IOC Visiting London For 2012 Venues Inspection

The International Olympic Committee is beginning a two-day visit to London for a progress update on the construction schedule for the venues for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The delegation will see the ‘big five’ Olympic venues, including the Olympic Stadium and Velodrome, which are being built while the Aquatics Centre, Olympic Village and Press Centre will also be checked by the IOC Co-Ordination Commission.

At the time of the IOC’s last visit, there was little construction work to inspect, but the Olympic Stadium is starting to take shape with eight sections of the roof in place.

Meanwhile the foundations for the Velodrome are also finished and building work is well underway at the three other key venues.

Olympic Delivery Authority chairman John Armitt said: ‘It’s clearly visible how much progress has been made since the IOC visited last year.

‘The Olympic Stadium has changed the east London skyline, the Aquatics Centre roof is starting to take shape and the first residential blocks for the Olympic Village are out of the ground.’