London 2012 Test Events Set To Continue

The London 2012 test event programme, the London Prepares series, resumes in October with an exciting sporting line-up including Olympic qualifying tournaments, British Championships and World Cups from sports including diving, swimming and track cycling, plus the first Paralympic test event.
 
Following a summer of testing, the next round of events begins with the Archery test event on 3rd October at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
 
In the Olympic Park, the Aquatics Centre, Velodrome and Handball Arena will be used for the first time for competitive events including Goalball, the first Paralympic test event.

Elsewhere in London, the multi-venue ExCeL is put to the test along with the North Greenwich Arena (O2) – which will host Artistic, Trampoline and Rhythmic Gymnastics.
 
This is the second of three clusters of test events aimed at testing LOCOG’s operations in the lead up to the Games.
 
Paul Deighton, London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) chief executive, said: ‘After completing 18 very successful Olympic test events this summer, it is with great anticipation we start the next round of test events in the London Prepares series’.

‘We are looking forward to completing another first in the Olympic Park when we host competitive Olympic and Paralympic events in the Handball Arena and world-class events in the Velodrome and Aquatics Centre’.
 
Esther Nicholls, UK Sport’s head of major events, added: ‘UK Sport is thrilled to be supporting the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classic and 18th FINA Diving World Cup in the second wave of Olympic test events through our National Lottery funded events programme. These events are set to give more of our athletes a taste of what is to come in less than 12 months time at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games’.  
 
‘Following the great success of the first test events, where we saw some incredible performances in iconic venues across London, we are looking forward to hosting more world-class events on home soil’.  
 
After the London Archery Classic at Lord’s, the Handball Arena in the Olympic Park hosts the London Handball Cup, followed by the London International Goalball Tournament later in the year.