Coventry City Council

A co-Host City for London 2012

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games provide a once in a lifetime opportunity for Coventry and Warwickshire to join in and be part of the biggest sporting events in the World.

Coventry is immensely proud to have the honour of being an Olympic co-host City after being selected to be the Midlands Venue for Olympic Football in 2012. Our vision to be part of London 2012 is to maximise this once in a life time opportunity and provide everyone in Coventry & Warwickshire with their own Olympic experience.

London 2012 is more than just a sporting event and more than just a Games for the capital. London 2012 is Everyone's Games and outside of London, Coventry and Warwickshire is leading the way to be part of and join in with London 2012.

As an Olympic co-host City, 2012 will be a special year for Coventry as we welcome the world to the region and people from across the UK. Arguably, no other sub-region outside London will be the focus of so much Olympic related activity through:

• Hosting Olympic Football at the Ricoh Arena, (to be renamed the City of Coventry Stadium for the Games) 12 matches over 8 days culminating in the Women's bronze medal match
• One of 66 Evening Celebration locations for the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay
• Hosting world-class athletes and visiting teams as training camps at the University of Warwick
• Staging community events and screening the 2012 Games live on our London 2012 Live Site, a big screen in Millennium Place and one of 20 screens across the UK
• Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the consecration of Coventry Cathedral - a key event in the city's history, and one which will also attract national and international interest
• Showcasing the very best of Coventry's creativity through Godiva Awakes, the West Midlands winner of the Legacy Trusts Artists Taking the Lead Cultural Olympiad project
• Celebrating Shakespeare through the London 2012 World Shakespeare Festival
• Looking and Feeling like an Olympic host City through the London 2012 Look and Feel street dressing programme
• Hosting the Olympic Football Test Event as part of the London Prepares series

In 2012, we will encourage everyone to have their own Olympic Moment, uniting Coventry & Warwickshire and making our region come alive in this national celebration. We aim to capture the inspiration of the Games and use it to encourage individuals, sports clubs, schools, businesses and any organisation to challenge themselves to be the best they can be, and to be part of the greatest sporting events in the World.