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Hockey Centre

The temporary Hockey Centre located in the Olympic Park will have two separate pitches with spectator seating, providing facilities suitable for Hockey during the Olympic Games and Paralympic Five-a-side and Seven-a-side Football.s a test

Where is it?

Sport:
Hockey, Paralympic Five-a-side Football, Paralympic Seven-a side Football
Capacity: 15,000
New or existing?: New

The venue will be finished by 2011, in time for test events to take place before the 2012 Games.

During the Games

The main competition pitch will have a capacity of 15,000 and the second pitch will have seating of 5,000 to ensure that smaller matches also have an excellent atmosphere created by a capacity crowd.

After the Games

After the Games the Hockey Centre will move to the north of the Olympic Park, joining a group of facilities in the area known as Eton Manor. It will have 5,000 permanent seats with the ability to increase to over 10,000 for major events.

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