London to Host 2012 Olympics!

[milly143]

I think it is fantastic news and Im very excited but my question is, and this may be a little premature, what will happen to the stadium after the olympics? what will it be used for?

[delboy3]

Makes me wonder why they didn't opt to use the New Wembley stadium instead, or was that too short-sighted of them?

Perhaps Chelsea FC could move in!

[ursula62]

Perhaps they could keep the Millennium Dome in there?

[Loosehead]

It will be a major athletics venue for long after the games.

[twiglet4frog]

millenium dome is already proposed as one of the venues, as is wimbledon for the tennis and Wembley for the football tournament. I think what a lot of people forget is there is more than just track and field events where a brand new stadium is being built (80,000 seats) but other events as well that need venues. such as volyball tounament in kings guards and equestrian in regents park/hyde park possibly

[galltin]

http://www.google-directory.co.uk/_images/2012_big.jpg

[Artemis]

West Ham FC have expressed an interest.

[jno]

the problem with Wembley as I recall was that, after one of the many kerfuffles, it ended up without room for an athletics track, only football. A very fair question, though: I believe even the facilities in Sydney, a sports-mad city, don't get as much use as they should.

[Jackanory]

Lol, galltin  :o)

[Artful]

Is it built yet? Just don't rush things.

Hey Jackanory, haven't seen you around for a while. How's life treating you?

[jno]

venues here  

[bernardo]

They will fill it up with custard and use it to drown hippopotamuses.

[ludwig]

The fools. Don't they realise Hippos are good swimmers?

[Jackanory]

Oh Artful how kind of you to ask.  Life's been a bit up & down just lately but I'm fine thanks.

I looked at the front page of the paper this morning, showing the jubilations after the olympics announcement, & thought "Great!  Just the boost this country needs."  Tomorrow's headlines will be so different.  I do hope no ABers were involved. 

[Pinotage]

What will happen to the stadium after the olympics?

they'll be close to finishing building it ....

[JPB]

It'll be reduced to 25,000 seats and will be used for the housing of the British athletics and traning centres for other sports