Facilities invited to register interest to be Games-time Training Venues

The London 2012 Organising Committee is inviting sports and leisure facilities and venues to express their interest in being Olympic and Paralympic Games-time Training Venues. These are the facilities that the competing athletes, coaches and support staff will use for training in the two weeks leading up to the Games, as well as during the Games. All 26 Olympic and 20 Paralympic sports and disciplines need to be catered for within a strict 30 minutes journey time by car from official Olympic and Paralympic accommodation. Interested facilities can download an

application form which includes all criteria for registration. Registration of intent will close on 31 January 2009, followed by further review and assessment of applicants against strict technical criteria set by the International Federations of each sport. Download the application form There will then be further consultation with potential venues and final selection will be made from late 2009 onwards. Successful applicants will need to enter into Venue Use Agreements with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Games-time training venues differ from Pre-Games Training Camps, used in the weeks and months before the Games to help athletes train and acclimatise. Over 600 facilities around the UK have already been chosen as potential Pre-Games Training Camps