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Lee Valley White Water Centre

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Name: Lee Valley White Water Centre

Location: North of the Olympic Park

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About Lee Valley White Water Centre at North of the Olympic Park

The Lee Valley White Water Centre is located 30 kilometres north of the Olympic Park and will host the canoe slalom events of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The venue has a purpose built slalom course for the Olympic white water canoe events. After the Games the venue will be owned, funded and managed by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority. It will also offer an extensive sports development programme, run in partnership with the British Canoe Union.

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recordbreakers (2012)

Athletics (Men's 50km Race Walk)

RussiaSergey Kirdyapkin3:35:59 (OR)

Athletics (Men's 50km Race Walk)

IndiaBasanta Bahadur Rana3:56:48 (NR)

Athletics (Men's 800m)

KenyaDavid Lekuta Rudisha 1:40.91 (WR)

Athletics (Women's 4 x 100m Relay)

United StatesTianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter 40.82 (WR)

Athletics (Women's Hammer Throw)

RussiaTatyana Lysenko78.18 (OR)

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