Training Camps for 2012

World Class Training Facilities at the heart of the 2012 Games

Hackney's proximity to where London’s Games will be staged is a real advantage for teams coming to London to train for the 2012 Games. We are able to offer athletes use of our facilities in partnership with the other Olympic and Paralympic host boroughs. Between the five boroughs there are ample facilities for athletes to prepare for the Games.

Hackney is a culturally diverse area and is ideally placed to offer a home from home to people from all over the world; with more than 100 languages spoken in the borough and an eclectic mix of cultures, Hackney is in a strong position to build excellent relationships with the Olympic and Paralympic family – competitors, supporters and visitors.

Hackney also has a range of world-class venues included in the official Guide for Pre-Games Training Camps, offering Olympic and Paralympic athletes training opportunities for sports including: Paralympic Volleyball (sitting), Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Fencing, Wheelchair Rugby; Basketball, Boxing, Badminton, Fencing, Archery, Judo, Taekwondo and Table Tennis.

For more information on each Hackney venue visit the official 2012 Pre Games Training Camp website: http://trainingcamps.london2012.com.

Why Hackney is ideal for pre-Games training

• Very close to the Olympic Park and Athletes' Village
• Excellent facilities optimised for Olympic use
• Excellent transport links
• Acclimatise to London's environment

Clissold Leisure Centre and Stoke Newington Secondary School

Clissold Leisure Centre is Hackney’s flagship sports facility and, combined with Stoke Newington School, offers facilities for Olympic and Paralympic sports.

Sports:

Olympic

• Basketball
• Boxing
• Fencing
• Judo
• Volleyball (indoor)
• Wrestling

Paralympic

• Goalball
• Paralympic
• Judo
• Paralympic
• Volleyball (sitting)
• Wheelchair Basketball
• Wheelchair Fencing
• Wheelchair Rugby

Britannia Leisure Centre and Shoreditch Park

Britannia Leisure Centre and Shoreditch Park offer well-located, high-quality indoor and outdoor multi-sport and ancillary facilities for range of Olympic sports.

Sports:

• Archery
• Boxing
• Fencing
• Judo
• Table Tennis
• Taekwondo
• Volleyball (Beach)
• Wrestling

Hackney Marshes and Mabley Green

Hackney Marshes and Mabley Green offer extensive open spaces and ancillary facilities well suited to the needs of Olympic Archers.

Sport:

• Archery

City of London’s KPMG Academy

City of London’s KPMG Academy offers world-class training and ancillary facilities for Fencing close to the Olympic Park.

Sport:

• Fencing

Petchey Academy

Hackney’s Petchey Academy offers new world-class sporting and support facilities for Fencing, close to the Olympic Park.

Sport:

• Fencing

SPACE centre at Hackney Community College

SPACe offers excellent, modern, indoor sports facilities for Badminton, Basketball, Fencing and Table Tennis within an award-winning college campus in the heart of Hackney, East London.

Sports:

• Badminton
• Basketball
• Fencing
• Table Tennis

Bridge Academy and Haggerston Park

Bridge Academy and Haggerston Park offers high-quality indoor and outdoor sports and ancillary facilities ideal for pre-Games training for Boxing and Volleyball (Beach).

Sport:

• Boxing
• Volleyball (Beach)

More information

Binnie Crookes
Head Of Leisure and Physical Activity
Maurice Bishop Hse, 17 Reading Lane
London E8 1FB
United Kingdom
Tel: 0208 356 2032
email: binnie.crookes@hackney.gov.uk

Local access to venues

Hackney Council will ensure that with careful programming residents will not miss out on sport or physical activity because their local leisure facility is providing a training venue for 2012.  There will be planned access to alternative venues as well as schools and clubs being able to watch some of the training sessions so they can see Olympians and Paralympians in action.

Back to top

Page updated: 13 Aug 2009