ARTISTS' impressions have been unveiled of how the Olympics will look if London wins the bid for 2012.

Organisers of the bid, London 2012, are hoping the designs will push the city ahead of bookmakers' favourite, Paris, when final submissions are presented to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the deadline date of November 15.

Among the venues earmarked for the Games, should the capital win the bid, are the 80,000sq m Millennium Dome, which would host gymnastics events and the basketball final in front of crowds of more than 20,000.

And with the stunning backdrop of the Queen's House, Greenwich Park, would be the setting for equestrian sports, modern pentathlon riding and running events.

Jackie Brock-Doyle, head of communications at London 2012, says the computer-generated images are a "very exciting stage" of the bid.

She added: "We are now able to visualise for Londoners how these venues will look at Games time.

"The London 2012 bid is unique. It combines world-class existing facilities like the Dome with iconic landmarks such as Greenwich Park and brand new sports facilities which will feature within the Olympic Park."

Also in the borough, the yet to-be-built Greenwich Peninsula Hall One, in north Greenwich, would be a 6,000-seater venue for badminton and rhythmic gymnastics.

Next to it the 6,000-seater Greenwich Peninsula Hall Two would host table tennis.

Shooting events would take place at Woolwich Barracks.

And the Greenwich venues would complement the 500-acre Olympic Park, Stratford, including a futuristic stadium with a roof designed to wrap itself around the structure like muscles supporting the human body.

Councillor Chris Roberts, leader of Greenwich Council, says the bid is getting "stronger and stronger".

He added: "These designs are quite spectacular.

"The inside of the Dome looks very dramatic and the setting in the royal park is just amazing.

"Greenwich has suffered so many job losses over the years. But athletes are fantastic role models for children.

"Having these Games in London would restore ambition for the next generation.

"This is partly about children believing they can secure the jobs which are growing across the Thames Gateway."

The 124-member body of the IOC will select a host city from the five competitors London, Paris, Madrid, New York and Moscow next July.

This week Newsquest, the parent company for News Shopper, launched a newspaper in Stratford where the proposed Olympic Park would be built.