The new Basketball Arena is one of the largest temporary venues ever built for a Games. The arena is one of the most heavily-used venues within the Olympic Park, with competition events taking place almost every day.Inspire a generation
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- Basketball ArenaThe new Basketball Arena is one of the largest temporary venues ever built for a Games. The arena is one of the most heavily-used venues within the Olympic Park, with competition events taking place almost every day.
- Copper Box
The iconic Copper Box will host some of the most exciting action on the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Games.
Did you know?
- Historically, the three most successful nations are Denmark, Korea and Russia in the women’s and Russia, Yugoslavia and Sweden in the men’s Olympic competitions.
- Handball is considered to be one of the oldest sports, based on a reference in Homer's Odyssey and a third century bronze statuette found in Dodoni.