▁black out ▁paint ▁which ▁covered ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁ven ue ▁windows ▁– ▁still ▁remaining ▁from ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁– ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁removed ▁before ▁the ▁Games . ▁The ▁Olympics ▁were ▁the ▁last ▁event ▁to ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁this ▁pool , ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁con cret ed ▁over . ▁ ▁Ald ers hot ▁was ▁chosen ▁over ▁W inds or ▁Great ▁Park ▁to ▁host ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁E quest rian ▁events . ▁The ▁central ▁sports ▁ground ▁at ▁Ald ers hot ▁Command ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁e quest rian ▁events ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁jump ing ▁events , ▁and ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁by ▁the ▁individual ▁dress age ▁gold ▁medal ist , ▁which ▁were ▁both ▁held ▁at ▁Empire ▁Stadium ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁games . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁chosen ▁to ▁host ▁several ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁pent ath lon ▁event ; ▁the ▁ven ue ▁had ▁previously ▁hosted ▁the ▁British ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Bis ley ▁and ▁Hen ley ▁had ▁both ▁been ▁previously ▁used ▁as ▁ven ues ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁Games . ▁Bis ley ▁hosted ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁shooting ▁events ▁while ▁Hen ley ▁hosted ▁the ▁row ing ▁competition . ▁Hen ley ▁continues ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁Royal ▁Reg atta , ▁which ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁and ▁remains ▁in ▁use ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁for ▁global ▁competition , ▁including ▁the ▁Diam ond ▁Sc ull s ▁event . ▁The ▁Harr ing ay ▁Arena ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9