FOUR Lothians venues were among more than 600 sporting facilities earmarked as Olympic training camps for the London 2012 Games.
The Pre-Games Training Camp Guide, which includes all the venues which can act as a base for international athletes, has a total of 28 facilities in Scotland.
The local centres are Heriot-Watt University, Centre for Sport and Exercise – fencing, f
ootball, judo, taekwondo, wrestling; Peffermill National Hockey Academy – hockey; the Royal Commonwealth Pool – swimming, diving, synchronised swimming, water polo; and the Scottish National Equestrian Centre, at Oatridge, West Lothian – equestrianism.
Launching the guide in London today, 2012 organising committee chairman Lord Coe said: "We said that we wanted the London Games to be for athletes and the facilities listed in this Guide will really help overseas athletes prepare well.
"It also provides a great opportunity for towns throughout the UK to get involved in our plans."
There were 1000 applications for the places in the guide, although Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell warned it was no guarantee of success.
She said: "There will be fierce competition to host foreign teams and individuals and now it is for every nation and region, every venue to sell itself internationally."
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