What about London? With Tokyo’s games finally taking place this year, we’re now two Games removed.
From Rio to Athens and Beijing, it’s easy to find photographs of former swimming pools and Olympic villages fallen into disrepair. The scheme includes a conference centre, pedestrian square, cafes, restaurants and bars.Hosting the Olympics is considered an honour for a host city, but what happens after the Games leaves town is often more embarrassing. It wants to them into a design, technology and research base that might create more than 4,000 jobs. Meanwhile, preferred bidder status has been granted to iCITY for the Olympic press and broadcast centres. The LLDC says it is possible more than one bidder could be successful, with a decision expected in the autumn. It has already been announced the 80,000-capacity Olympic Stadium will be reduced after the Games to a 60,000 venue, which retains a running track, and will host the 2017 World Athletics Championships. I think we have created a very interesting scheme that can do just that."Įssex County Cricket Club has dropped plans for tenancy at the stadium after its partner, the University of London, pulled out of the process. All sides have to exercise common sense and move forward.
"A mixture of usages and a mixture of opportunity within the Olympic Stadium will give us the feeling that we have spent our money wisely and that is really what we are trying to achieve. Bearing in mind this is the only time in our lifetime that we are ever going to hold the Olympic Games, we need to get something out of it. "Our idea does that and I think it forms part of a legacy that people in this country can be proud of. "We have to get on with it, we have to make a fist of it and we have to make sure the Government and the people of this country get maximum value for the investment that has gone into the Olympic Stadium. "There is no point dwelling on the design of the stadium and the faults of the stadium," he said. Orient chairman Barry Hearn refused to comment on a possible ground share, but told BBC Sport he hoped the League One club's bid could succeed. They wanted to make sure I would be interested."Įcclestone has separately said that plans for a race on a 3.15 mile (5.1 km) London circuit taking in sights including Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and Trafalgar Square were "no joke". They came up with a scheme whereby Formula 1 would race around the stadium, inside it, outside it. He told the Daily Telegraph: "This is a firm that happened to be bidding for use of the stadium, not to own it. October: Decision expected on succesful biddersĮcclestone said last month that he had been consulted by the Intelligent Transport Services company about plans to use the stadium for a race.29 August-9 September: Paralympics take place.27 July-12 August: Olympic Games take place.12 July, 2012: Extended deadline for bidders to submit proposals.It is understood Orient's proposal is based on a ground share with West Ham, although the Premier League club has insisted it is not considering that arrangement.Īsked on Twitter external-link if the Hammers were looking at a ground share with any club in the future, co-chairman David Gold replied: "Absolutely not." UCFB, external-link which offers degrees in football business, is based at Burnley FC's Turf Moor ground and is an affiliate of Bucks New University. The proposal external-link would reportedly allow another British round of the world championship in and around the stadium in East London. But we have nothing to do with putting in a bid." Plans for a grand prix circuit were tabled by Intelligent Transport Services, in conjunction with F1, according to the corporation.į1 chief Bernie Ecclestone told Reuters: "If they were to get permission to do it, then we would be more than happy to do something with them. The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) said bids will be assessed before any negotiations begin. An original deal for West Ham to lease the £486m stadium was scrapped last year amid legal wrangling.