Construction on the Olympic Park's Water Polo Arena has been completed, the Olympic Delivery Authority confirmed.

The construction of the arena has featured the installation of a silver-coloured wrap with state-of-the-art inflatable roof, made from recyclable plastics and accommodates seating for a staggering 5000 spectators.

While this impressive structure is making waves in the Olympic Village now, it will only be a temporary venue. After the Games it will be dismantled and its ethos of recycled materials will live on with elements reused in other parts of the UK.

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The eye-catching venue is located at the main eastern entrance of the Olympic Park opposite the Aquatics Centre and will hold almost three million litres of water in the warm-up and competition pools.

Delighted with the results, The Chairman of the London organising committee, Seb Coe said the venue was fit for staging "epic" water polo matches during the Games.

"The Water Polo Arena will be a great stage for epic Olympic medal battles in this fast and tough sport this summer," he said.

"We will now be working hard to quickly prepare the Arena for fans to cheer on some of the worlds-best players at the Visa Water Polo Invitational in May, a vital test event for Locog ahead of the Games themselves."

(HMc)