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Olympic Stadium

Olympic Stadium, London

BASIC INFO
Name:Olympic Stadium
Location:London, England
Opened:2012
Closed:N/A
Rebuilt:N/A
Capacity:80,000
Tenants:Summer Olympics 2012
Previous Names:N/A
Events staged:

Athletics.

BUILD
Construction Cost:Approx £537 million
Construction:Populous and Sir Peter Cook

LINKS
Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Stadium_%28London%29
Stadium website:http://www.london2012.com/games/venues/olympic-stadium.php
Web cam:

RANDOM FACT
The stadium sits on a former industrial site which is surrounded by waterways which gives the Olympic Stadium its nickname of "Island Stadium".

NEWS

04/05/2012 - OLYMPIC STADIUM OPENING EVENT

25/08/2011 - OLYMPIC STADIUM DECISION GRANTED JUDICIAL REVIEW

18/08/2011 - LONDON BIDS FOR 2017 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

05/08/2011 - OLYMPIC STADIUM WRAP GETS FUNDING

29/07/2011 - FINAL COUNTDOWN FOR LONDON 2012

29/06/2011 - SPURS APPLY FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OVER OLYMPIC STADIUM

23/06/2011 - OLYMPIC STADIUM JUDICIAL REVIEW REJECTED

10/05/2011 - SPURS LAUNCH JUDICIAL REVIEW OVER OLYMPIC STADIUM

31/03/2011 - SPURS LEGAL THREAT TO OLYMPIC STADIUM

29/03/2011 - CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE AT OLYMPIC STADIUM

03/03/2011 - WEST HAM APPROVED OLYMPIC STADIUM TENANT

11/02/2011 - WEST HAM PREFERRED OLYMPIC PARK BIDDER

25/01/2011 - OLYMPIC STADIUM DECISION POSTPONED

21/01/2011 - FINAL SUBMISSIONS FOR OLYMPIC PARK

13/01/2011 - 2012 OLYMPIC BEACH VOLLEYBALL STADIUM APPROVED

31/12/2010 - 2010 STADIUM ROUND-UP

25/11/2010 - WHITE HART LANE PLANS APPROVED

16/10/2010 - SARACENS RULE OUT BIG STADIUM MOVE

18/08/2010 - BIDDING BEGINS FOR OLYMPIC STADIUM

26/03/2010 - ODA ANNOUNCE OLYMPIC STADIUM CONSTRUCTION LANDMARK

15/03/2010 - LONDON SHORTLISTED FOR 2015 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

19/01/2010 - GOLD AND SULLIVAN LOOK TO OLYMPIC STADIUM

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