Four sporting facilities in Aberdeen have been selected as potential training venues for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.
Following a rigorous selection procedure lasting over 18 months, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has chosen the following facilities to be included in a guide of venues informing foreign teams where they can train and acclimatise ahead of the Games.
The £28 million Aberdeen Sports Village – the regional sports facility partnership between the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen City Council and sportscotland - will be offered to badminton, basketball and table tennis teams.
The Robert Gordon University's state-of-the-art sports centre, RGU: SPORT, has also been selected as a potential training venue for hopefuls in boxing, badminton, judo, tae-kwon-do and indoor volleyball
The other sites included in the guide are the Denwood Target Shooting Centre and Robert Gordon's College all-weather pitch at Countesswells.
David Beattie, Director of Sports Development at the University of Aberdeen, added that he was proud to see Aberdeen Sports Village included in the training camp guide for the 2012 Olympics.
"The project's aim is to put the North-east on the international sporting map by providing state-of-the-art facilities for world-class athletes," he said. "But importantly it will also provide a fantastic facility for those in the local community, regardless of their age or ability, who want to start leading a healthier lifestyle."
Director of Sport at RGU, Filippo Antoniazzi, expressed his excitement that RGU: SPORT could be playing host to some of the world's elite athletes.
He said: "RGU: SPORT is delighted to be working in partnership with Aberdeen City Council and the other three city venues to showcase the fantastic sporting facilities that we can offer here. In the long-term, I would hope that this will galvanise the status of sport in the North-east, and bring it to a whole new generation."