BACK THE BID FOR THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES – LONDON
DO SUPPORT FOR THIS DREAM AND IT SHALL COME TRUE!

• Most extensive transformation of London has seen Victorian times
• 500 acre Olympic Park set in 1,5000 acres of landscaped parkland only 7 minutes from the city centre
• 60%+ events within 15 minutes of the Olympic village – the Athletes Games
• The Regeneration of polluted industrial land in the Lower Lee Valley accelerated
• No new venues will be built without a clear plan post Olympics
• Utilising existing facilities and iconic London Venues
• Focusing transport strategy on hub at Strategy, East London

It is estimated that the 2012 Olympic Games will play host to:

• 10,500 athletes
• 6,000 coaches and officials
• 2,000 judges and referees
• 5,000 Olympics family members (NOCs, IOC members)
• 20,000 media representatives
• 7,000 official sponsor representatives
• Over 9 million tickets will be sold, equivalent to around 500,000 spectators per day
• 4,000 athletes and 2,500 officials in the Paralympic Games
• Other candidate City status confirmed Paris, Madrid, New York and Moscow. IOC members will vote in Singapore on 6th July 2005.