Key Games-related facts and statistics for the North East include:

• 1 – number of Olympic and Paralympic venues in the region
• 5 – number of days the Olympic Torch will be in the region
• 5 – number of Pre-Games Training Camps for Olympic and Paralympic athletes
• 200+ – local sporting, educational and community projects officially inspired by London 2012
• 500+ – local schools signed up to the new Olympic and Paralympic-style School Games, with more than 1,000 taking part in the Get Set programme to celebrate Olympic and Paralympic values
• 12,000,000+ – value (in £s) of the Olympic Park contracts won by North East businesses