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Olympic Stadium

By leonpuplett
  • London awarded 2012 Olympic Games.

    London awarded 2012 Olympic Games.

    "On July 6 2005 at 12:46pm UK time, Jacques Rogge stood in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) General Assembly in Singapore and announced: ‘the Games of the XXXth Olympiad in 2012 are awarded to the city of…London.' "

  • Stadium design unveiled.

    Stadiums designs and artist impressions of London's 2012 stadium are unveiled.
    Stadium architectural design by HOK Sport.

  • Stadium construction begins.

    Construction on London's Olympic Stadium starts in the Olympic Park, Stratford.

  • Olympic Stadium not for football.

  • Gold & Sullivan take over West Ham.

    New owners announce Olympic Stadium intentions.
    "We hope we can persuade the government to let us move to the Olympic stadium which is in the same borough. It's a natural home for West Ham United.".

  • First round of Stadium bidding ends.

    West Ham and AEG submit bids for stadium.

  • West Ham win bid for Olympic Stadium.

    West Ham beat Tottenham's bid to buy Olympic Stadium.
    In a 'unanimous' decision by the OPLC, the bid's 60,000 seat multipurpose stadium beat Tottenham's 60,000 seat football only bid.

  • Olympic Stadium construction completed.

    Last piece of turf is laid in Olympic Stadium as construction is completed after just under 3 years

  • Spurs to take West Ham to court.

    Tottenham launch legal action at High Court over West Ham's bid.
    Ask for judicial review as to whether Newham Council can use public money as loan to West Ham to help purchase stadium.

  • Orient "We think they're on our patch."

    Orient submit request for judicial review against West Ham and Newham Borough Council's bid for Olympic Stadium.
    Leyton Orient are located just over 1 mile away from the Olympic Park in Stratford.

  • West Ham relegated.

    West Ham relegated to the Championship after 3-2 loss at Wigan.
    Club state they are 'still committed' to moving to the Olympic stadium.

  • OPLC director suspended.

    Olympic Park Legacy Company director Dionne Knight is suspended after doing "paid consultancy work" for West Ham during their bid.

  • Dow Chemical Company to fund stadium 'wrap'.

    Dow Chemical Company fund the wrap around the stadium and are allowed to advertise across it until 26 June 2012.

  • West Ham bid "collapses".

    West Ham and Newham Borough Council's joint bid for stadium collapses.
    OPLC state they are now looking for tenants rather than buyers for stadium.

  • Spurs drop legal action.

    Tottenham Hotspur drop legal action over stadium bidding after West Hams deal collapses.

  • Leyton Orient bid for Stadium.

    Waltham Forest League 1 club Leyton Orient bid to become post Olympics tenants of the Olympic stadium. Orient's plans featured a 25,00- seater stadium without an athletics track.

  • 'Drop Dow' say India Olympic body.

    The Indian Olympic Authority write to the IOC requesting that they drop Dow Chemical company as "Worldwide Olympic Partner" over its role in the 1984 Bhopal gas spill leak disaster, which killed 25,000 people.

  • Tottenham go private.

    Spurs decide to de-list their shares from stock market in a bid to raise more money to build their own stadium.

  • Fourth man arrested in stadium probe.

    West Ham's accusation of stadium rival Tottenham 'spying' on their Olympic stadium bid leads to arrest of fourth man in police investigation.

  • West Ham reconsider plans to move.

    In depth.West Ham state they will not submit a 'formal bid' to become Olympic Stadium tenants by end of January deadline.