London Borough of Waltham Forest - Olympics

Olympics

Waltham Forest is one of four host boroughs in east London for the 2012 Olympics. Eton Manor in Leyton forms the northern part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. During the Olympic Games the area will house three Olympic-size swimming pools, one sychronised swimming pool and one water polo pool. These pools will be used for athlete training.

During the Paralympic Games, Eton Manor will host the Wheelchair Tennis events, with temporary seating for 10,500 spectators.

In April 2012, the Ministry of Defence identified the roof of Fred Wigg Tower as a potential location for surface-to-air missile defences during the Games.