Venue
The Lee Valley White Water Centre, formerly known as Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre, will be the venue for Canoe Slalom during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The venue has a capacity of 12.000 spectators and is located 30 km north of the Olympic Park, on the edge of the 1,000-acre River Lee Country Park, – part of the 26-mile long, 10,000 acre Lee Valley Regional Park in Hertfordshire.
The centre consists of two canoe slalom courses. The 300 m long Olympic course where the races will be held and a 160 m long intermediate/training course. A new 10,000 square meter lake has also been constructed. This will feed a system of pumps that will provide the 300 m course with 15 cubic metres of water per second. The white water will be created by these pumps and obstacles placed in the course.
The Lee Valley White Water Centre is the only venue being opened for the public prior to the games. After the Olympic games the two courses and the facilities building will remain but the temporary seats will be removed. The Centre will become a venue for canoeing and kayaking for the local community and visitors and be suitable for beginners to elite athletes. It will also be a major leisure attraction for white water rafting. It will be owned, funded and managed by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority. The centre will offer an extensive sports development programme, run in partnership with the British Canoe Union.
Video:
• First water release Lee Valley White Water Centre
• Opening Lee Valley White Water Centre
Links:
• London 2012 | Sports | Canoe Slalom
• London 2012 | Venues | Lee Valley White Water Centre
• Lee Valley Park
• London 2012 | How to get there
