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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair and Tessa Jowell defend claims the stadium will not have a strong legacy. Claim that they do not believe the site will be a 'white elephant'.
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West Ham United and Newham council announce they are working on a joint bid to take over the Olympic site, hoping to provide the site with a lasting legacy.
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UK Athletics coach Charles van Comenee says it would be 'a joke' if the premises are not left as a world class track for athletes. Determined that athletics should come before football when decisions are to be made about the legacy of the stadium.
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Tottenham Hotspur make a suprise last-minute bid with the sport and entertainment giant AEG to be an anchor tenant, the plans do not include athletics track. The new plans would mean Tottenham moving away from White Hart Lane, and stadium renovations that were once expected will not take place.
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Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United are shortlisted by the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) as the final two bidders. West Ham and Newham council and Tottenham Hotspur and AEG will be the rival consortium going into the final negotiations.
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West Ham win their bid after a unanimous decision was made by 14 members of the Olympic Park Legacy Company board. West Ham's bid was judged to provide the best lasting legacy and Spurs' bid was heavily criticised as the stadium would have been knocked down and re-built.
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Tottenham Hotspur send letters to key organisations involved in making the decision to give West Ham the Olympic stadium. Tottenham Hotspur state they have a 'number of concerns' over the selection process.
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Both Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton Orient have taken the first step in their legal battle against West Ham gaining ownership of the Olympic stadium. Leyton Orient Football Club launch a high court case against a £40 million loan which is to be given to West Ham by Newham council.
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Tottenham and Leyton Orient bids for a judicial review to block West Ham's move to the Olympic stadium are rejected by a high court judge.
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West Ham United take legal action against Tottenham Hotspur and The Sunday Times surrounding the validity of the Olympic Stadium bidding process.
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It is revealed West Ham's bid with Newham council has collapsed.The board of the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) has ended negotiations amid concerns over delays caused by the ongoing legal dispute with Tottenham. The OPLC, government and Mayor of London have instead agreed the stadium will remain in public ownership. A new tender process will be opened for an anchor tenant who will now lease the stadium. for an an annual rent.
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A fourth person is arrested after allegations that Spurs spyed on Olympic officials during their failed bid to take over the stadium.
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It is announced that the complaint that scuppered West Ham's potential takeover of the site was in fact made by the man who made the original masterplan for the Olympic site, a Mr Stephen Lawrence.
