought by Silverstone.
I heard some of the temporary stands from the games are being bought by Silverstone.
Barn Door Billy
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I think the riverbank is being dismantled and then rebuilt for the (hockey) euros in 2015. But you're right, it would be a great football stadium, it is a very decent venue.
cjd
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footychick
Nicola
They're keeping the track where they did the mountain biking
fataddick
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Re the Olympic Park in Stratford: venue-wise, only the Stadium with reduced capacity, Velodrome (with BMX bit behind being easied and expanded) and Aquatics Centre survive - plus the Orbit (Olympic tower) - I think. Why so quick to ask? Paralympics is sold out in all the same venues and starts Wednesday week.
fataddick
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Riverbank Arena (the 16, 000 hockey venue) will go once all the Paralympics football being played there finishes. New 3k (expanable for big events) National Hockey Centre will be set up on the edge of the Olympic Park apparently. FWIW the original National Hockey Centre is what Franchise/MK Dongs took over, grrr.
Gazwag
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They are all going to be used in a fortnight
Eh? It's just scaffolding with seats on it.
Superseagull
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- Jul 8, 2003
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Basically it is. However it was bespoke made for the games so it has less of a temporary scaffold feel about it. It did not use traditional scaffold like we had at the Withdean. It was all specially designed metalwork purely to be used as a stadium.
It is a flat pack stadium that could and should be used at future events around the country.