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IAAF Evaluation Commission given "cast-iron guarantee" track will remain at Olympic Stadium

By Duncan Mackay at the Olympic Stadium in London

Olympic stadium_first_lap_with_Sebastian_Coe_and_Hannah_England_October_3_2011October 3 - A team of inspectors visiting London to produce a report on the capital's bid to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships have been given a "cast-iron guarantee" by the Government that the running track will remain in place at Olympic Stadium regardless of whether Tottenham Hotspur wins it judicial review, it was claimed today. 


Exclusive: "Athletics will stay in Olympic Stadium" head of Legacy Company to guarantee IAAF

By Duncan Mackay

Olympic_Stadium_in_sunlightOctober 3 - A top-level group led by London Mayor Boris Johnson and Sport and Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson will today seek to reassure senior International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) officials there is no doubt over the future of the £486 million ($756 million/€561 million) Olympic Stadium after London 2012 which could affect the city's bid to host the 2017 World Championships.