With over 200 countries taking part in London 2012, many of these athletes needed a place to train in the run up to the Games. Wales was particularly successful in attracting Olympic and Paralympic Committees to co-ordinate training camps here that allowed athletes to adjust to different climates, recover from jet lag and fine tune preparations to compete.
Wales has 32 LOCOG (London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games) accredited Olympic and Paralympic facilities catering for all Olympic and Paralympic sports and disciplines.
The following countries/teams prepared for London 2012 in Wales:
| Country or Association |
Team |
Training Location |
| Australia |
Full Australian Paralympic Committee |
Cardiff and Newport |
| Amateur International Boxing Association |
Multi-Nation Boxing Camp |
Cardiff University - Talybont |
| Botswana |
Full Olympic Team |
Cardiff |
| China |
National Paralympic Committee of China |
Cardiff |
| Fiji |
Oceania Paralympic Committee |
Cardiff |
| Great Britain |
Olympic Cycling |
Newport |
| Great Britain |
Olympic Women's Basketball |
Cardiff |
| Great Britain |
Paralympic Cycling |
Newport |
| Hong Kong |
Olympic Swimming |
Cardiff |
| Korea |
Korean Paralympic Committee |
Cardiff |
| Lesotho |
Full Olympic Team |
Wrexham |
| Liberia |
Liberia Paralympic Team |
Cardiff |
| Mexico |
Full Paralympic Team |
Swansea University |
| New Zealand |
NZ Olympic Athletics Team |
Cardiff |
| New Zealand |
NZ Paralympic Team |
Swansea |
| Papua New Guinea |
Oceania Paralympic Committee |
Cardiff |
| Russia |
Olympic Canoeing |
Cardiff |
| Samoa |
Oceania Paralympic Committee |
Cardiff |
| Soloman Islands |
Oceania Paralympic Committee |
Cardiff |
| Tonga |
Oceania Paralympic Committee |
Cardiff |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Full Olympic Team |
Cardiff |
| USA |
Paralympic Cycling |
Cardiff |
| Vanuatu |
Oceania Paralympic Committee |
Cardiff |