UNITED KINGDOM: OLYMPIC GAMES: ATHLETICS - London 2012 Olympics athletics track officially unveiled

Record ID: 332531

  • Title: UNITED KINGDOM: OLYMPIC GAMES: ATHLETICS - London 2012 Olympics athletics track officially unveiled
  • Date: 4th October 2011
  • Summary: SCHOOLCHILDREN RUNNING ALONG THE TRACK WITH LONDON ORGANISING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN AND OYLMPICS DOUBLE GOLD MEDALLIST LORD SEBASTIAN COE (GREY OUTFIT); BRITISH LONG JUMP RECORD HOLDER CHRIS TOMLINSON (BLUE TOP); PARALYMPIC DISCUS WORLD RECORD HOLDER AND GOLD MEDALLIST DAN GREAVES (WHITE TOP); AND WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1500 METRES SILVER MEDALLIST HANNAH ENGLAND (YELLOW TOP)
  • Embargoed: 19th October 2011 13:00
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  • Location: United Kingdom, United Kingdom
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVAA6JS4YSWRZM637FJKPOFKZ999
  • Story Text: The organisers of the London 2012 Olympics officially unveiled on Monday (October 3) the new athletics track for the games.
    The prefabricated track laid in August was made by an Italian company which has been involved in the Olympics since 1976 and they have also provided an identical warm-up track and an 80m sprint straight.
    Local schoolchildren were allowed onto the track on Monday and also there for the unveiling were athletes including Paralympic discus world record holder and gold medallist Dan Greaves; World Athletics Championships 1500 metres silver medallist Hannah England; and British long jump record holder Chris Tomlinson.
    The children are among those expected to benefit from the facilities on the Olympic site in east London after the 2012 games.
    Before the official unveiling, representatives from the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) visited the site as part of London's bid to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships.
    The stadium is already the subject of a dispute between Premier League soccer clubs West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur, both of which would like to take it over after the Olympics.
    However, British Sports and Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson said the track would remain.
    London is bidding against Doha for the championships, with a decision due to be taken by the IAAF in Monaco in November.
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