London 2012 Olympics: Main Site Was Stratford's Olympic Park

The primary venue cluster for the 2012 London Summer Olympics was Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London (boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Waltham Forest).

Park Specs

• Area: 2.5 km² (560 acres / 1 sq mi).
• Key venues:
  • Olympic Stadium (now London Stadium — West Ham United FC).
  • Aquatics Centre (Zaha Hadid design).
  • Velodrome (Lee Valley VeloPark).
  • Copper Box Arena (handball, now multi-sport).
  • Basketball Arena (temporary, recycled).
  • Olympic Village (2,818 units → East Village housing).
• Legacy: Park reopened 2013; now major recreation, events, and residential district.

Other London 2012 Sites

• Wembley Stadium (football finals).
• Wimbledon (tennis).
• Lord's (archery).
• Hyde Park (triathlon, marathon swim).
• Greenwich Park (equestrian).
• ExCeL London (boxing, fencing, judo, table tennis, taekwondo, weightlifting, wrestling).
• Eton Dorney (rowing/canoe — Buckinghamshire).
• Weybridge (cycling road).

Stratford was the transformative heart—turning post-industrial land into a lasting urban asset.