Which venue was called the North Greenwich Arena during the 2012 Olympics?
Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics Basketball at the Summer Olympics was held from 28 July to 12 August 2012. The preliminary matches and the women's quarterfinal matches were played in the new Basketball Arena in Olympic Park which seated up to 12,000 spectators. The men's knockout games and the women's games from semifinals onward were played in the North Greenwich Arena. The US men's and US women's teams both successfully defended their Olympic basketball championships of 2008. Two settings in London have been used for the basketball tournaments: The O2 Arena (referred to as the "North Greenwich Arena" during
The O2 Arena hosted Capital's Jingle Bell Ball which is an annual minifestival held over two nights usually in early December. Since 2009, the arena has hosted the prestigious ATP World Tour Finals, the season ending finale of men's professional tennis, featuring the top eight players in the world. In 2015 it was announced that the tournament would extend its deal to hold the tournament until 2018. The venue has hosted the event for the second longest tenure, behind only Madison Square Garden (1977–89). During the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, the venue was referred as the North Greenwich Arena due to Olympics