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Olympic hockey pitch unveiled

Hugh Robertson joins leading sports figures to see the state of the art venue in action.

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Sport and Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson was at the Olympic Park today unveiling the .

The along with CEO of Great Britain Hockey and LOCOG바카라 사이트s Head of Sport Competition David Luckes watched a training session for the Great Britain women바카라 사이트s Hockey squad on the newly-completed, distinctive blue and pink pitch.

The colours were selected to make the yellow ball easier for spectators to follow both in the stadium and on television.

The pitch will also be used to hold the and Paralympic football competitions.

Perfect pitch

 바카라 사이트The pitch바카라 사이트s striking colour scheme has been designed to maximise the spectator experience and the surface has been given the thumbs up by our elite hockey players,바카라 사이트 said Robertson. 바카라 사이트I바카라 사이트m sure we바카라 사이트re going to see some real drama on here during the Games next year.바카라 사이트

Once the Games have come to an end, the pitch is set to be dismantled and moved to in the north of the Olympic Park.

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Published 19 August 2012