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West Ham United is set to be confirmed on Friday as the preferred bidder to take over the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, according to the BBC.
Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) executives have reportedly decided that the offer from West Ham, which pledged to retain the stadium’s running track, is a better solution than the rival bid from Tottenham Hotspur. An OPLC board meeting will take place on Friday, and if West Ham’s selection as preferred bidder is ratified, the proposal will then pass to London Mayor Boris Johnson and government ministers Jeremy Hunt and Eric Pickles for ratification. London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe is among those who have called for the running track to be maintained in line with promises made to the International Olympic Committee back in 2005, when London secured the Games rights. Earlier on Wednesday, Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) president and CEO Tim Leiweke suggested that West Ham’s plans would leave the stadium “broke in 10 years”. AEG has backed Tottenham’s proposal to demolish the stadium and build a football-specific venue on the same site. In an effort to fulfil a commitment to ensuring an athletics legacy in London, Tottenham and AEG also pledged to revamp the Crystal Palace athletics stadium. |
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