Olympic Stadium

Olympic Stadium Will Host 2015 World Cup Matches

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Sport

London's Olympic Stadium has been confirmed as one of 13 venues for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and will host five matches, tournament organisers announc...

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Orient Call For Judicial Review Of West Ham Olympic Stadium Bid

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 06.03.2013 | UK Sport

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Leyton Orient have started a legal fight to have the decision to allow West Ham to move into the Olympic Stadium struck out, owner Barry Hearn said. ...

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West Ham Closer To Olympic Stadium Move After 'Good Progress'

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK Sport

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Boris Johnson insists good progress is being made in talks aimed at finally ending West Ham's long wait to move in to the Olympic Stadium. The Lond...

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Olympic Stadium To Mark Anniversary Of London 2012

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 24.01.2013 | UK Sport

The Olympic Stadium will stage an international athletics grand prix to mark the first anniversary of the 2012 opening ceremony. The British Athlet...

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Welcome to London's Latest Music Venue: The Olympic Stadium

James Peckham | Posted 05.03.2013 | UK Entertainment

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Sport will inevitably be the true home of the Olympic stadium. But while contracts are negotiated and decisions made, live music needs a change in London from the unsatisfactory venue of Hyde Park.

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West Ham Favorites In Olympic Stadium Race

PA | Posted 05.12.2012 | UK Sport

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West Ham United are the top choice to move in to the Olympic Stadium when it reopens. The London Legacy Development Corporation board (LLDC) unanim...

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Olympic Stadium Shut 'Until 2015'

PA | Posted 07.11.2012 | UK Sport

The Olympic Stadium will not reopen until August 2015 at the earliest, it was revealed today. Football is still among the front runners to be a ten...

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NFL Franchises In Talks Over Becoming 'Anchor Tenants' Of Olympic Stadium

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK Sport

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NFL franchises are in talks with London Mayor Boris Johnson about becoming anchor tenants of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium in Stratford. Accordin...

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The Olympic Stadium Is Worth More Than Football

Sri Sritharan | Posted 16.12.2012 | UK Sport

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If the London 2012 Olympic Games have taught us anything it is that football doesn't quite matter anymore.

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Sainsbury Laboratory Wins Stirling Prize

PA | Posted 14.10.2012 | UK

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The Olympic Stadium failed to gain its final gold medal of a momentous year after it was pipped to the UK's most coveted architecture prize. The 80...

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Is Barry Hearn Right To Want Leyton Orient To Be Called London Orient?

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 05.10.2012 | UK Sport

Leyton Orient owner Barry Hearn is proposing to change the name of the club to London Orient if they are successful in their bid to share the Olympic ...

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VIDEO: Spectator Exchanges Words With Bolt Before 100m Final

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.08.2012 | UK

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Video has been posted on YouTube purporting to show the man who threw the bottle at the start of the 100m final exchanging words with Usain Bolt momen...

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'I HAVE BEATEN HIM': Judo Champion Wrestles Man Who Threw Bottle At 100m Final

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.08.2012 | UK

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A world judo champion claims she wrestled an Olympic spectator to the ground after he threw a bottle onto the track at the men's 100m final on Sunday ...

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London 2012's Olympic Stadium Reviewed

HuffingtonPost.com | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 03.08.2012 | UK Sport

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London 2012's opening ceremony united the Kingdom last Friday, as the spectacle Danny Boyle directed inside the Olympic Stadium intensified expectatio...

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Olympic Stadium Decision Delayed

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.05.2012 | UK Sport

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A decision on the future of the Olympic Stadium faced fresh delay on Monday as the competition to find tenants was extended by eight weeks. The gro...

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London 'Ready To Welcome World' In 100 Days (GALLERY)

Posted 18.04.2012 | UK

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London 2012 organisers say they are ready to welcome the world to the Olympics in 100 days' time. A series of events have been planned to highlight...

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PICTURES Thousands Limber Up For First Olympic Stadium Event

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.04.2012 | UK

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Five thousand runners were the first to take part in a public event at the Olympic Stadium in east London during Saturday's National Lottery Olympic P...

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For Sale Olympic Stadium Receives Four New Bids

PA | Posted 23.03.2012 | UK Sport

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Four bids are on the table from firms wanting to become tenants of the Olympic Stadium, the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) confirmed today. Wes...

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Olympics Watchdog Resigns Over Contractor's Links To Indian Poison Gas Disaster

PA | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK

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An ethics watchdog for the 2012 Games has quit in protest over the link between the Bhopal disaster and Dow Chemical Company's involvement with London...

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Olympic Security: Why Being Unprepared Is Just Part Of London's Preparations

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Rundle | Posted 14.11.2011 | UK

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The US sending 1,000 agents to protect its personnel against civil disobedience? A 11,000 person shortfall in the number of security agents required b...

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Amnesty Protests Olympic Contract For Company 'Liable' For Bhopal

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 22.12.2011 | UK

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Amnesty International has protested the decision to award an Olympic contract to a company that since 2001 has been the owner of the corporation respo...

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West Ham Olympic Stadium Deal Collapses

PA | Posted 10.12.2011 | UK

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The Olympic stadium deal with West Ham United and Newham Council has collapsed, sports minister Hugh Robertson has confirmed. Legal challenges by T...

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Tottenham Win Right To Fight For Olympic Stadium

Posted 24.10.2011 | UK

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Tottenham Hotspur football club have won the right to fight the decision to hand the Olympic Stadium to West Ham United after next summer's Games. ...

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Hi-Tech Wrap For Olympic Stadium Finds Sponsor At Last

Press Association | Press Association | Posted 04.10.2011 | UK

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PRESS ASSOCIATION -- The Olympic Stadium will get the hi-tech fabric wrap that was ditched in the Government spending cuts. The Dow Chemical Compan...

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