The heart of the games will be in a former derelict area in the Lower Lea Valley of east London.

The heart of the games will be in a former derelict area in the Lower Lea Valley of east London.

The track is only one of the many venues across the city - as the equestrian events will be held at Greenwich Park; beach volleyball at Horse Guards Parade, the triathlon in Hyde Park, and football finals at the new Wembley stadium.

But the heart of the games will be in a former derelict area in the Lower Lea Valley of east London, that is being transformed into the Olympic Park, site of the main 80-thousand-seat stadium.

But the biggest concern for the British is the downturn in the global economy and possible cost overruns on the overall 9.3 billion pound budget for Olympic venues and infrastructure.

(CCTV August 22, 2008)