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London Olympic Games organising committee chairman Lord Sebastian Coe has suggested he would be in favour of West Ham United's bid to move to the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games.
West Ham and Barclays Premier League rival Tottenham Hotspur are vying for the right to move into the stadium. However, West Ham has insisted it would keep the running track while Tottenham has stated it would not, with the latter instead pledging to develop an alternative athletics legacy, possibly at Crystal Palace. Coe said: “We are told that West Ham are happy to play football within a track and Tottenham have clearly said they are not. Conclude from that what you want.” The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) is due to make a decision before March and Coe made little secret of where his sympathies lie, although he stressed he has no part in the decision-making process. Coe said: “We made a commitment to track and field to be a part of the legacy of the stadium so, as vice-president of the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations); it's not going to come as a huge shock that I am going to defend and help my sport.” Coe confirmed that West Ham's proposal was in line with the promises London 2012 made to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Singapore when the governing body awarded the Games’ hosting rights. “We have had assurances that the tenders will be underpinned by the recognition that commitments were made to the IOC and to the international federations about a track and field legacy, and we have no reason to believe the OPLC will do anything to contradict that,” Coe added. |
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