Which Olympic sport uses these blue courts?

[Deisel Weisel]

Tennis is at Wimbledon, Badminton and Volleyball inside, so what are these used for?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2172837/Lo...

[ewenm]

That's Eton Manor (according to the Olympic Park map) so whatever is going on there.

[Cheib]

My guess is Hockey ?

Or do you mean the ones closest ? There are two lots of blue courts.

[Deisel Weisel]

Cheib said:

My guess is Hockey ?

Or do you mean the ones closest ? There are two lots of blue courts.

Light blue, in the foreground.

ewenm said:

That's Eton Manor (according to the Olympic Park map) so whatever is going on there.

Thanks. According to the Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eton_Manor Those courts appear to be for the wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

[marshalla]

The dark blue with the pink surround at the back of the photo is Riverbank Arena - hockey venue

http://www.london2012.com/venue/riverbank-arena/

The smaller light blue ones at the front are Eton Manor, which online sources say is the location for temporary training pools for aquatic events - but they look more like the wheelchair tennis courts for the Paralympics, IMHO.

[Deisel Weisel]

I wonder why they didn't just use Wimbledon again for the wheelchair tennis?

[marshalla]

Deisel Weisel said:

I wonder why they didn't just use Wimbledon again for the wheelchair tennis?

Grass + thin wheels + courts already used for two major tournaments + british weather = big bills.

[Deisel Weisel]

marshalla said:

Deisel Weisel said:

I wonder why they didn't just use Wimbledon again for the wheelchair tennis?

Grass + thin wheels + courts already used for two major tournaments + british weather = big bills.

Yep, I guess that’s the reason, but a 5,000-capacity "show court" isn’t cheap, and there seem to be no concrete plans to retain it as a tennis venue post-Olympics. According to Wiki, they’ll either relocate the hockey field there, or Leyton Orient Football Club moving in. Either of which, I can’t see those 5000 seats being retained. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eton_Manor