Spurs' plans to ditch Olympic Stadium track branded 'an insult'

The chairman of UK Athletics has branded the joint bid from Tottenham Hotspur and AEG to take over the Olympic Stadium but ditch the running track "an insult to the whole Olympic project". Ed Warner called on the Olympic Park Legacy Company to make a quick decision on whether to throw out the joint bid from AEG and Tottenham Hotspur to take over the main stadium after the Games. "It's very important for the OPLC to make a quick decision on the validity of the bid. There is a danger that this late and apparently frivolous entry into the process will blow the whole thing up," said Warner, who is backing West Ham's rival bid in conjunction with Newham Council, which pledges to retain the track in a 55,000-seat multi-use stadium.