Looking forward to London 2012
27 July 2010
There's only two years to go until London 2012 when Greenwich will be home to some of the most exciting and entertaining sporting events in a series of pretty impressive and unusual venues. Greenwich will see competition in 34 events in 2012 which include six Olympic sports and three Paralympic sports.Greenwich Park has the horses with the Equestrian and Paralympic Equestrian events and parts of the Modern Pentathlon while the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich gets the gun for the Shooting, Paralympic Shooting and Paralympic Archery.
The O2 arena, which will be known as North Greenwich Arena during the Games because of sponsorship deals, also gets in on the act and will be staging the Basketball finals, Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline Gymnastics and Wheelchair Basketball. The London 2012 Games kick off on 27 July 2012 and close on 12 August and the Paralympic Games begin on 29 August with the closing ceremony on 9 September.
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Greenwich Events Calendar
With The O2, Greenwich Theatre, Greenwich Dance, Up the Creek, Blackheath Halls, Olivers Music Bar and a stack of free concerts in St Alfege church, Greenwich is one of London's entertainment hotspots. Check our Events Calendar for details of every performance including when, where and what it'll cost.