Category Archives: Olympics & Paralympics 2012

The very last event and the very last Gold Medal (men’s seven-a-side football) award of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. And we were there, although our view inside the Riverbank Arena was obscured by the Bronze Medal flag … Continue reading →

A multi-purpose arena the Copper Box hosted Wheelchair Fencing, Boccia and Goalball during the Paralympics.  Goalball is played by visually impaired athletes using a ball with bells inside and we were here for the men’s semi-finals between Turkey and Finland … Continue reading →

At 155 metres high this is Britain’s largest piece of public art just a hundred metres or so from the Olympic Stadium. Whatever your interpretation – to me it looks like it belongs on the set of a Transformers movie … Continue reading →

A few pictures of the exterior and interior of the Basketball Arena. Used for Mixed Wheelchair Rugby during the Paralympics Mrs Extremegroundhopping and I saw eventually Gold Medal winners Australia take on Sweden in a pool game. Human dodgems with … Continue reading →

Continuing on with the Paralympic theme here are some general views of the Olympic Park.

Nicknamed “The Pringle” because of its distinctive saddle shape roof (clad with red cedar wood tiles) that echoes the curve of the track underneath it. A quite stunning building and for me the best of all the permanent structures in … Continue reading →

Located just to the left of the Stratford entrance to the Olympic Park is the Aquatics Centre, designed by architect Zaha Hadid. Views of the dramatic wave shaped roof will be vastly improved during the post-games construction phase at the … Continue reading →

Just returned home from the second of two visits (the first was last Thursday) to the Olympic Park and the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Two visits, two truly excellent days and loads of pictures taken. Over the course of the … Continue reading →