London 2012 - Six of eight 2012 venues 'secured'

The Olympic Park Legacy Confirmed have confirmed post-Games operators for the £269m aquatics centre, 7,000 seater multi-use arena and the Orbit - the 115 metre observational tower designed by Anish Kapoor.

Greenwich Leisure Limited will operate both the aquatics centre and multi-use arena, which will stage the handball and goalball competitions at this year's Olympics and Paralympics.

Balfour Beatty WorkPlace will run the Orbit, which will be known as the ArcelorMittal Orbit after the Games, and manage the maintenance of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Legacy Company officials have been criticised for the manner they handled the future of the main stadium, which was originally awarded to a consortium of football club West Ham and Newham Council but was recently taken back into public ownership.

However, they claim its future plus that of the other permanent venue on the site - the main press and broadcast centre - will be sorted before the Games.

"These appointments are just another example of how London’s legacy plans are further ahead than any previous host Olympic City," said OPLC chair Baroness Margaret Ford.

"By working closely with sporting bodies and our local communities now, we can ensure that these venues will have a full and compelling programme of activities for when they reopen after the Games.”

Meanwhile, British Prime Minister David Cameron will host a special meeting of his Cabinet at Olympic Park today to mark 200 days to go until this summer's Games.

"As we kick off 2012, the year of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Diamond Jubilee, this is the perfect time for the Cabinet to come together and ensure we are doing absolutely everything we can to make the most of this unique opportunity to showcase all the great things the UK has to offer to the rest of the world," he said.

"As Ministers visit Olympic venues, businesses, schools and organisations associated with 2012 right across the UK, I want the message to go out loud and clear, from tourism to business, sport to investment, we are determined to maximise the benefits of 2012 for the whole country.

"As we mark 200 days to go, and six out of the eight Olympic venues having already secured their future, we are well on track to delivering a lasting legacy for the whole of Britain."