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Bicourt said the ABAC viewed the Spurs bid as a “realistic alternative” in that it would see the home of British athletics at Crystal Palace rebuilt as a 25,000-seat arena with the possibility of increasing the number of seats to 40,000 if needed. He added: “There is no point keeping a 60,000-seat stadium for athletics, [...]
Overall, though, the positives from this event will be built upon. “Being part of such a successful GB team in New Zealand was brilliant, looking back to Beijing 2008 I certainly felt the pressure to deliver for the team, but we have come a long way since then. We can be really confident as a [...]
“It’s not a free pass. I don’t want to be negative about this because I genuinely don’t believe we’re going to have a problem once people have signed up to this, but I think it was important in the preliminary stages for people to be under no illusion that these are long days. “We’re asking [...]
”The interview process is a huge undertaking but vitally important to find the right people for the success of the London 2012 Games.” Another eight selection centres around the UK will be up and running between March and August 2011. Organisers will take most of 2011 to contact would-be volunteers for interviews. There are two [...]
The £268m Aquatics centre, which has soared in cost from the £73m originally cited in London’s bid book, will contain two 50m pools, a 25m diving pool and associated training facilities. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Its striking undulating curves will be the first thing seen by ticket holders entering the Olympic Park. Those building [...]
“We are not sacrificing anything for this. We are doing prudential borrowing [from the Treasury at preferential rates], but we cannot use this borrowing for anything else and it does not affect our borrowing capacity or what we can spend. It has no negative impact. “Even on the most disastrous figures, even if everything goes [...]
The heightened concern from the Olympic headquarters in Lausanne comes as betting volumes increase and anonymity becomes possible with the growth of internet betting. “The potential for corruption is at an all-time high,” he said, noting that the temptations and pressures to cheat for betting gains are greater than ever. “What’s worse, this cancer continues [...]
The poll of 1,001 adults, which was carried out from Jan 21-23, will be seized upon by supporters of the West Ham proposal, which would retain the track and convert the venue into a multi-use stadium. Although public opinion is unlikely to sway the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) board when it meets to choose [...]
Tottenham claim to offer a more financially robust solution, but only at the price of ripping up the athletics track, a step too far for many, including Lord Coe. Richard Caborn, sports minister at the time of the negotiations with West Ham, said that the failure to engage with football earlier was a missed opportunity. [...]
Who will enter the Olympic Stadium at Stratford, east London? Spurs and West Ham are fighting it out. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images The war of words over the Olympic Stadium has intensified, with Tottenham Hostpur releasing pictures to back up the argument that football and athletics cannot coexist and West Ham United opening [...]
