Poll Favors Track for Stadium
Londoners overwhelmingly want the athletics track to remain in the Olympic Stadium.
A poll conducted by the BBC show nearly three quarters of those polled are in favor of retaining the track, and the same number want football club West Ham to occupy the stadium following the Games.
When polled, 77 percent of respondents disagreed with the statement that "an athletics track is not needed following the Games", with 16 percent agreeing.
The poll found 72 percent of Londoners back West Ham’s bid, while 13 percent support Tottenham Hostpurs’. Twelve percent support neither of the two.
Currently, the two Premier League clubs are hoping to become the Stadium’s tenants following the London Olympics. Spurs’ proposal would demolish the stadium with a purpose-built football stadium for the club, while West Ham plans to keep the track in place.
In recent weeks, a number of heavy-hitters have rejected Spurs’ proposal, including LOCOG chair Seb Coe, international athletics chief Lamine Diack, and now, apparently, residents of London.
A whopping 81 percent of respondents disagreed with the statement "the stadium should be dismantled and rebuilt as a football stadium after 2012", with a paltry 14 percent agreeing with it.
Olympic Park Legacy Company is reviewing the tenant bids and is expected to make a decision in the next few weeks. OPLC could also reject both clubs bids.
One thousand and one adults were polled between Jan. 21-23 for the poll.
More Venue Tenants Sought
Two more venues are up for grabs following the Games.
OPLC announced on Wednesday it is seeking post-Games tenants for the aquatics center and multi-use arena.
Andrew Altman, Chief Executive of the Olympic Park Legacy Company, said: "The Aquatics Centre and the Multi-Use Arena will be core to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with families, community groups and athletes taking part in sport and entertainment events under the same roof."
Interested organizations must submit initial proposals by March 23 to be in the formal bidding process.
Research on Games' Impact
Three researchers will study the Olympics’ impact on the parts of London.
One of the researchers involved in the project, Dick Hobbs, told BBC Essex, they will study the Games’ sociological impact.
"Newhamis an inner city area with over a quarter of a million people living there," he added.
"So to 'plonk' the Olympic site and other massive development sites in the middle of this multicultural community, there are going to be consequences.
"You've got a lot of changes, new people coming in, builders coming in and enormous problems with things like traffic, the building generally and the construction process.
"So, there's going to be some problems there and we're interested in how this is all going to play out."
Hobbs is a professor at the University of Essex. He will be joined in the project by Gary Armstrong of Brunel University and Richard Giulianotti from Durham University.
Malaysian Fans
Malaysia is counting on 50,000 fans in London.
The country’s sports minister, Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, told reporters in Kuala Lumpur the government will begin marketing items to Malays living in England before the Olympics.
"There are about 12,000 students and about 38,000 more working or living there," he said.
"The ministry will try to gather them and form a group of supporters."
Written by Ed Hula III.
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