(2), fencing (4), volleyball (1), handball (3), and the fencing and shooting disciplines of the modern pentathlon (2). The London Olympic Village, with accommodation for all athletes and accredited officials (some 17,320 beds in total). After the games, the village was planned to become a district of the Stratford City development, a multi-billion-pound development project on the former railway goods yard to the east of the Olympic Park. The Olympic Press and Broadcast Centres. A tennis training centre. River Zone The River Zone featured five main venues in the Thames Gateway area straddling the River Thames: The ExCeL Exhibition Centre, for boxing, fencing, judo, table tennis, taekwondo, weightlifting, and wrestling. The Millennium Dome and Greenwich Arena, for badminton, basketball, and gymnastics. Greenwich Park, for equestrianism. The Royal Artillery Barracks, for shooting. Central Zone The Central Zone was formed out of all the remaining venues within Greater London. They are quite widely spread across central and west London: The new Wembley Stadium for the football finals. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Wimbledon for tennis. Lord's Cricket Ground for archery. Regent's Park for road bicycle racing. Baseball and softball were also due to be hosted in Regent's Park before it was announced in July 2005 that they would be dropped as Olympic events for the London games. Horse Guards Parade for beach volleyball. Hyde Park for the triathlon. Outside Greater London Three of the venues were just outside Greater London: Weald Country Park, Essex for mountain biking Broxbourne, Hertfordshire for canoe/kayak slalom Dorney Lake, in Buckinghamshire, for rowing and canoe/kayak flatwater. The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, in Portland Harbour, Dorset, on the south coast of England, would be used for the sailing events. It is around 120 miles (192 km) from central London. The earlier stages of the football competition were played at football stadia around the country including: Hampden Park in Glasgow Millennium Stadium in Cardiff Old Trafford in Manchester St James' Park in Newcastle Ricoh Arena in Coventry Windsor Park in Belfast Olympic Village The Olympic Village was located in Lower Lea Valley in east London. The area was then underdeveloped, and thus a well-suited place to construct the village. Because the Olympic Village is located within the Olympic Park, about 75 percent of athletes would be within 15 minutes of their venues; this compact design, according to double Olympic decathlon gold medallist Daley