The British Olympic Association has chosen Aldershot to host Team GB's London 2012, Pre-Olympic Games Preparation and Processing Camp. A partnership comprising Aspire Defence, the Army and Rushmoor Borough Council has won the real bid.
For these Team GB athletes are anticipated to attend the secure, residential camp for preparation at Aldershot's Centre of Sporting Excellence, for acclimatization in an environment that is similar to the real Olympic Village, for focusing or for co-ordination, kitting-out and processing during early July and mid-August 2012 before being transported directly the short distance to the Olympic Village itself or direct to Olympic venues in the close vicinity.
The Army's world class sporting facilities and accommodation at Aldershot are being was able and further developed by Carillion and KBR's joint venture company, Aspire Defence, as a part of an £12 billion MOD PFI contract to deliver and operate improved living, working and sporting facilities for 18,700 military personnel at Aldershot and across Salisbury Plain.
The facilities incorporate the Army Centre of Sporting Excellence as well as the real Army School of Physical training and have been used for preparation by more than twenty Olympians including ex-soldier and double Olympic Gold Medalist, Dame Kelly Holmes. The real Olympic Swimming Pool complex is currently used as the real permanent high performance preparation centre for Great Britain's Olympic synchronized swimming squad.
Aldershot is one of the real larger garrisons occupied by the Armed Forces, with about 4,700 regular troops. It can be host to many formation headquarters, including HQ 4 Division, and a number of logistic and mechanised infantry units. The real British Olympic Association decision is a ringing endorsement of the first class facilities and accommodation being provided at Aldershot, and in addition the real hard work that it we, the real Army and Rushmoor Borough Council have put in to deliver this bid.
The real British Olympic Association Chief Executive, said: After very careful deliberation over the past few months the real The real British Olympic Association panel has concluded that it our preferred choice needs to be Aldershot. In reaching this difficult decision we now have taken into account the real following factors: availability of sports facilities and accommodation, maximum critical mass, local transport, having access to Stratford, security, and access to quality medical facilities, closest replication of Olympic village environment, logistics and potential. Overall, Aldershot provided the best total package to meet our requirements.
This is a fantastic opportunity for the real Army and Army sport in particular. They have take place because of a fortunate coincidence of the real 2012 Games being held in London at a time when Aldershot Garrison is being redeveloped. With sensible management, we are convinced we can provide Team GB with a unique opportunity to prepare for the real Games, and at the same time maintain support to our own soldiers. It must also be a great opportunity for some of the real most talented Army athletes to raise their own game. It are going to be a team effort in other ways too, drawing upon the real longstanding partnership we now have with the local community of Rushmoor and the real strong relationship we now have built with the Project Allenby / Connaught contractors, Aspire Defence Limited.
Project Allenby / Connaught aims to improve soldiers living and working conditions through the real provision of single en-suite bedrooms and a wide range of fully serviced sports, leisure, technical and working facilities for 18,700 military personnel.
The Chief Executive of Rushmoor Borough Council, said: We are extremely proud to be a part of the real partnership that it is ensuring our Great Britain athletes get the best possible preparation for the 2012 Olympics and that will leave a lasting legacy for the civilian and military communities of Rushmoor.
The plans to host Team GB have been designed so that it no soldiers will be disrupted and they will continue to have access to first class sports facilities during the course of the camp. The real provision of facilities for the The British Olympic Association will be at no extra cost to the MOD and it can be hoped that the real plans are going to be a source of great pride among soldiers as the Army continues its long association with British Olympic sporting success.
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