Queen Elizabeth Park
London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced that the Olympic Park will be named Queen Elizabeth Park. The 500-acre site in Stratford, east London, where the 2012 Games will be staged, will include the showpiece Olympic Stadium, plus about four miles of waterways, extensive parkland and facilities left from the Games, including a velodrome and a new landmark of the Anish Kapoor’s Orbit viewing platform and sculpture.
The park will take the new name after the 2012 Olympics. Baroness Ford, chair of the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) which is in charge of deciding the future of the venue, said: “The strength of the values, heritage and power of the royal and Olympic associations fit with our ambition for the Park.
BOA chair Lord Moynihan said: “The Queen Elizabeth Park will deliver a lasting legacy from the 2012 Games and be a source of inspiration for generations of athletes to come. “London is the only city to be honoured as host of the Olympic Games on three occasions and the name that has been selected for this iconic park is a wonderful tribute to the people of Great Britain and the importance of sport in our country.
“We appreciate the support of the International Olympic Committee and thank Her Majesty The Queen for creating a lasting connection between the Olympic movement and the people of Great Britain.”
Mr Johnson said: “I cannot think of a more fitting tribute than celebrating this significant anniversary and this historic moment for London by naming the site after Her Majesty.”
