Due to be completed by the end of 2014, the UK's sixth indoor cycling track was recently given the green light - though supporters of the project had an early scare.

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The external structure of the Olympic Stadium has been built, the dynamic curving roof of the Aquatics Center is more than halfway complete, and work is "progressing well" on the Olympic Village, the Velodrome indoor cycling venue, and the main press center, officials say.

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When Manchester's games are finished, the site should have championship-standard indoor tennis, squash and cycling centres, athletics facilities, and a badminton and netball hall.

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The facility was built by Clark and Kent, the company that helped build the London Olympics BMX course and the indoor track at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester.

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