The temporary Riverbank Arena located in the Olympic Park will have two separate pitches, one with spectator seating. The facility will be used for Olympic Hockey and Paralympic 5-a-side and 7-a-side Football.
Key facts
Sport: Hockey, Paralympic Five-a-side Football, Paralympic Seven-a side Football
Location: Within the Olympic Park
New or existing: New
Permanent or temporary: Temporary
Number of events: 4
Find out how to get to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Games
About the Riverbank Arena
The first Riverbank Arena pitch was unveiled in October 2011. To reflect the colours of the Games, the playing field area is London
Blue in colour
– providing high levels of contrast with the yellow ball
– and
the pitch surrounds coloured London Pink.
The surrounding structures are set to be built between January and March
2012. The venue will then be ready for the test event in May 2012.
During the Games
The Riverbank Arena will have two pitches, one with spectator seating and one for use as a warm-up area. As well as the Olympic Hockey competition, the facility will host Paralympic 5-a-side and 7-a-side Football.
London 2012 will be the first time both Olympic Hockey and Paralympic
Football are played on a different colour pitch to the traditional
green.
After the Games
After the Games the Riverbank Arena will move to the north of the Olympic Park, joining a group of facilities in the area known as Eton Manor. It will have 3,000 permanent seats with the ability to increase to up to 15,000 for major events.
