The Olympics are perhaps the greatest sporting event in the world of sports, being held every fourth year in which thousands of athletes from different corners of the world participate. The 2012 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in London from the 27th of July to the 12th of August 2012. Some venues are existing which are fully modified for the Games, some are built recently for the Games. This year, 26 types of sports are to be exhibited at 34 venues, apart from the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games which are to be held between 29th of August till the 9th of September 2012. All the venues for the Olympics have been divided into three zones namely the River zone, the Central Zone and the Olympic Zone.

Wembley Stadium: The Wembley is a football stadium situated Wembley Park which lies to the north east of London. It was inaugurated in 2007 on the site of the existing 1923 structure. With a capacity for over 90000 spectators it is the second largest stadium in Europe. The stadium is situated around six miles from the city centre. Mainly used in football purposes, this stadium also holds some major concerts. Diana’s death memorial concert was held here. Metallica also performed here. This venue has been decided to be used in 2012 Olympics.

Construction: this venue has been designed by the architects (Foster + Partners) and Populous (formerly HOK Sport) along with engineers Mott MacDonald. It has been built by Australian company Brookfield Multiplex.

The all-seated stadium is based around a bowl design with a capacity of 90,000 with a sliding roof to protect against weather hazards. Each seat has an unrestricted view of the pitch and plenty of leg room. The archway is the world’s longest unsupported roof structure, proving it to be an architectural wonder. The stadium has the largest number of toilets (about 2,618). Each of the two giant screens in the new stadium is the size of 600 domestic television sets.

Cost: It is one of the most expensive stadiums ever built at a cost of £798 million and is funded by Sport England, the Football Association, WNSL (Wembley National Stadium Limited), the London Development Agency and the Department for Culture Media and Sports.

After the Olympics: the authority of Olympic Games is seeking for an opportunity to make this stadium a permanent site for the Games. For now, it is reported that the football games that is played here normally will again begin.

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