Stadium move setback for West Ham
West Ham’s hopes of moving to the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games in London are dealt a blow by Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell.
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West Ham’s hopes of moving to the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games in London are dealt a blow by Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell.
Uncertainty over whether a soccer club will move into the main Olympic stadium after the London 2012 Games is undermining overall legacy planning, a London Assembly report said on Tuesday.
Plans for the use of the Olympic Park venue after the 2012 Games are “still unclear”, a London Assembly report says.
London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe says that track and field remains the Olympic Stadium’s primary purpose after the 2012 Games.
The 2012 London Olympics venues will be finalised soon after rhythmic gymnastics and badminton reluctantly agreed to move to Wembley Arena, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday.
Olympic silver medallist Nathan Robertson supports the use of Wembley Arena for the 2012 Games in London.
London 2012 today welcomed a special visitor to east London, as Archbishop Desmond Tutu was given a tour of the Olympic Park site and expressed his belief that the London 2012 Games will inspire people across the world.
West Ham feel they could provide a legacy for the Olympic Stadium by moving into it after the 2012 Games.
John Lewis has been appointed the Official Department Store provider for the London 2012 Games.
The Olympic Park will be a “stunning green oasis” to be proud of after the 2012 Games, Tessa Jowell has insisted.