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London Stadium Selection OK’d
An independent review of the selection for the post-Games tenant of London’s Olympic Stadium finds no wrongdoing with the process.
Premier League club West Ham was selected as the preferred tenant over Tottenham. However, allegations surfaced that an Olympic Park Legacy Company director was on West Ham’s payroll.
But a statement posted by OPLC Monday says: "OPLC has concluded there are no grounds for re-considering their recommendation to select the consortium of West Hamand the London Borough of Newham as the preferred bidder for the legacy use of the Olympic Stadium."
OPLC launched an audit into the allegations surrounding Dionne Knight on July 5.
The accounting firm Moore Stephens told OPLC "there is no evidence to suggest" Knight had access to any information or supplied anything to West Ham that would have influenced the selection process.
UAE NOC HQ
The United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee will have a new headquarters thanks to a multi-million dollar governmental surplus.
Reports in local media say the Dubai government has a $206 million surplus for the year. The financingof a headquarters in the Al Nadah district of Dubai is one of the government’s top priorities, reports say.
When the complex is complete, the building will reportedly be the base of a future Olympic bid.
China Selects Training Base
The Chinese women’s hockey team will use Wakefield Hockey Club as its 2012 warmup site.
Chinese officials selected the club after a tour on Friday.
If the Chinese men qualify for the Games, they too could use the club’s facilities.
John Kelley, Two-Time Olympian, 80
John Kelley, a two-time Olympian in the marathon, died on Sunday. He was 80.
Kelley competed in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and was the first American to win the Boston Marathon.
He died from melanoma that had spread to his lungs.
Media Watch
One of the legacies of the 2010 Youth Olympic Games is a Youth Olympic Congress in Singapore. The organization raises awareness about armed conflict involving youth.
Written by Ed Hula III.
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