A comprehensive testing programme will form a key part of the London 2012 Organising Committee's preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We are calling it the London Prepares series.
LOCOG’s testing programme will focus primarily on testing the field of play, results, scoring and timing systems, as well as key operational procedures and functions. The programme is made up of three different types of events, namely:
- International Invitational Events, created and delivered by LOCOG
- International Federation (IF) Events, delivered by LOCOG in partnership with the IFs and sports national governing bodies
- International events organised by sports national governing bodies and other organisations, with LOCOG testing operational aspects.
View the full testing programme
Test events in Cluster Two with public tickets include:
Visa International Gymnastics: 10–18 January, North Greenwich Arena.
UCI Track Cycling World Cup - presented by Samsung: 17–19 February, Velodrome, Olympic Park.
18th FINA Visa Diving World Cup
2012: 20–26 February, Aquatics Centre, Olympic
Park.
A full
list of events and ticket information can be found at www.londonpreparesseries.com.
Other events that LOCOG is ticketing are:
- Aquatics –
Synchronised Swimming: 18–22 April 2012 – Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park
- Hockey:
2–6 May 2012 – Riverbank Arena, Olympic Park
- Wheelchair Tennis: 2–6
May 2012 – Eton Manor, Olympic Park
- Water Polo: 3–6 May 2012 –
Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park
- Athletics: 4–7 May 2012 – Olympic
Stadium, Olympic Park
- Paralympic Athletics: 8 May 2012 – Olympic
Stadium, Olympic Park
Some of the events above also form part
of UK Sport’s World Class Events Programme, which invests National
Lottery funding to help stage major international events. These
are:
- Modern Pentathlon: 9–10 July 2011 – Greenwich Park/Crystal
Palace
- Rowing: 3–7 August 2011 – Eton Dorney, Buckinghamshire
- Triathlon:
6–7 August 2011 – Hyde Park
- Badminton: 8–14 August 2011 – Wembley
Arena
- BMX Cycling: 19–20 August 2011 – BMX Track, Olympic Park
- Track
Cycling: 17–19 February 2012 – Velodrome, Olympic Park
- Diving: 20–26
February 2012 – Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park
- Swimming: 3–10 March
2012 – Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park
