 A final decision will be made by the end of 2007 |
Olympic bosses have shortlisted three sites as the British team's training base for the 2012 Games in London. Loughborough University, the University of Bath and Millfield School in Somerset have all been approached by the British Olympic Association (BOA).
The three have been asked not to sign any agreement with other countries' teams until a decision has been made.
Each site has the facilities to cope with multiple sports, including a 50m swimming pool.
Deadline to register
In a letter to the three contenders, BOA chief executive Simon Clegg said site visits would be carried out in the next few months.
"We intend to finalise our own arrangements by the end of 2007, thereby allowing plenty of time for the unsuccessful shortlisted venues to secure other users," he said.
The preparation camp will not be for all 26 Olympic sports - those such as rowing, sailing and track cycling, which require more specialist facilities, will have other arrangements.
London 2012 organisers are also compiling a list of all UK venues that wish to be considered as training camps for other countries' teams in the build-up to the Games.
The deadline for registering as a training camp venue is January 31 and London 2012 will then produce a guide for all countries competing at the Beijing Olympics next year.
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