London prepares for the world

The 2012 London Olympic games are less than two years away and the Olympic Delivery Authority is providing the chance for the London athletic facilities to receive a face lift in preparation for the games. The London athletic facilities will receive £10m in upgrades by the summer of 2012. The facilities will be used by athletes in the Athletes' Olympic Village from July 16th to September 9th for both Olympic and Paralympic athletes spanning from over 200 countries. The facilities have been raised to "world-class standards" for the athletes using them to compete in the Olympics but the Olympic Delivery Authority has said the greatest benefit to the upgrade is the impact that they new facilities will have on the community once the Olympics are over.


"Venues will be left with world-class courts and surfaces which will serve the community for years to come," said ODA chairman John Armitt

Though £10m is an extensive amount of money, especially if thought of being used only for one summer, the Olympic Development Authority has my support since ultimately this isn't for one summer, this for an entire lifetime. The community surrounding these buildings will be able to remember the 2012 Olympics as an historic event for London AND they will be able to have access to the same facilities as the Olympians did, which is something special within itself. The amount of money spent by the ODA for these facilities is worth it because to athletes of the 2012 Olympics they will only last a summer but the community surrounding the buildings it will be able to last them a lifetime. A story on all Olympic stadiums hoping for improvement can be found here.

ODA Chairman John Armitt takes us on a tour of the London Olympic sites at Youtube (embedding not available for this video!)