2 8 ▁and ▁st aged ▁sport ing ▁events ▁until ▁its ▁demol ition ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁the ▁Her ne ▁Hill ▁Vel od rome ▁hosted ▁track ▁cy cling . ▁After ▁falling ▁into ▁dis rep air ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁a ▁modern ization ▁plan ▁was ▁implemented ▁to ▁make ▁extensive ▁struct ural ▁rep airs ▁to ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁install ▁a ▁new ▁track ▁surface ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁used ▁by ▁British ▁Cy cling , ▁the ▁national ▁sport ▁gover ning ▁body . ▁ ▁For ▁London ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Em press ▁Hall ▁( now ▁Ear ls ▁Court ▁Ex hib ition ▁Centre ) ▁and ▁Empire ▁Pool ▁( now ▁W emble y ▁Arena ) ▁were ▁once ▁again ▁used ▁as ▁ven ues . ▁The ▁former ▁hosted ▁the ▁vol ley ball ▁events ▁while ▁the ▁latter ▁hosted ▁bad m inton ▁and ▁rh yth mic ▁g ymn ast ics . ▁ ▁Ven ues ▁ ▁London - based ▁ven ues ▁ ▁Ven ues ▁outside ▁London ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁Specific ▁ ▁General ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympic ▁ven ues ▁ 1 9 4 8 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁distances ▁for ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁IS U ▁Speed ▁Sk ating ▁World ▁Cup ▁were ▁cont ested ▁over ▁six ▁races ▁on ▁six ▁occasions , ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁seven ▁World ▁Cup ▁occasions ▁for ▁the ▁season