Gymnastics, trampolining and basketball finals
Labelled an embarrassing white elephant after being used for the Millennium celebrations, the Dome could come into its own at a 2012 London Olympics.
Although situated on the other side of the River Thames from the planned Olympic zone in the Lower Lea Valley, the Dome is just a few miles away in Greenwich.
The plan is to link it to the core zone with a giant park from the north bank of the Thames to Hackney Marshes.
The Dome is set to be transformed into a 20,000-seater sports and entertainment centre by 2006, making it the ideal venue for indoor Olympic events like artistic gymnastics, trampolining and basketball.
Next to the Dome, a temporary, 6,000-capacity Greenwich Arena would be built to stage badminton and rhythmic gymnastics.
It would be relocated to another part of the United Kingdom after the Games.
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