never seriously in the running as they simply did not have the capacity to fill up the ground and meet the many requirements put forth by the 2012 London Olympic Committee.
At the time London bid to host the Olympics, one of the promises they made to the International
Olympic Committee was that, as a legacy, the games would leave a dedicated stadium that can and will be used specifically for athletics.
In their quest to have the stadium be handed over to them after the games in 2010, West Ham, stated in their bid that if they won the right to move into the stadium, they would keep the athletics track; meaning therefore that the stadium will be available for use for both athletics and Soccer.
However, the Tottenham club which was also a competitor, was not so keen on the idea put forth by West Ham. Instead, officials from Tottenham stated in their bid that should they be fortunate to move into the stadium, they will remove the athletics track and rebuild the athletics stadium in Crystal Pal- ace as a compromise.
This is seen by many as rightful considerations taken into account some of the arguments that have been shared that if the current track is left as it is, soccer fans may feel being far away from the ac- tion as opposed to a stadium built specifically for soccer where the fans are near the action and within touching distance of the pitch. Olympic fans would recall places like Berlin where the last World Athletics Championships were held, the stadium doubles as both an athletics and soccer sta- dium.
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