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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sean Ingle

‘It would be bizarre’: Coe warns against athletics quitting 2012 Olympic Stadium

The London Stadium, formerly the Olympic Stadium, played host to Usain Bolt’s last races, at the 2017 World Athletics Championships.
The London Stadium, formerly the Olympic Stadium, played host to Usain Bolt’s last races, at the 2017 World Athletics Championships. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Sebastian Coe has warned that it would be “bizarre” for London to be without a world-class track and field venue amid reports that UK Athletics has been offered £15m to cut ties with the 2012 Olympic Stadium.

In a notable intervention Lord Coe also hinted that, if UKA terminated its 50-year agreement with what is now known as the London Stadium, currently home to West Ham, it could make it harder for Britain to stage the World Athletics Championships in the future.

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