Coventry Olympic Venue Push Latest

Last updated : 08 January 2007 By Covsupport

Coventry City Council will debate on Wednesday whether to approve £300,000 spending to further push Coventry as an 2012 Olympic venue. Said long standing City supporter Dave Long who twice ran the Olympic Marathon: "The Ricoh Arena, for example could be used as a training camp or as a venue as there are between twelve and sixteen sports that the Arena could accommodate. "

The Arena is believed to be short-listed for football and hockey and Roger Dowthwaite,chairman of the Coventry and Warwickshire 2012 Opportunities Management Group told the CT: "The 2012 Olympics as well as the paralympic Games offer a wide range of fantastic opportunities in terms of attracting business and promoting the area and we are determined to make the most of it."

Other possible training venues include the Alan Higgs Centre and Coventry Sports Centre with its 50m swimming pool.