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David Luckes Head of Sport Competition 6 July 2007

David Luckes Head of Sport Competition 6 July 2007. Our Promise for 2012. - Stage a stunning and inspirational Games - Transform the heart of East London - Make the Olympic Park a blueprint for sustainable living

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David Luckes Head of Sport Competition 6 July 2007

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  1. David Luckes • Head of Sport Competition • 6 July 2007

  2. Our Promise for 2012 • - Stage a stunning and inspirational Games • - Transform the heart of East London • - Make the Olympic Park a blueprint for sustainable living • - Demonstrate the UK is a creative, inclusive and welcoming place to live in, visit and do business • - Inspire a generation of young people to take part in local volunteering, cultural and physical activity

  3. BOA GLA LOCOG GOVT Infrastructure Co-ordination Transport London 2012 IOC LOCOG Olympic Board Olympic Delivery Authority

  4. London 2012 – Programme Objectives Deliver the Olympic Park and Venues on time and on budget Financeand Stage Inspirational Games Leave a Lasting Legacy for London and the UK Improve Elite and Grassroots Sport in UK

  5. LOCOG’s Imperatives Preparing &staginggreat games Workingwith our stakeholders Balancingthe budget Building a world class organisation

  6. London 2012 – Plans and Progress – 2-4-1 Deliver the Olympic Park and Venues on time and on budget 2 - Plan 4 - Build 1 - Test

  7. 2007 – Key Milestones Brand launch Domestic partners Cultural Olympiad

  8. Our Opportunity - London can and will move the Games on - We will create a step change for the Olympic and Paralympic movements - London 2012 will be more accessible, participative, inspiring and stimulating then ever before - We will change the way people think, feel and behave about the Games, about sport, about themselves

  9. Paralympic venues Velodrome / BMX Hockey Fencing Handball Athletes Village Basketball Modern Pentathlon Stratford City Station Aquatics Modern Pentathlon Athletics Warm-up Track

  10. Olympic Park • - Design phase complete • - Hosting 8 Olympic and 11 Paralympic Sports • - Athletes Village to hold • 16,000 athletes and officials

  11. Olympic Park & Village Location

  12. Residential Comparison: Candidate File and Current Candidate File Current

  13. Village Proposals - Olympic Village design enhanced from the bid proposal - Residential blocks in final stage of design development - A bed for every athlete in the Olympic Village - Aim for Additional officials to be located in spare accommodation in the Village - Lend Lease to be Village developer - Building works to begin pre-Beijing

  14. Legacy Masterplan • - Largest new urban park • - Retention of five (remodelled) venues on site • - Enhanced legacy for broadcast and press centres • - Village converted to offer 4,300 housing units plus schools • - Four other new local communities created

  15. Olympic Family Hotels

  16. Olympic Family Hotels

  17. Olympic Family Hotels

  18. Lord’s Overview • - Spiritual home of world cricket: MCC moved there in 1814 • - Regularly hosts international cricket matches with an overall capacity of 26,000 • - Host to archery demonstration events • - Other sports have taken place there over the years • - Is served by underground line that connects directly through to Olympic Park

  19. Olympic Archery Competition • - Competition, training and ranking round at one site • - Existing media and spectator facilities • - 6,500 capacity • - 15km from Olympic Village • - 24 minutes from Olympic Village • - 5 minutes from Olympic Familyhotels

  20. Paralympic Archery Competition • - Located within Olympic Park alongside 11 other sports • - Sharing of back of House with wheelchair tennis • - 1km from Village • - 2,000 capacity • - Post-Games, this area will be legacy facilities for hockey and tennis

  21. Sports Presentation Concept • - Inspire • Stunning venues focussing on FoP • - Educate • Sport by sport individually designed packages • Work with FITA, highlight challenges and possibilities • - Entertain • Video use • Announcers/commentators • Music and technology (informative video screens and scoreboards)

  22. Test Event Schedule • - Draft sport strategy for Test Events outlined • - Meetings with IF addressed type of events and position in calendar • - Outline draft schedule of Test Events by end 2007 • - Two clusters proposed - include separate Test Event for Paralympic-specific sports & stand-alone Paralympic venues in Olympic Park

  23. Appointment of Competition Managers • - Strategy sent out to IFs in Oct 2006 • - Open advert on LOCOG website for 6 weeks – advert in Daily Telegraph • - 600 applications across 29 positions • - Short listing process underway • - Followed by interviews in the Autumn • - Identification of all CMs complete by end 2007 with aim that all CMs go to Beijing

  24. “To host an inspirational, safe and inclusive Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, and leave a sustainable legacy for London and the UK.”

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