Permission was granted by the Westminster City Council Planning and City Development Committee on Thursday (2 September) for the installation of temporary facilities and structures including an archery range, a warm-up range and provisional seating for up to 5,000 spectators.
The event is scheduled to run from 27 July to 3 August 2012. There will be two sessions a day with up to 5,000 spectators attending each session. A total of 128 athletes will compete for four gold medals.
Organisers will also create a preliminary competition range on the Nursery Ground, along with athlete areas, operational compounds and a broadcast compound, the latter to be located in the same area used during major cricket matches.
A small-scale event will be held in October 2011 to test how the venue will run during the 2012 Games.
"Lord’s is a word-class sporting venue and will be ideal for hosting the archery event in 2012," said Westminster City Council planning committee chairman Alastair Moss.
"We are proud to be hosting several events in Westminster, as well as the entire Olympic delegation and media centre, and look forward to playing our key role in ensuring the Olympic and Paralympic Games are a great success and welcoming athletes and visitors from around the world," he added.
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