UK Athletics boss backs West Ham plan for Olympic Stadium
West Ham United have received encouragement that they will be able to take over the £537 milion Olympic Stadium after the London 2012 Games from Ed Warner, the chairman of UK Athletics, who has claimed that their proposal is "very credible".
Sebastian Coe, the London 2012 chairman,claims that whoever takes over the Stadium following the Olympics and Paralympics must accommodate athletics as he promised that as a legacy during the capital's successful bid.
Premier League West Ham have joined forces with Newham Borough Council to put forward a plan that would ensure that athletics and football can co-exist in a Stadium that would be downsized from 80,000 to 50,000 after the Games. Warner told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek: "West Ham have put their hat in the ring. "It's a very credible proposal and one worth looking at. "It would work as a football stadium."