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{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium in Stratford, London, England}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = London Stadium
| nickname = 
| fullname = 
| logo_image = File:London_Stadium_logo.svg 
| logo_size =
| image = [[File:London Olympic Stadium West Ham.jpg|250px]]
| caption = View of the stadium in October 2022
| address = Marshgate Lane
| location = [[Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park]]<br>[[Stratford, London]], England<br>[[E postcode area|E20 2ST]]
| broke_ground = {{Start date and age|2008|05|22|df=y}}
| built = {{Start date|2008|05|22|df=y}} – {{End date|2011|03|29|df=y}}
| opened = {{Start date and age|2012|05|05|df=y}}
| renovated = 2013–2016
| owner = E20Stadium LLP GLA Holdings LTD
| operator = E20Stadium LLP / Stadium 185 Ltd.
| surface = Grass ([[Desso GrassMaster]]) <br />Track (Mondotrack/WS, 9 Lanes)<ref name="Mondo"/>
| architect = [[Populous (architects)|Populous]] (formerly HOK Sport), led by [[Philip Johnson (UK architect)|Philip Johnson]]
| project_manager = Savills
| structural engineer = [[Buro Happold]]
| services engineer = M-E Engineers
| general_contractor = [[Balfour Beatty]]
| main_contractors = [[Sir Robert McAlpine]]
| capacity = {{Unbulleted list|62,500 (regulated capacity)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whufc.com/news/important-supporter-update-capacity-increase-west-stand-reconfiguration-202223-ticketing|title=Important supporter update – capacity increase, West Stand reconfiguration & 2022/23 ticketing {{pipe}} West Ham United F.C.|website=www.whufc.com}}</ref>|68,013 (seated capacity)<ref name=":3d">{{cite web | title=West Ham Concession Agreement - Third Deed of Variation | url=https://www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/sites/default/files/attachments/WHU%20CA%2020211222%20Third%20Deed%20of%20Variaton_Signed%20and%20dated%20v1_Redacted.pdf |publisher=Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park |date=22 December 2021 | access-date=4 December 2023}}</ref>|80,000 (concerts)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.london-stadium.com/stadium/about.html | title=About London Stadium |publisher=London Stadium |access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref>}}
| dimensions = {{convert|105|x|68|m|yd|1}}<ref name="cap2021">{{cite web |title=Premier League Handbook 2020/21 |url=https://resources.premierleague.com/premierleague/document/2021/04/07/6ebff069-a7ee-415d-afbd-15878b6d33b2/2020-21-PL-Handbook-240321.pdf|url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412002820/https://resources.premierleague.com/premierleague/document/2021/04/07/6ebff069-a7ee-415d-afbd-15878b6d33b2/2020-21-PL-Handbook-240321.pdf|archive-date=12 April 2021 |publisher=Premier League |access-date=12 April 2021|page=40}}</ref>
| tenants = <!--This is not a space for all events that have ever been held at the stadium-->[[UK Athletics]] (2015–present)<br />[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] (2016–present)
| website = {{URL|https://www.london-stadium.com/|london-stadium.com}}
| publictransit = {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|overground}} {{rail-interchange|london|crossrail}} {{rail-interchange|london|dlr}} {{rail-interchange|gb|Rail}} {{stn|Stratford}}<br />{{rail-interchange|london|dlr}} {{rail-interchange|gb|Rail}} {{stn|Stratford International}}<br> {{rail-interchange|london|dlr}} [[Pudding Mill Lane DLR station|Pudding Mill Lane]]
| construction_cost = £486&nbsp;million<ref name="Stadium complete"/> <br /> (£{{formatprice|{{Inflation|UK|486000000|2007}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}} pounds{{inflation-fn|UK}})<br />£274&nbsp;million (2013–16 renovations)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/18/west-ham-football-2012-olympic-stadium|title=Inside West Ham's new home: how football came to 2012's Olympic July Stadium|first=Owen|last=Gibson|work=The Guardian|date=18 July 2015|access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref>
| former_names = {{Unbulleted list|Olympic Stadium (2012)|The Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (2013–2016)}}
}}

'''London Stadium''' (formerly and also known as the '''Olympic Stadium''' and the '''Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park''') is a multi-purpose outdoor [[stadium]] at [[Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park]] in the [[Stratford, London|Stratford]] district of [[London]]. It is located in the [[Lower Lea Valley]], {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} east of central London. The stadium was constructed specifically for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] and [[2012 Summer Paralympics]], serving as the [[Sport of athletics|athletics]] venue and as the site of their [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening]] and [[2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|closing]] ceremonies. Following the Games, it was rebuilt for multi-purpose use and now serves primarily as the home of [[Premier League]] club [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], who became anchor tenants from the 2016 season. UK athletics are the other tenants in the stadium and host a round of the [[IAAF]] [[Diamond League]] each year, known as the [[London Grand Prix]], sometimes called the London Anniversary Games.

Land preparation for the stadium began in mid-2007, with the construction officially starting on 22 May 2008. The stadium held 80,000 people for the Olympics and the Paralympic games, before it was remodelled between 2013 and 2015 with 66,000 seats, but with capacity for football limited to 60,000 under the terms of the lease.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=New Stadium capacity increased to 60,000|url=http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/March/23-March/New-Stadium-capacity-increased-to-60,000|publisher=West Ham United F.C.|access-date=24 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327124859/http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/March/23-March/New-Stadium-capacity-increased-to-60,000|archive-date=27 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The decision of what happened to the stadium post Olympics had to be run twice after the first process was delayed by legal cases and a complaint to the European Commission in regards to state aid. It was decided to run a second round of bidding for the stadium, this time keeping it in public ownership and seeking an anchor tenant instead of an owner.

The stadium has been owned and operated by different companies starting with the [[London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] (LOCOG). In October 2012 the whole park including the stadium was handed over to the [[London Legacy Development Corporation]] (LLDC) who set up a [[Subsidiary companies|subsidiary company]] with [[Newham Council]] known as E20 Stadium LLP in July 2012 to oversee the stadium. In 2015, [[Vinci SA]] were appointed to manage the Stadium for a 25-year period through London Stadium 185. Newham Council left the E20 Stadium partnership in 2017 and their stake was taken by the LLDC. The LLDC bought LS185 from Vinci in 2019. In January 2025 the LLDC relinquished their interest in E20 Stadium LLP and LS185 to GLA Holdings Ltd and when the change of ownership happened E20 Stadium LLP was renamed London Stadium LLP.

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==Stadium operator==
The stadium during the Olympic and Paralympic Games was owned by the [[London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] (LOCOG) and the [[Olympic Delivery Authority]]. 

Following the collapse of the first deal for the stadium over state aid and the wish to keep the stadium in [[State ownership|public ownership]]; the [[London Borough of Newham]] withdrew from the West Ham bid and intended to contribute to the funding of the Stadium with the OPLC. It was decided that a [[Special-purpose vehicle]] (SPV) would be created which the £40m, from the first tender process would be invested through a [[subsidiary company]] called Newham Legacy Investments (NLI). Accounting firms concluded that a [[limited liability partnership]] (LLP) was the most appropriate structure for the SPV.<ref name="Moore Stephens"/> In October 2012 the whole park including the stadium was handed over to the [[London Legacy Development Corporation]] (LLDC); which had replaced the public sector, not-for-profit company limited Olympic Park Legacy Company in April 2012 under the [[Localism Act 2011]] as the responsible body to redevelop the Olympic Park after the Games.<ref name="LLDC born"/><ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201314/ldselect/ldolympic/78/7810.htm | title=House of Lords - Keeping the flame alive: The Olympic and Paralympic Legacy - Select Committee on Olympic and Paralympic Legacy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmpubacc/1716/1716we03.htm | title=House of Commons - Public Accounts Committee: Written evidence from the Olympic Park Legacy Company }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/our-stories/locog-and-london-legacy-development-corporation-begin-olympic-park-handover | title=LOCOG AND THE LONDON LEGACY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BEGIN OLYMPIC PARK HANDOVER {{pipe}} Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park }}</ref> The LLDC and Newham Council,<ref name="GLA Take"/> set up another subsidiary company known as E20 Stadium LLP in July 2012 to take long term responsibility for managing the Stadium.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=NEW PARTNERSHIP TO CREATE LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE OLYMPIC STADIUM {{!}} Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park |url=https://www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/our-stories/new-partnership-create-local-opportunities-olympic-stadium |website=www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk |access-date=29 March 2025 |language=en |date=9 July 2012}}</ref>

In October 2014, ''[[The Evening Standard]]'' reported that French company [[Vinci SA]] were favourites to be given a contract to run the stadium for ten years. The company had reportedly beaten off competition from other companies including [[Anschutz Entertainment Group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/french-firm-vinci-leads-the-race-to-run-olympic-stadium-9787034.html|title=French firm Vinci leads the race to run Olympic Stadium|work=London Evening Standard|date=10 October 2014|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref> In February 2015, Vinci Stadium, a subsidiary of Vinci Concessions, were appointed to manage it starting in April 2015 for a 25-year period becoming the first stadium outside France to be managed by Vinci. The company is also responsible for the London Marathon Charitable Trust Community Track and events on the south park lawn.<ref name="Vinci">{{cite web|url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20150203/new-milestone-for-our-new-stadium_2236884_4459901 |title=New milestone for our new stadium |publisher=West Ham United F.C. |date=3 February 2015 |access-date=3 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203203653/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20150203/new-milestone-for-our-new-stadium_2236884_4459901 |archive-date=3 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/home/french_construction_firm_to_run_olympic_stadium_for_25_years_1_3943396|first=Mark|last=Shales|title=French construction firm to run Olympic Stadium for 25 years|work=Newham Recorder|date=4 February 2015|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/news/news-articles/2015/2/mayor-announces-vinci-appointed-as-operator-for-former-olympic-stadium|date=3 February 2015|access-date=7 February 2015|work=Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park|title=Mayor Announces Vinci Appointed as Operator for Former Olympic Stadium|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206202704/http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/news/news-articles/2015/2/mayor-announces-vinci-appointed-as-operator-for-former-olympic-stadium|archive-date=6 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vinci-concessions.com/2015/02/vinci-named-operator-of-the-queen-elizabeth-olympic-park-stadium-in-london/ |title=VINCI Concessions - VINCI named operator of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Stadium in London – |access-date=7 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207140928/http://www.vinci-concessions.com/2015/02/vinci-named-operator-of-the-queen-elizabeth-olympic-park-stadium-in-london/ |archive-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> Vinci set up a subsidiary company called London Stadium 185 (LS185), with the 185 signifying how many medals were won by British athletes at the London Olympic and Paralympic Games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Linda Lennon is named Chief Executive Officer of London Stadium 185... [press release] |work=VINCI |url=https://www.vinci.com/vinci.nsf/de/pressemitteilungen/pages/20150428-1745.htm |access-date=12 July 2020 |date=28 April 2015}}</ref> In January 2019, the LLDC bought LS185 from Vinci and kept all the existing staff in place after concerns were raised in regards to costs at the venue, as it turned in a £3.5{{nbsp}}million loss the previous year.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=London Stadium Owners Bring Venue Operations In-house |date=22 January 2019 |publisher=London Legacy Development Corporation |url=https://www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/media/press-releases/london-stadium-owners-bring-venue-operations-in-house}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=King |first=Jon |url=https://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/london-stadium-owner-buys-events-firm-ls185-to-get-grip-on-costs-1-5861936 |title=London Stadium owners buy events firm in bid to get a grip on finances |date=23 January 2019 |work=Newham Recorder |access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref>

NIL retired from the E20 Stadium in November 2017 and Stratford East London Holdings LTD (SELH), another subsidiary company of the LLDC was formed and took its place. In November 2024 the LLDC voted relinquished their interest in E20 Stadium LLP, SELH and LS185 to GLA Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary company of [[Greater London Authority]] (GLA). The GLA ratified the ownership change in January 2025. The E20 Stadium company was renamed to London Stadium LLP from April 2025 when ownership in the company formally changed. The reason behind this was that the GLA funds the stadium, which loses around £17 million each year and will allow the LLDC to focus on other projects in the park.<ref name="GLA Take">{{cite web |title=MD3324 Change of ownership of E20 Stadium LLP and related matters |url=https://www.london.gov.uk/media/107739/download |website=www.london.gov.uk |access-date=29 March 2025 |format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Change of name notice |url=https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/O0jpQWAprmNpVtzTHUkjA2fG1SkWHVykjtWC5xPT_fk/application-pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAWRGBDBV3AZMPR56V%2F20250405%2Feu-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250405T185138Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjELX%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMiJHMEUCIFsupVhS8I4XLMgVtHmh5PHW2T6cajaSGFls0st6MdlDAiEA0bWiFeBKHKoefDUA7dBLUPgLxTz1npINB90bsH8WKtUqugUILhAFGgw0NDkyMjkwMzI4MjIiDM8aJiklew9%2FMtwkYyqXBW6R2fO9LT7YmtKSp3yCJjS2XSSwIfyfEhEY7FtJVfZDTbp6xFBwRE9WOYxm9icbey%2F9FnuI4PRqhXduY879SV2qtYyBkvPrNqU0JqH0D%2B%2F8AMBKudmaj0AbePzprIMblhNGtYe2yahok2r%2FPTl1XTehQ2VO%2FZwlzFArk36j5Bo067ndikgfvIbS5AlY0cip6V8VW7xswQ4FJmWdki17elFtbRCIzpz65SHSNXErn%2F1tDZddKP2I%2Fxzo5S%2F39DRIfwAYrqEuwNIXG9CsXpc0Fu1Tq3VPoC%2BT1%2Bpo92GOBBu0Hg9qxEcuUE%2FDblNwOEEJ8F74rOd00ZGjNqOYVwojy5GdkruX8r9AqyYjR%2FGknbqdcZBiR0Q%2FAUVNc7n18AynKRtxgkd%2B9%2FWuvHOUToXkPRjiQcb9MzkTjnvrZtqbc5NiUO429%2BOZsskP86FOzADiZBmO7G3nZSQJHrJ3BvDQ7eocVpnOLiPejkUs4nZW7j%2BcZ6qEdtaiBm1Msq80FEdovmN0XWVYLUtzW2fNe%2FtpU9IvRRr0hQcvfjJ8GTJVWxT0IAf9uVFDEMTdQCpsjaEbqFaLOdP2wNbEB11mS8cokkPFhnndwLaB96wqX7%2B1BNRVQ%2BFUx7Eq1G6qcawbSAz25Y4d%2FOAs2PILZwFF5J88qmU9tuAnwYjjNGaIY3Ut5lzNNhHjnJChtRIv7Hnwzhu0Fnp0jakYiNj1pZ3ATVI8Kxl7N0HbTqd0RBZCgQjiZ9IqKZv%2Fii46VRHr97bCdzHvi5ZDV5sH24NCmyTZBthHnoTmDaxh30YitNsRZb1dJPs9dgph3EUbVm0u9nZRzaD4u1pwjkJAwZZOzC7g%2FOD2fjRm9W%2Bk4uMVjjyIewV%2Fya7Oq9YEC6BlKjDq2MS%2FBjqxAZWQBra6QKY4LcweKnveb5jW0F5bToSNgPGoYaMfiXHfZyq6t9B0ia6PiXBMyxSkM%2BdGUb2iPbnZ5f3hTigegvsQ04UeKKroSWi%2B3PQOEIBmBw8CC7W6uzBo8ow0eBKqfWOD0Xume%2BQUQDFmM2qTRpCbKgJYMNcykSipZBEUskLbTnv3BNUxwf5iaszgSDFwdI2uzmDLudHesIL8gh73UJo7deF88YOJqkga%2Br9yzKTUIg%3D%3D&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%22OC376732_econ_2025-04-03.pdf%22&X-Amz-Signature=7a0e02a6e47d93e4a5daae66d1ee2ee10f74a44a824df7b12d337634760b3fdb |access-date=5 April 2025 |format=PDF |date=3 April 2025}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Wembley stadium 1923.jpg|thumb|right|Wembley was proposed to be demolished and replaced with a new stadium on the same site as a national stadium for athletics, football and rugby league.]]
Great Britain had bid for three successive summer Olympic Games between 1992 and 2000. There had been two failed attempts to bring the Olympic Games to Manchester, and one to Birmingham.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goodbody |first1=John |title=Capital under starter's orders for big race |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/capital-under-starters-orders-for-big-race-wn3797pn8hc |work=www.thetimes.com |date=10 December 2002 |language=en}}</ref> The [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) indicated that if Britain was serious about hosting the Games, then a proposal from London would be the one that the committee would listen to, according to [[British Olympic Association]] (BOA) chief executive [[Simon Clegg]]. In 1997 the BOA appointed [[David Luckes]] to conduct a feasibility study about hosting the games. By 2000 Luckes had come up with two proposals:
* One based on west London around [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lee |first1=Mike |title=The race for the 2012 Olympics |date=2006 |publisher=Virgin Books |isbn=0753511525 |pages=5–6}}</ref> The [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|old Wembley Stadium]] by 1994 was acknowledged that it had come to the end of its useful life. A proposal was put together for a national stadium to be developed for football, rugby and athletics. In October 1996 Wembley was picked as the site for the national stadium of all three sports.<ref>{{cite web |title=House of Commons - Culture, Media and Sport - First Report - From Wembley to Picketts Lock |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmselect/cmcumeds/264/26404.htm#a1 |website=publications.parliament.uk}}</ref>
* One involving the regeneration of an area of east London stretching from the Isle of Dogs (in the Docklands), through Stratford and north into the Lower Lee Valley. This would be tagged on to an existing proposal to regenerate the area.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lee |first1=Mike |title=The race for the 2012 Olympics |date=2006 |publisher=Virgin Books |isbn=0753511525 |pages=5–6}}</ref>

[[File:Lee Valley Athletics Centre.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Lee Valley Athletics Centre]] was built on the proposed site of the Picketts lock stadium.]]
[[Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport|Culture Secretary]] [[Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury|Chris Smith]] removed athletics from a Wembley stadium rebuild in December 1999 stating that [[UK Athletics]] would have to find a different venue.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chaudhary |first1=Vivek |title=Athletics seeks a venue as Wembley stops at football |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/dec/22/newsstory.sport5 |work=The Guardian |date=22 December 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Football-only Wembley plan stymies athletics championship bid |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/dec/22/wembleystadium |work=The Guardian |agency=Press Association |date=22 December 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jowell defends Picketts Lock 'fiasco' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1675955.stm |date=25 November 2001}}</ref> A [[Select committee (United Kingdom)|House of Commons Select committee]] for [[Culture, Media and Sport Committee|Culture, Media and Sport]] disagreed with the decision noting that it was beyond the proper responsibilities of the minister.<ref>{{cite news |title=Smith denounces Wembley criticism |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1668581.stm |date=21 November 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=House of Commons - Culture, Media and Sport - First Report - SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmselect/cmcumeds/264/26408.htm |website=publications.parliament.uk}}</ref> A new stadium was announced for [[Picketts Lock]] in the [[Lower Lea Valley]] to host the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics]] in March 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=UK Athletics confirms Lee Valley as site of London 2005 World Championships |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/news/uk-athletics-confirms-lee-valley-as-site-of-l |date=18 January 2001}}</ref><ref name="Picketts lock">{{cite news |title=East London site chosen for new stadium |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/east-london-site-chosen-for-new-stadium-283733.html |work=The Independent |agency=Associated Press |date=25 March 2000 |language=en}}</ref> It was noted that the Picketts Lock Stadium could have been expanded to host 80,000 people for any future summer Olympic Games bid.<ref>{{cite web |title=Smith dismisses fears over Olympic stadium |url=https://www.building.co.uk/news/smith-dismisses-fears-over-olympic-stadium/3978.article |website=Building |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Picketts lock"/> In October 2001 Great Britain withdrew from hosting the World Athletics Championships at Picketts Lock and the proposed stadium was cancelled on cost grounds with [[David Bond (journalist)|David Bond]] noting that the decision was likely to end any hopes of bringing the Olympics to London.<ref>{{cite news |title=Picketts Lock bid scrapped |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/1577797.stm |access-date=10 April 2025 |work=BBC News |date=4 October 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Picketts Lock failure means 2005 knock-out |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/oct/04/athletics |work=The Guardian |date=4 October 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bond |first1=David |title=Government 'no' to Picketts Lock |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/government-no-to-picketts-lock-6300949.html |work=The Standard |date=13 April 2012 |language=en}}</ref> The Picketts lock area was considered for an Olympic park, however was not favoured due to its distance to existing venues and the city. It was noted by the bid team that had a more strategic view had been taken to bid for an Olympic Games when proposing the stadium, then Stratford (which was dismissed at the time) would have been more a suitable site.<ref>{{cite web |title=London 2012 Volume 1 - Olympic Games Official Report |url=https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Reports/Official%20Past%20Games%20Reports/Summer/2012/ENG/2012-RO-S-London_V1_I_eng.pdf |publisher=LOCOG }}</ref>

When Beijing won the [[2008 Olympic Games]] in 2001, this left the way open, under the IOC's policies on awarding Olympic Games, for London to bid for the 2012 Games using the land earmarked in east London.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lee |first1=Mike |title=The race for the 2012 Olympics |date=2006 |publisher=Virgin Books |isbn=0753511525 |pages=5–6}}</ref> [[Mayor of London|London Mayor]] [[Ken Livingstone|Livingstone]] supported a bid for the games as long as it regenerated east London.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lee |first1=Mike |title=The race for the 2012 Olympics |date=2006 |publisher=Virgin Books |isbn=9780753511527 |page=7}}</ref> In 2002 Mayor Livingstone stated that the proposed site was in Stratford.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goodbody |first1=John |title=London launches Games bid |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/london-launches-games-bid-dh3hm936tgr |access-date=10 April 2025 |work=www.thetimes.com |date=2 November 2002 |language=en}}</ref> By then it had been decided that Wembley Stadium would be able to host athletics, as a platform for a track was built into the stadium's design; however it could not be the focal point for the Games. Clegg{{clarify|date=April 2025}} stated that the seating in the stadium would have to be reconfigured, and there would not be enough seats left to meet the requirements of the IOC. In addition he noted that any future bid would focus on east London.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hubbard |first1=Alan |title=End of the Olympic dream for new Wembley |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/end-of-the-olympic-dream-for-new-wembley-178486.html |work=The Independent |date=29 September 2002}}</ref> In May 2003 the [[Second Blair ministry|British government]] gave the go ahead for an Olympic bid.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davies |first1=Ashley |title=Government backs London Olympic bid |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/may/15/london.olympicgames |work=The Guardian |date=15 May 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Government backs London Olympic bid |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/government-backs-london-olympic-bid-kjvbqbq83p0 |work=www.thetimes.com |agency=PA News |date=15 May 2003 |language=en}}</ref> London's bid book was submitted to the IOC in 2004 and confirmed the idea of an Olympic park and stadium in the east of the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=London 2012 Submits bid |url=https://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/2004/11/15/london-2012-submits-bid}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Report of the IOC Evaluation Commission for the Games of the XXX Olympiad in 2012 |url=https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/IOC/Olympic_Games/Olympic_Games_Candidature_Process/Past_Candidature_Processes/2012_Host_City_Election/EN_2012_Evaluation_Commission_report.pdf |date=22 March 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Final details of London Olympic bid arrive with IOC |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/final-details-of-london-olympic-bid-arrive-with-ioc-cr5fzx6frrq |work=www.thetimes.com |agency=Times Online and AFP |date=15 November 2004 |language=en}}</ref> The IOC awarded London the right to host the 2012 Olympic Games after the city won the most votes in July 2005.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oliver |first1=Mark |title=London wins 2012 Olympics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jul/06/olympics2012.olympicgames1 |work=The Guardian |date=6 July 2005}}</ref>

===Location===
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The stadium site is on former industrial land between the [[River Lee (England)|River Lea]] (which rejoins the [[Lee Navigation|Navigation]] below [[Old Ford Lock]]), the [[City Mill River]], and the Old Pudding Mill River, parts of the [[Bow Back Rivers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/news/news-articles/2014/5/queen-elizabeth-olympic-park-opens-its-waterways|title=Boaters Preview Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park's Waterways|access-date=23 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129091225/http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/news/news-articles/2014/5/queen-elizabeth-olympic-park-opens-its-waterways|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Another branch of this system, St Thomas' Creek, {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=off}} to the south, completes an "island" surrounded by water.<ref name="10 things BBC"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdonline.co.uk/london-2012-olympic-stadium-by-populous/5016249.article|title=London 2012 Olympic stadium by Populous|first=Oliver|last=Wainwright|date=6 April 2011|work=Building Design|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref> {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=off}} to the east is the [[Waterworks River]]; with the [[London Aquatics Centre]] on its eastern bank. This "island" site for the stadium lies at the southern end of the [[Olympic Park, London|Olympic Park]].<ref name="10 things BBC"/> To make room for its construction, the already partially obstructed Pudding Mill River, a short channel of the Lea that ran from the west side of the stadium south-eastwards across the site, was filled in.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.londonslostrivers.com/pudding-mill-river.html | title=London's Lost Rivers - the Pudding Mill River }}</ref> A number of businesses were required to move for the stadium and park. During the bidding for the 2012 Olympics a group of businesses in Marshgate Lane, where the stadium was to be built, wrote to the IOC to withdraw their support for the plans due to unfair treatment.<ref>{{cite news |title=Businesses pen IOC protest letter |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4489021.stm |date=5 May 2005}}</ref>

It was found in 2005 that the site of the stadium was host to Queen Mary College's department of nuclear engineering, which had a small nuclear reactor.<ref>{{cite news |title=Olympic Park on ex-nuclear site |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4682251.stm |date=14 July 2005}}</ref>

The stadium is situated in the southern part of the [[Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park]] in the Stratford district of London.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/25/west-ham-united/stadium | title=London Stadium West Ham United FC, Info & Map {{pipe}} Premier League }}</ref> It is located in the Lower Lea Valley, 6 miles (10&nbsp;km) east of central London.

==Design and construction==
[[File:London 2012 Olympic Park (13 July 2012).jpg|thumb|right|The stadium in July 2012]]

===Design brief===
During London's bid for the games, promotional materials featured a main stadium with a roof "designed to wrap itself around the venue like muscles supporting the body".<ref>{{cite news|title=London reveals Olympic Park Plans|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/3990319.stm|publisher=BBC News |access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> The government preferred to produce a brief for an athletics-only stadium that would be largely disassembled after the Games, with the lower tier remaining in place as a permanent athletics facility to replace the [[Crystal Palace National Sports Centre]].

On 13 October 2006, the [[London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] (LOCOG) selected [[Sir Robert McAlpine]] and [[Populous (architects)|Populous]] to start exclusive negotiations to fulfil the design-and-build contract of the Stadium, after no other organisations met the bidding criteria.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.london2012.com/en/news/archive/2006/October/2006-10-13-15-34.htm| title=Negotiations Start with Arsenal Stadium Team| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210143929/http://www.london2012.com/en/news/archive/2006/October/2006-10-13-15-34.htm |archive-date=10 February 2007| publisher=London 2012| date=13 October 2006| access-date=19 December 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=apW19D8LZ7_E |agency=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |first1=Sophie |last1=Kernon |first2=Brian |last2=McGee |date=16 October 2006 |access-date=25 August 2013 |title=Sir Robert McAlpine Chosen to Build London's Olympic Stadium |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925224642/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=apW19D8LZ7_E |archive-date=25 September 2013}}</ref> The stadium design was launched on 7 November 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=London unveils 2012 stadium plan |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/7081346.stm |date=7 November 2007}}</ref>

===Construction===
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Construction of the stadium commenced three months early in May 2008, after the bowl of the structure had been excavated and the area cleared.<ref name="early">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7414112.stm|title=Olympic stadium work starts early|date=22 May 2008|access-date=25 August 2013|publisher=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7289854.stm|title=Olympic Stadium work starts early|date=11 March 2008|access-date=25 August 2013|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> The building of the stadium was completed in March 2011 reportedly on time and under budget,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8413367/London-2012-Olympics-Olympic-Stadium-completed-on-time-and-under-budget.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8413367/London-2012-Olympics-Olympic-Stadium-completed-on-time-and-under-budget.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=London 2012 Olympics: Olympic Stadium completed 'on time and under budget'|first=Nick|last=Pearce|date=29 March 2011|access-date=25 August 2013|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> with the athletics track laid in October 2011.<ref name="Stadium complete">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/london_2012/15149865.stm |publisher = [[BBC Sport]] 
|title=London 2012 Olympic Stadium Athletics Track Completed |date=3 October 2011 |access-date =14 May 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Olympic Stadium London design.jpg|thumb|right|[[Exploded view drawing|Exploded view]] of the stadium's layers]]
The stadium's track-and-field arena is excavated out of the soft clay found on the site, around which is permanent seating for 25,000, built using concrete "rakers". The natural slope of the land is incorporated into the design, with warm-up and changing areas dug into a semi-basement position at the lower end. Spectators enter the stadium via a [[Podium (architecture)|podium level]], which is aligned with the top of the permanent seating bowl. A lightweight [[demountable]] steel and pre-cast concrete upper tier was built up from this "bowl" to accommodate a further 55,000 spectators.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=583&storycode=3121620&c=0 |title=On Your Marks: Countdown to 2012, London's Olympic Stadium |work=[[Building (magazine)|Building]] |date=5 September 2008 |access-date=19 October 2008 |author=Spring, Martin |archive-date=4 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204185508/http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=583&storycode=3121620&c=0 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The stadium has two tiers:* The base tier, which allows for 25,000 seats, is a sunken elliptical bowl made up of low-carbon-dioxide concrete; this contains [[Environmental impact of concrete|40 per cent less embodied carbon]] than conventional concrete.<ref name="Olympic Stadium">{{cite web|title=Olympic Stadium 2012 |url=http://www.london2012.com/olympic-stadium |publisher=London Olympic Stadium |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227163555/http://www.london2012.com/olympic-stadium |archive-date=27 February 2012|date=20 November 2018 }}</ref> The foundation of the base level is 5,000 piles reaching up to {{convert|20|m|ft}} deep. There are a mixture of driven cast ''[[in situ]]'' piles, continuous flight auger piles, and [[Vibro stone column|vibro concrete columns]].
* The second tier holds 55,000 seats and measures {{convert|315|by|256|m|yd|0|abbr=on}} and is {{convert|60|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} high.<ref name="ICE">{{cite web|title=PVC at Olympics destined for reuse or recycling|url=http://www.wasterecyclingnews.com/article/20120801/NEWS02/120809998/pvc-at-olympics-destined-for-reuse-or-recycling|publisher=waste recycling news|access-date=20 August 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208155043/http://www.wasterecyclingnews.com/article/20120801/NEWS02/120809998/pvc-at-olympics-destined-for-reuse-or-recycling|archive-date=8 December 2012}}</ref>

The stadium contains just under a quarter of the amount of steel used in the [[Beijing National Stadium|Olympic Stadium]] in Beijing for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]: about 10,700 tons.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mount |first1=Harry |title=Buildings fit for Olympians? |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/buildings-fit-for-olympians-92zr5jbgk3g |work=www.thetimes.com |date=7 April 2012 |language=en}}</ref> In addition to the minimal use of steel, which makes it 75 per cent lighter, the stadium also uses high-yield large diameter pipes that were surplus on completion of [[North Sea gas]] pipeline projects in its compression truss, and recycled [[granite]]. Many of the building materials were transported on trains and barges rather than by lorry.<ref name="eco-friendly">{{cite web|last=Radnedge|first=Aidan|title=Why Plymouth Argyle and Dartford FC Are Top of Eco-Friendly League Table|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/news/newsfocus/882601-why-plymouth-argyle-and-dartford-fc-are-top-of-eco-friendly-league-table|work= [[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |date=23 November 2011|access-date=11 March 2012}}</ref>

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A wrap, which was announced in the initial designs was scrapped in 2010 during cost saving measures;<ref>{{cite news |title=Scrapping London 2012 curtain 'sensible', Lord Coe says |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11678923 |work=BBC News |date=2 November 2010}}</ref> but was reinstated months later in early 2011 to minimise cross winds.<ref>{{cite news |title=U-turn on London 2012 Olympic Stadium 'wrap' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12392792 |work=BBC News |date=8 February 2011}}</ref> The wrap funded by [[Dow Chemical Company]] who were allowed to advertise on it until 26 June 2012, covered the exterior of the stadium. The wrap was made from [[polyester]] and [[polyethene]] and printed using UV curable inks.<ref name="Dowwrap">{{registration required|date=July 2012}} {{cite news|last=Kortekaas|first=Vanessa|date = 4 August 2011 |title=Dow Chemical Wraps Up Olympic Deal|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c96fbba-be02-11e0-ab9f-00144feabdc0.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/ukl6l |archive-date=11 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=4 August 2011|work = [[Financial Times]]}}</ref> The wrap was made of pieces of material covering {{convert|20|m|ft|0}} high and {{convert|900|m|yd|-2}} in length. The final design for the wrap consisted of {{convert|2.5|m|ftin|0|adj=mid|-wide}} fabric panels, twisted at 90-degree angles to allow entry to the stadium at the bottom of the structure, and held in place with tensioned cables.<ref name="BDO">{{registration required|date=July 2012}} {{cite web|last=Olcayto |first=Rory |url=http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3114827 |title=Olympic Stadium's Latest Design Unveiled |publisher=Bdonline.co.uk |date=29 May 2008 |access-date=6 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="10 things BBC">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17905304|title=London 2012: Ten facts about the Olympic Stadium|publisher=BBC News|access-date=23 November 2014|date=4 May 2012|last1=Bushby|first1=Helen|last2=Heald|first2=Claire}}</ref>

To allow for fast on-site assembly, compression truss and roof column connections were bolted; this also enabled easy disassembling of the roof structure after the closing ceremonies.<ref>{{cite journal|doi = 10.1680/cien.2011.164.6.37|title = Delivering London 2012: The Olympic Stadium|journal = Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering|volume = 164|issue = 6|pages = 37–43|year = 2011|last1 = Crockford|first1 = Ian|last2 = Breton|first2 = Mike|last3 = McCormick|first3 = Fergus|last4 = Johnson|first4 = Philip}}</ref> The cable-supported roof structure covered approximately two-thirds of the stadium's seating.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/7081346.stm|title=London Unveils 2012 Stadium Plan |access-date=5 August 2008 |publisher = BBC News |date=7 November 2007}}</ref> Reaching {{convert|70|m|ft|-1}} above the field of play, its roof held 14 lighting towers that collectively contained a total of 532 individual 2&nbsp;kW floodlight lamps. The lights were first officially switched on in December 2010 by Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] and London Mayor [[Boris Johnson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12037591 |title=London 2012 Olympic stadium floodlights switched on – BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=30 September 2015|work=BBC News |date=20 December 2010 }}</ref> During the Games, the towers were fitted with additional ceremony lighting, and four of the towers held large temporary video screens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/news/london/2013-11-27/olympic-stadium-floodlights-finally-lose-their-dazzle/ |title=Olympic stadium floodlights finally lose their dazzle|work=[[ITV News]] |date=27 November 2013 |access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref>

A temporary athletics warmup track was constructed for the 2012 games to the South of the Greenway.<ref name="Warm up track"/>

====Stadium interior====
[[File:London Olympic Stadium Interior - March 2012.jpg|thumb|Olympic Stadium interior]] 
The stadium was equipped with a nine lane Mondo {{convert|400|m|yd|abbr=off}} athletics track.<ref name="inside"/> The turf in the stadium was grown in [[Scunthorpe]] and was a mix of perennial ryegrass, smooth stalk meadow grass, and fescue grass seeds. It took 360 rolls of grass to cover the infield and was laid in March 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12899917|title=Final turf laid at London Olympic 2012 Stadium|publisher=BBC News|access-date=23 November 2014|date=29 March 2011}}</ref> The track laid was made by Italian company [[Mondo (Italian company)|Mondo]] who installed the Mondotrack FTX model.<ref name="Mondo">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18735617|title=London 2012: Inside track on Olympic running surface|publisher=BBC News|access-date=23 November 2014|date=23 July 2012|last1=Martins|first1=Alejandra}}</ref><ref name="inside">{{cite web|url=http://www.londonlegacy.co.uk/investment-and-venues/venues-and-infrastructure/the-stadium/ |title=The Stadium {{pipe}} London Legacy Development Corporation |publisher=Londonlegacy.co.uk |access-date=25 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910155856/http://www.londonlegacy.co.uk/investment-and-venues/venues-and-infrastructure/the-stadium/ |archive-date=10 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mondotrack.com/Shownews.cfm?action=dettaglio&uid_contenuto=DE0B163B-5056-8F31-55F1039D2BC246CE |title=MONDO News |publisher=Mondotrack.com |access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref> The track was {{convert|13.5|mm|1|abbr=in}} thick and used two vulcanised rubber layers, one of which was a cushioning underside with elongated diamond-shaped cells, which allowed them to flex in any direction.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18735617|title=London 2012: Inside track on Olympic running surface – BBC News|last=Martins|first=Alejandra|work=BBC News|date=23 July 2012|access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref> The stadium's 80,000 seats had a black-and-white 'fragment' theme that matched the overall branding design used by LOCOG for London 2012. The lines all centred on the finish line on the track.<ref name="10 things BBC"/> The seats were made in Luton and were fitted between May and December 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/london-2012-olympics-stadium-facts-177305|title=London 2012: Olympics stadium facts and figures|work=Mirror|date=29 March 2011|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref> 
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During the Games, the Stadium's grandstands contained a lighting system developed by Tait Technologies that allowed them to function as a giant video screen, later called Landscape video.<ref name="PC World">{{cite web | url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/460253/tech_turns_london_olympics_audience_into_a_gigantic_tv_screen.html | title=Tech Turns London Olympics Audience into a Gigantic TV Screen }}</ref> 70,500 individual "paddles" containing nine [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] pixels each were installed between each seat, which were controlled via a central system to display video content wrapped around the stadium.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://plsn.com/newsroom/projection-connection/landscape-video-system-from-tait-technologies-fills-olympic-stadium-with-moving-images/ | title=Landscape Video from Tait Fills Olympic Stadium with Moving Images {{pipe}} PLSN | date=30 July 2012 }}</ref> The Stadium took a [[Guinness World Record]] for the Largest landscape video display, during the opening ceremony with 634,500 sources of light.<ref>https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/105202-largest-landscape-video-display</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://plsn.com/newsroom/projection-connection/tait-sets-world-record-for-london-2012-landscape-video-display/ | title=Tait's Landscape Video Display at 2012 Olympics Sets World Record {{pipe}} PLSN | date=4 December 2012 }}</ref> This technology was also adopted for the [[Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium]], which hosted the [[2018 Winter Olympics]].

===Response===
Initially, the stadium design received a mixed response from the media, with reviews ranging from "magnificent" to the derisory "bowl of [[blancmange]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/World/London-Olympic-stadium-divides-opinion/2007/11/08/1194329412685.html |date=9 November 2007 |url-status=live |access-date=29 July 2024 |archive-date=17 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917180136/https://www.smh.com.au/world/london-olympic-stadium-divides-opinion-20071109-gdrjvk.html |title=London Olympic stadium divides opinion |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref> The design was promoted as an example of "sustainable development", but some architecture critics have questioned both its aesthetic value and suitability as a national icon&nbsp;– especially when compared with [[Beijing National Stadium]]. For example, Ellis Woodman, ''[[Building Design]]''{{-'}}s architecture critic, said of the design: "The principle of it being dismountable is most welcome... it demonstrates an obvious interest in establishing an economy of means and as such is the antithesis of the 2008 Olympic stadium in Beijing. But while that's an achievement, it's not an architectural achievement. In design terms what we're looking at is pretty underwhelming." He went on to criticise the procurement and design processes&nbsp;– stating of the latter that it should have been subject to an architectural competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3099433 |title=HOK's 2012 Olympic Stadium Design Revealed – Images and Slideshow |website=Building Design Online |date=7 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110072055/https://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3099433 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2007}} ''[[Building Design]]''. Retrieved 12 December 2007.</ref> This view was echoed by Tom Dyckhoff, ''[[The Times]]'''s architecture critic, who described the design as "tragically underwhelming" and commented that the "architecture of the 2008 and 2012 Olympics will, in years to come, be seen by historians as a "cunning indicator of the decline of the West and the rise of the East".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080706185418/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/architecture_and_design/article2824547.ece "Olympic Stadium Is Deflated Architecture at an Inflated Price"]. ''[[The Times]]''. Retrieved 12 December 2007.</ref> [[Piers Gough]], [[Amanda Levete]] and [[Charles Jencks]] noted in the Guardian that "it's an Ikea stadium." Continuing they note that this stadium does not take your breath away. "Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium was the icon for the Olympics in China and that is what we are missing. It is not going to capture anyone's imagination and does not hold the iconography of the moment." They admired the stadium for its simplicity and economy.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Booth |first1=Robert |title=London Olympics stadium disappoints architects, but supporting cast save day |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/16/london-olympic-stadium-disappoints-architects |work=The Guardian |date=16 May 2012}}</ref> Amanda Baillieu writing in ''Building Design'' challenged the designer's claims that the stadium is environmentally sustainable and good value for money. Instead, it is asserted that the reality will be the opposite. Noting that the roof and the seats could not be reused.<ref>[http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?setioncode=427&storycode=3099593&featurecode=12091&c=1 "Stadium Disappoints All Round"]. ''[[Building Design]]''. Retrieved 12 December 2007.</ref>

Rowan Moore noted that the stadium was the perfect model of an austere structure for austere times, if it had not had cost £486m.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Rowan |title=The Olympic Park – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/may/20/olympic-park-rowan-moore-review |work=The Guardian |date=19 May 2012}}</ref> The Olympic Stadium was nominated for the 2012 [[Stirling Prize]] in architecture losing out to the [[Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University|Sainsbury Laboratory]] at the [[University of Cambridge]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Vanessa |last=Thorpe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/jul/22/olympic-stadium-shortlisted-for-architecture-prize |title=Olympic Stadium is in the running for Stirling prize gold |work= The Observer |access-date=25 August 2012 |location=London |date=22 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19923820|last=Youngs|first=Ian|publisher=BBC News|date=14 October 2012|access-date=19 October 2012|title=Sainsbury Laboratory wins Stirling architecture prize}}</ref>

==Post-Olympic Games use==
The legacy plan for the stadium had involved converting it into a 25,000 to 30,000-seat athletics stadium with a sports training, science and medicine centre after the 2012 games.<ref>{{cite web |title=London 2012 Candidate City : dossier de candidature = London 2012 Candidate City : candidature file / Comité de candidature Londres 2012 |url=https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/28313/london-2012-candidate-city-dossier-de-candidature-london-2012-candidate-city-candidature-file-comite?_lg=en-GB |publisher=London 2012 Candidate City |language=English |date=2004}}</ref> It was noted by a culture media and sports committee in 2006 that London needed world-class athletics stadium once the games had finished; as [[Crystal Palace National Sports Centre|Crystal Palace]] needed huge investment to bring it up to the standard required since athletics was not built into Wembley stadium. The committee saw benefit in a football or rugby club using the stadium as its home ground, provided that athletics events were accommodated.<ref>{{cite web |title=House of Commons - Culture, Media and Sport - Second Report |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmcumeds/69/6908.htm |website=publications.parliament.uk}}</ref>

Before London's bid for the Olympic Games was successful it was thought that football clubs [[West Ham United]] or [[Tottenham Hotspur]] could move into the stadium after the games.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hammers keen on Olympic move |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/3404075.stm |date=16 January 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Spurs mull Olympic stadium move |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/4344476.stm |date=15 October 2005}}</ref> However Mayor Livingstone ruled this out stating that it would be scaled down to around 25,000 seats for an athletics facility and would not be turned into a football ground.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hammers handed Olympic blow |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/3719850.stm |date=6 October 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mayor makes Olympic Stadium vow |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4854520.stm |date=28 March 2006}}</ref> By 2006 Olympic organisers stated that West Ham could takeover the stadium with the athletics track in situ.<ref>{{cite news |title=2012 stadium could house Hammers |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4927294.stm |date=20 April 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=West Ham in talks on 2012 stadium |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6070052.stm |date=20 October 2006}}</ref> The keeping of the athletics track put Tottenham off the stadium.<ref>{{cite news |title=Spurs rule out 2012 stadium move |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/6056714.stm |date=16 October 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4360544.stm|title=Spurs Olympic Stadium plan dashed|first=Peter|last=Scrivener|date=20 October 2005}}</ref>{{Multiple images|footer=Thames Ironwork site and land near West Ham station were proposed locations for West Ham's new stadium|width1=132|image1=Trinity Buoy Wharf - former ship building works (geograph 6379690).jpg|width2=149|image2=West Ham station - geograph.org.uk - 7387718.jpg}} In 2007 [[Leyton Orient]] were in discussions to move into the stadium as the plan was still to scale the stadium down and the club were a suitable size to move into it.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hearn intrigued by Olympic move |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/6339729.stm |date=7 February 2007}}</ref> West Ham's request for the stadium was turned down, despite the club reportedly offering the authorities £100m to reduce the 80,000 seat stadium to 60,000 after the 2012 Games; as it would not be possible deliver the stadium on time and budget for the games due to the number of design changes required by the club. Alternative sites for a new stadium included Thames Ironworks and land next to West Ham station were considered by the club and the [[London Development Agency]] (LDA).<ref>{{cite news |title=Hammers' Olympic move ruled out |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6320267.stm |date=7 February 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Eggert targets top four - and life away from Upton Park |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/eggert-targets-top-four-and-life-away-from-upton-park-7275540.html |work=The Standard |date=14 April 2012 |language=en}}</ref> The Olympic board was made up by the government, the mayor of London and the [[Olympic Delivery Authority]] and focused on legacy planning for the stadium. In February 2012 former Sports Minister [[Richard Caborn]], who was a member of the board at the time, noted that other board members were keen to begin construction work on the original design and avoid another Wembley-style embarrassment. Caborn further noted that not planning for a genuine dual use stadium such like the [[Stade de France]] was a missed opportunity.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gibson |first1=Owen |title=Caborn: a football future should have been planned for Olympic Stadium |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/feb/02/caborn-oda-football-olympic-stadium |work=The Guardian |date=2 February 2012}}</ref> Talks with football clubs were abandoned in 2007 and not picked up again until 2010.<ref name="downsize">{{cite news |title=Plan to downsize London 2012 stadium 'flawed' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11341117 |work=BBC News |date=17 September 2010}}</ref>

In 2008 [[Boris Johnson]] became [[Mayor of London]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sparrow |first1=Andrew |last2=Summers |first2=Deborah |title=Johnson beats Livingstone to become mayor of London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2008/may/02/london08.london |work=The Guardian |date=3 May 2008}}</ref> and stated that the stadium could be used for football and wanted to revisit the post games plans to downsize.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Matt |title=London 2012 stadium may not have athletics legacy after all |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/aug/21/olympics2012.olympics2008 |work=The Guardian |date=21 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dickinson |first1=Matt |title=Boris Johnson's blond ambition key to London 2012 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/asia-travel/china/boris-johnsons-blond-ambition-key-to-london-2012-jqwrrzv3x6c |work=www.thetimes.com |date=26 August 2008 |language=en}}</ref> The [[London Assembly]]'s economic development, culture, sport and tourism committee warned that the stadium would struggle to be financially viable in July 2009 .<ref>{{cite news |last1=Booth |first1=Robert |title=Olympic stadium could become white elephant, London Assembly warns |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/jul/01/olympics-london-assembly |work=The Guardian |date=30 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="BBC White"/> The committee later stated that the decision to downsize the stadium to 25,000 seats instead of 60,000 as flawed and not in the long-term interests of taxpayer.<ref name="downsize"/> The [[Olympic Park Legacy Company]] (OPLC) was established as a public sector, not-for-profit Company limited set up by the Mayor of London, [[Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government]], and the [[Minister for the Olympics]] in 2009. The aim of the company was to carry on the work started by the LDA, which had acquired the land, and worked on post 2012 legacy.<ref>{{cite web |title=House of Commons - Culture, Media and Sport Committee: Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012: Legacy - Written Evidence submitted by the Olympic Park Legacy Company|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmcumeds/416/416we31.htm |website=publications.parliament.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=House of Commons - Public Accounts Committee: Written evidence from the Olympic Park Legacy Company |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmpubacc/1716/1716we03.htm |website=publications.parliament.uk}}</ref> The company chaired by [[Baroness Ford]] wanted to review the size of the stadium post 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gibson |first1=Owen |title=London's Olympic Stadium poses financial threat to Wembley |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/nov/17/wembley-stadium-2012-olympic-games |work=The Guardian |date=17 November 2009}}</ref><ref name="BBC White">{{cite news|title=Stadium 'could be white elephant' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8127937.stm |date=1 July 2009}}</ref>

=== First tenancy process ===
In March 2010 the OPLC prepared a tender process for interested parties to compete for the stadium, with the winner owning the stadium.<ref name="Moore Stephens"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Matt |title=Tessa Jowell invites West Ham to tender for the Olympic Stadium |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/mar/04/2012-olympic-stadium-west-ham-united |work=The Guardian |date=4 March 2010}}</ref> Chairwoman Baroness Ford said the process would start with three months of market testing, including publication of an OPLC prospectus inviting people to make suggestions on what they can do with the stadium. Following which a procurement process would then take place for the future of the stadium.<ref>{{cite news |title=Future of Olympic Stadium must be settled by end of the year |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/mar/03/olympic-stadium-future-west-ham |work=The Guardian |agency=Association Press |date=3 March 2010}}</ref> The OPLC set five criteria: that the new tenant should produce a viable long-term solution that provided value for money, secure a partner with the expertise to operate a legacy solution, reopen the stadium as quickly as possible, allow flexible usage, and make the stadium a distinctive physical symbol that supported regeneration.<ref name="Moore Stephens">{{cite web |title=Moore Stephens Olympic Stadium Review |url=https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/olympic-stadium-review.pdf |access-date=22 April 2025 |pages=7 |date=November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tottenham demand to know if goalposts shifted during bidding for Olympic Stadium|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8420231/London-2012-Olympics-Tottenham-demand-to-know-if-goalposts-shifted-during-bidding-for-Olympic-Stadium.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8420231/London-2012-Olympics-Tottenham-demand-to-know-if-goalposts-shifted-during-bidding-for-Olympic-Stadium.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=16 September 2015|date=31 March 2011|last1=Wilson|first1=Jeremy}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jan/23/olympic-stadium-tottenham-hotspur | title=OPLC to meet on Friday to consider preferred bidder for stadium | work=The Guardian | date=23 January 2011 | last1=Gibson | first1=Owen }}</ref> 

Media speculation and expressions of interest included: the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] and [[Kent County Cricket Club]];<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/6488406/Cricket-would-be-a-bad-fit-for-post-London-2012-Olympic-stadium.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/6488406/Cricket-would-be-a-bad-fit-for-post-London-2012-Olympic-stadium.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work= [[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Derek |last=Pringle |title=Cricket Would Be a Bad Fit for Post-London 2012 Olympic Stadium |date=3 November 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Middlesex County Cricket Club]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/current/story/430736.html |title=London's Olympic Stadium a Potential T20 Venue |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 August 2011|date=22 October 2009 }}</ref> [[Essex County Cricket Club]]:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/essex/8620449.stm |publisher = BBC News |title=Essex Ponder Olympic Stadium Use |date=15 April 2010 |access-date=20 May 2010}}</ref> [[Wasps RFC]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-23423453-details/Improved+bid+may+tempt+Wasps+into+Olympic+Stadium/article.do |title=Improved Bid May Tempt Wasps into Olympic Stadium |access-date=19 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203052740/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-23423453-details/Improved+bid+may+tempt+Wasps+into+Olympic+Stadium/article.do |archive-date=3 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="Press">{{cite web |url= http://www.london2012.com/news/media-releases/2007-02/olympic-board-statement-on-the-olympic-stadium.php |publisher= London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd |title= Olympic Board Statement on the Olympic Stadium |access-date= 19 October 2008 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070808152303/http://www.london2012.com/news/media-releases/2007-02/olympic-board-statement-on-the-olympic-stadium.php |archive-date= 8 August 2007 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens R.F.C.]];<ref>{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/7657873.stm|title= 2012 Chief Makes Stadium Demand |access-date=19 October 2008 |publisher = BBC News |date=8 October 2008}}</ref> [[London Skolars|London Skolars R.L.F.C.]]; [[Major League Baseball]];<ref name="si.com">{{cite magazine |title = MLB Eyeing London's Olympic Stadium for Games |magazine = [[Sports Illustrated]] |url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/baseball/mlb/03/28/mlb.europe.ap/index.html?sct=mlb_t2_a11 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130119120844/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/baseball/mlb/03/28/mlb.europe.ap/index.html?sct=mlb_t2_a11 |url-status = dead |archive-date = 19 January 2013 |access-date =30 March 2012 |date=28 March 2011}}</ref> and the [[National Football League]].<ref name="nfl">{{cite news|title=Olympic Stadium's grand designs post-2012 ... before West Ham emerged as bid winners|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8315611/Olympic-Stadiums-grand-designs-post-2012-...-before-West-Ham-emerged-as-bid-winners.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8315611/Olympic-Stadiums-grand-designs-post-2012-...-before-West-Ham-emerged-as-bid-winners.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=27 July 2012|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=10 February 2011|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> After receiving and pre-screening over 100 expressions of interest, the formal bidding process of selecting the post-Olympics user of the stadium opened on 18 August 2010.<ref name="BBC18Aug2010BiddingBegins">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11005965 |title=London 2012 Olympic Games Stadium Bidding Begins |publisher= BBC News |date=18 August 2010 |access-date=18 August 2010}}</ref> It ran until midday on 30 September and the OPLC hoped to select a tenant by March 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=London 2012 Olympic Games stadium bidding ends |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11437141 |work=BBC News |date=30 September 2010}}</ref>

On 12 November 2010, it was announced that two bids had been shortlisted for the future use of the stadium, with whom final negotiations would take place.<ref>{{cite web |title=LEGACY COMPANY SHORTLISTS TWO FOR STADIUM BIDDING {{!}} Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park |url=https://www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/our-stories/legacy-company-shortlists-two-stadium-bidding |website=www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> A joint bid from [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and [[Anschutz Entertainment Group]] (AEG), and a second bid from [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] and [[Newham Council]] was selected.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11746496 |publisher = BBC News |title=Tottenham and West Ham Lead London 2012 Stadium Bid |date=12 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="SkyNews8Aug2010HopefulsEnterNextRound">{{cite news |url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Olympic-Stadium-Bidding-Process-Begins-For-London-Games-Arena-West-Ham-And-AEG-Frontrunners/Article/201008315695208?lpos=Business_First_Buisness_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15695208_Olympic_Stadium_Bidding_Process_Begins_For_London_Games_Arena%3A_West_Ham_And_AEG_Frontrunners|title=Olympic Stadium Hopefuls Enter Next Round |publisher= [[Sky News]] |date=18 August 2010 |access-date=18 August 2010}} {{Dead link|date=June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/oct/05/tottenham-hotspur-olympic-stadium|title=Olympic Stadium now first choice for Tottenham |work= The Guardian |date=5 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/nov/25/tottenham-white-hart-lane-olympic-stadium|title=Tottenham maintain Olympic stadium interest is 'deadly serious' |work= The Guardian |date=25 November 2010}}</ref> The only other bid received by the OPLC came from a consortium formed by International Stadia Group, [[HKS, Inc.|HKS]] and [[CB Richard Ellis]] and was not shortlisted.<ref name="Moore Stephens"/>

At the opening of the formal bid process, West Ham United were considered favourites once they withdrew their initial opposition to keeping the running track in place. The club planned a £100&nbsp;million conversion to create a 66,000 capacity venue, which would also host international football, international athletics, as well as [[Essex County Cricket Club]], international [[Twenty20]] cricket matches, [[National Football League|NFL]] games, and [[Live Nation]] events.<ref name="BBC18Aug2010WestHamOptimism">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/8905127.stm|title=West Ham's Grounds for Optimism over Olympic Stadium |publisher= [[BBC Sport]] |date=18 August 2010|access-date=18 August 2010}}</ref> Whereas Tottenham proposed knocking the stadium down and rebuilding it as a football only venue. The scheme also would refurbish Crystal Palace for athletics.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gibson |first1=Owen |title=Tottenham plan to demolish Olympic Stadium and rebuild |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jan/12/tottenham-west-ham-olympic-stadium |work=The Guardian |date=12 January 2011}}</ref> In 2017 [[Moore Global|Moore Stephens]] conducted an Olympic Stadium Review and noted that West Ham's bid ticked all five of the requirements set out by the OPLC whereas Tottenham's only met three of them.<ref name="Moore Stephens"/>

=== Decision, review, and cancellation ===
In January 2011 Newham Council approved a £40 million Treasury loan at favourable rates to allow West Ham to finance a move to the stadium. This was despite one financial auditor stating that the way the decision came about was open to abuse and councillors asking why were they providing a loan for a private company.<ref>{{cite news |title=£40m Olympic Stadium loan to West Ham approved |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12242831 |work=BBC News |date=20 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Olympic stadium loan to West Ham 'at risk of abuse' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12227069 |work=BBC News |date=20 January 2011}}</ref>  On 11 February 2011, the OPLC unanimously selected [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] and [[Newham Council]] as the preferred bidders to take over the stadium after the 2012 Games.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12424549 |title= West Ham Chosen as Preferred Olympic Stadium Tenant |publisher= BBC News |date= 11 February 2011|access-date=11 February 2011}}</ref> The decision was ratified by the [[British Government]] and London Mayor [[Boris Johnson]] on 3 March 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12632278 |publisher = BBC News |title=West Ham Approved as London 2012 Olympic Stadium Tenant |date=3 March 2011}}</ref>

The OPLC announced on 5 July 2011 that an independent review into the awarding of the Olympic Stadium to [[West Ham United]] was to be conducted. The Times had found that the Director of Services, Dionne Knight, had been engaged by West Ham United to carry out consultancy work without the permission of the OPLC.<ref>{{cite news |title=London 2012: OPLC reviews Olympic Stadium bid process |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14034618 |work=BBC News |date=5 July 2011}}</ref> West Ham responded with legal action against Tottenham Hotspur and The Sunday Times due to how the information was obtained. The club and the OPLC stated that Knight had no involvement in the vote to award the stadium.<ref>{{cite news |title=West Ham legal action over 2012 stadium claims |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14005191 |access-date=6 April 2025 |work=BBC News |date=3 July 2011}}</ref> In August 2011, [[Moore Global|Moore Stephens']] investigation and a separate West Ham investigation led by a [[Blackstone Chambers]] barrister ruled that the process was not compromised and the bid process would not be reopened.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/london_2012/14612877.stm |publisher = BBC News |title=2012 Stadium Bid Not Compromised |date=22 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="blackstone">{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=Jamie |last2=Scott |first2=Matt |title=West Ham claim to be 'exonerated' over Olympic Stadium claims |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/aug/03/west-ham-tottenham-hotspur-olympic-stadium |work=The Guardian |date=3 August 2011}}</ref> West Ham and the OPLC made complaints to the police and Operation Polworth was conducted in August 2011 following allegations relating to the unlawful obtaining of information.<ref>{{cite news |title=Police investigate claims Tottenham used surveillance on Olympic board |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/nov/08/police-investigate-tottenham-olympic-board |work=The Guardian |agency=Press Association |date=8 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="Guilty"/><ref name="blackstone"/> It was revealed that the information was received by people working on behalf [[PKF International|PKF]], who were employed by Tottenham to assist with their bid for the stadium. Both PKF and Tottenham stated they did not know about the activity.<ref>{{cite news |title=Three charged with fraud over Tottenham's Olympic Stadium bid |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/nov/14/three-charged-fraud-olympic-park |work=The Guardian |agency=Press Association |date=14 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="Guilty">{{cite news |last1=Gibson |first1=Owen |title=West Ham's Olympic Stadium bid: three admit spying on club executives |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/nov/08/west-ham-olympic-stadium-bid-three-admit-spying |work=The Guardian |date=8 November 2013}}</ref> The three men were fined a total of £123,250 between them after pleading guilty to obtaining personal data contrary to the [[Data Protection Act 1998]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=West Ham Olympic Stadium bid: three fined for spying on executives |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/dec/20/west-ham-olympic-stadium-three-fined-spying |work=The Guardian |agency=Press Association |date=20 December 2013}}</ref>

[[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]], who are geographically the nearest professional football club to London Stadium, complained that as it was so close to their own ground, West Ham's occupancy of it would breach [[The Football Association|F.A.]] rules and could even force them into bankruptcy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/london_2012/9399361.stm |publisher = BBC News |title=Orient Challenge Stadium Decision |date=16 February 2011}}</ref> [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.]] and Leyton Orient applied for a judicial review to overturn the OPLC's decision; however, this appeal was rejected in June 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kirk |first=Tristan |date=25 June 2011 |title=Spurs Judicial Review Bid over Olympic Stadium Rejected by Judge |url=http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/topstories/9104745.Spurs__Olympic_Stadium_challenge_rejected_by_judge/ |work=Haringey Independent |access-date=13 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325073528/http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/topstories/9104745.Spurs__Olympic_Stadium_challenge_rejected_by_judge/ |archive-date=25 March 2012}}</ref> Tottenham Hotspur appealed the decision not to have a review on 29 June 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/london_2012/13964363.stm |publisher = BBC News |title=Spurs Lodge Fresh Stadium Appeal |date=29 June 2011}}</ref> On 23 August, the day before Tottenham Hotspur were due in court, they staged "intense negotiations" with the office of the Mayor of London, and looked set to drop all claims for a review and be offered funding for their own stadium.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14641254 |publisher = BBC News |title=Tottenham 'To Drop 2012 Olympic Stadium Legal Bid' |date=23 August 2011}}</ref> However, the next day Tottenham did attend court with Leyton Orient and won a review of the decision, being told that they had an arguable case specifically in regards to the £40m loan by Newham Council giving an unfair advantage through [[State aid (European Union)|state aid or through state resources]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14646806 |publisher = BBC News |title=Spurs Win Right To Challenge 2012 Stadium Decision |date=24 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="review">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/london_2012/14662115.stm |publisher = BBC News |title=Coe Calms Fears over Worlds Bid |date=25 August 2011|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/lizh7|archive-date=23 April 2025}}</ref> On 17 October 2011, a day before they were due in court for the judicial review into the bidding process of the stadium, Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton Orient ended their legal challenge.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15344523|title=Tottenham Hotspur ends 2012 Olympic Stadium legal bid|date=17 October 2011}}</ref>

The award of the stadium to West Ham was cancelled on 11 October 2011, as the OPLC the concluded that the Olympic Stadium would remain in [[State ownership|public ownership]] and that it would be leased out to an anchor tenant.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/olympic-stadium-statement-on-future-tenancy | title=Olympic Stadium - statement on future tenancy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/15254822 | title=London 2012: Timeline - How the West Ham deal collapsed | work=BBC Sport | date=11 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="BBC collapse">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15251893 | title=London 2012: West Ham Olympic Stadium deal collapses | work=BBC News | date=11 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="tele Collapse">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8819596/London-2012-Olympics-Stadium-not-white-elephant-says-Hugh-Robertson-as-West-Ham-confirm-new-bid.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8819596/London-2012-Olympics-Stadium-not-white-elephant-says-Hugh-Robertson-as-West-Ham-confirm-new-bid.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=London 2012 Olympics: Stadium not 'white elephant' says Hugh Robertson as West Ham confirm new bid |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=11 October 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Collapse">{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/967950/west-ham%27s-olympic-stadium-ownership-deal-collapses?cc=4716 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013215651/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/967950/west-ham%27s-olympic-stadium-ownership-deal-collapses?cc=4716 |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 October 2011 |publisher = [[ESPN Soccernet]] |title=2012 Stadium Bid Collapsed |date=11 October 2011}}</ref> This came after concerns around Legal challenges and a complaint to the [[European Commission]] over state aid, would have led to the stadium sitting empty for years.<ref name="tele Collapse"/> The [[London Borough of Newham]] withdrew from the West Ham bid and intended to contribute to the funding of the Stadium with the OPLC.<ref name="Moore Stephens"/>

=== Second tenancy process ===
A new process to select an anchor tenant begun with the athletics legacy clause was clarified to ensure that a track remained in the stadium with the stadium scaled to 60,000 seats was launched in December 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=LEGACY COMPANY OPENS BIDDING FOR MULTI PURPOSE OLYMPIC STADIUM {{!}} Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park |url=https://www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/our-stories/legacy-company-opens-bidding-multi-purpose-olympic-stadium? |website=www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> The OPLC set out four criteria for the stadium. 1) To deliver a viable, long-term, multi-use stadium that is deliverable and provides value for money.2) To re-open the stadium for operational use from 2014. 3) To re-open the stadium with an athletics track. 4) To allow flexible usage of the stadium by OPLC, tenants and other bodies, allowing year-round community access.<ref name="Skyshare">{{cite news |title=Stadium share scheme |url=https://www.skysports.com/olympics/news/15234/7387913/stadium-share-scheme |work=Sky Sports |date=20 December 2011 |language=en}}</ref> 

In February 2012, 16 parties were interested in the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/16831357 |title=Olympic Stadium wanted by West Ham United and 15 other parties |publisher=BBC |date=1 February 2012 |access-date=25 September 2012}}</ref> [[Essex County Cricket Club]] along with the [[University of East London]] decided to make a bid for the stadium,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/17562300 |title= Essex CCC make joint Olympic Stadium bid |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 March 2012 |access-date=25 August 2012}}</ref> but the university pulled out of the process.<ref name="f1 track"/> Four bidders for the stadium were announced in July 2012:<ref name="Moore Stephens"/><ref name="f1 track">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18869213|title=F1 track plan among Olympic Stadium bids|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=17 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/9348093/London-2012-Olympics-plan-to-hold-Formula-One-race-in-and-around-Olympic-Stadium-on-bid-shortlist.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/9348093/London-2012-Olympics-plan-to-hold-Formula-One-race-in-and-around-Olympic-Stadium-on-bid-shortlist.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=London 2012 Olympics: plan to hold Formula One race in and around Olympic Stadium on bid shortlist|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=22 June 2012|first1=Paul|last1= Kelso|first2=Tom|last2=Cary}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* West Ham United move into the stadium and use for football matches.<ref name="Moore Stephens"/>
* Intelligent Transport Services proposed a [[Formula One]] race taking place at the Olympic Park which would include a section of the track inside the Stadium.<ref name="Moore Stephens"/>
* [[University College of Football Business]] (UCFB) proposed a 20 year lease for office, media and hospitality facilities.<ref name="Moore Stephens"/>
* Leyton Orient move into the stadium and use for football matches.<ref name="Moore Stephens"/>

In 2017 Moore Stephens conducted an Olympic Stadium Review and noted that Leyton Orient's was the same as West Ham's but offered weaker financial outcomes. The bid from Intelligent Transport Services, was rejected for having too much speculation and uncertainty in their business plan and in Moore Stephens view limited legacy.<ref name="Moore Stephens"/><ref name="3 months">{{cite news|first=Owen |last=Gibson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/dec/05/west-ham-highest-ranked-bidder-olympic-stadium |title=West Ham given three months to seal Olympic Stadium bid|work=The Guardian |date= 5 December 2012|access-date=21 March 2013 |location=London}}</ref> Additionally they noted that the bid from the university of Football would not be an appropriate use to guarantee regular use of the Stadium and it offered a limited legacy.<ref name="Moore Stephens"/> 

In April 2012, the Olympic Park Legacy Company was dismantled, and responsibilities transferred to the newly constituted [[London Legacy Development Corporation]] (LLDC).<ref name="LLDC born">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16622879 |title=Mayor to take over Park legacy planning |publisher=BBC |date=8 February 2012 |access-date=25 September 2012}}</ref> In December 2012, West Ham were named as the preferred bidder by the LLDC to be anchor tenants for the stadium with a separate operator co-ordinating community and sporting use, as well as concerts and events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/20611708 |title=West Ham United are preferred bidder for Olympic Stadium |publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2012 |access-date=16 January 2013}}</ref> West Ham, reportedly, agreed to pay £2.5&nbsp;million in rent per year to the LLDC and promised to pay back any extra cost for the roof and seats within ten years.<ref>{{cite news|first=West |last=Ham |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/9863710/West-Ham-United-move-closer-to-securing-Olympic-Stadium-deal-with-breakthrough-agreement.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/9863710/West-Ham-United-move-closer-to-securing-Olympic-Stadium-deal-with-breakthrough-agreement.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=West Ham United move closer to securing Olympic Stadium deal with breakthrough agreement |work=The Daily Telegraph |date= 11 February 2013|access-date=21 March 2013 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=James|last= Riach |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/feb/18/olympic-stadium-west-ham-ldcc |title=West Ham's move to Olympic Stadium stalls again over approval process |work=The Guardian |date=18 February 2013 |access-date=21 March 2013 |location=London}}</ref>

On 22 March 2013, West Ham United secured a 99-year lease deal, with the stadium planned to be used as their home ground from the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gibson |first1=Owen |title=West Ham confirmed as main tenants of the Olympic Stadium |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/mar/22/west-ham-tenants-olympic-stadium |work=The Guardian |date=22 March 2013}}</ref> In July 2013, [[UK Athletics]] received a 50-year deal for the use of the stadium.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/other-sports/athletics-in-50year-olympic-stadium-deal-coup-8729600.html|title=Athletics in 50-year Olympic stadium deal coup|date=24 July 2013|access-date=15 August 2013|work=London Evening Standard}}</ref> UK Athletics will have access every year from the last Friday in June until the end of July.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/news/news-articles/2013/7/new-deal-secures-athletics-legacy-in-queen-elizabeth-olympic-park|title=New deal secures athletics legacy on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park|access-date=23 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129091223/http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/news/news-articles/2013/7/new-deal-secures-athletics-legacy-in-queen-elizabeth-olympic-park|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

With so much public money going into the stadium and its redevelopment, the BBC learned that [[David Gold (businessman)|David Gold]] and [[David Sullivan (publisher)|David Sullivan]] must share any profits they make if they sell the club.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bond |first=David |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/20603585 |title=West Ham given ultimatum over Olympic Stadium deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 December 2012 |access-date=16 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=David |last=Bond |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/20618059 |title=The future of the Olympic Stadium remains far from resolved |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 December 2012 |access-date=16 January 2013}}</ref> [[Daniel Kretinsky]] took a 27 per cent stake of West Ham in 2021,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/nov/10/daniel-kretinsky-completes-purchase-of-27-percent-stake-in-west-ham | title=Daniel Kretinsky completes purchase of 27% stake in West Ham | work=The Guardian | date=10 November 2021 | last1=Steinberg | first1=Jacob }}</ref> and the club had to pay £6.5 million to E20 Stadium as part of the agreement for use of the stadium in 2023.<ref name="Krestinsky"/> However £3.6m was returned to West Ham in January 2025 after a judge ruled that "manifest errors" in an "expert determination" relating to the increase in the club's valuation after Krestinsky had purchased. West Ham had originally paid £2.6m before the LLDC demanded more.<ref name="Krestinsky"/>

Following the appointment of West Ham as tenants [[Barry Hearn]] stated that he would mount another legal challenge as he believed the rules set out by the LLDC had not been followed and felt that Leyton Orient's proposed [[groundshare]] had been ignored.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21684372 |title=Barry Hearn calls for judicial review |publisher=BBC News |date=6 March 2013 |access-date=21 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kelso|first=Paul|title=Leyton Orient launch legal bid to stop West Ham United taking over the Olympic Stadium|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/9912307/Leyton-Orient-launch-legal-bid-to-stop-West-Ham-United-taking-over-the-Olympic-Stadium.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/9912307/Leyton-Orient-launch-legal-bid-to-stop-West-Ham-United-taking-over-the-Olympic-Stadium.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=6 March 2013|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 19 September 2013, Leyton Orient lost their bid to win a judicial review with Mr Justice Lewis stating that the LLDC was entitled to make the decision which was not "irrational".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24164622|title=Leyton Orient lose Olympic Stadium tenancy review bid|date=19 September 2013|access-date=19 September 2013|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> In November 2013, it was the [[House of Lords]]' opinion that Leyton Orient should be allowed occasional use of the stadium.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/peers-say-leyton-orient-should-2803610|title=Peers say Leyton Orient SHOULD be allowed to use the Olympic Stadium|first=Chris|last=Richards|date=18 November 2013|work=Daily Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24979954|title=Olympic Stadium 'not being used to the full' – Lords report|date=19 November 2013|publisher=BBC London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/24981550|first=Richard|last=Conway|title=London 2012: Lords report warns of faltering Olympic legacy|date=18 November 2013|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> In early December, the LLDC said that there was nothing to stop Orient from negotiating a rental agreement with whichever firm ends up running the stadium. Orient, however, would not be able to negotiate a 99-year deal like West Ham and would only have usage of the stadium when they were not playing.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ben |last=Rumsby |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/leyton-orient/10526739/Leyton-Orient-could-share-Olympic-Stadium-with-West-Ham-as-Barry-Hearn-is-cleared-to-strike-rental-deal.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/leyton-orient/10526739/Leyton-Orient-could-share-Olympic-Stadium-with-West-Ham-as-Barry-Hearn-is-cleared-to-strike-rental-deal.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Leyton Orient could share Olympic Stadium with West Ham as Barry Hearn is cleared to strike rental deal |work=The Daily Telegraph |date= 18 December 2013|access-date=19 December 2013 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Martyn |last=Ziegler |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/leyton-orient-could-rent-olympic-stadium--and-theres-nothing-west-ham-can-do-about-it-claims-barry-hearn-9015480.html |title=Leyton Orient could rent Olympic Stadium – and there's nothing West Ham can do about it, claims Barry Hearn |work=The Independent |date=14 December 2013 |access-date=19 December 2013 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Owen |last=Gibson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/nov/20/olympic-stadium-conversion-west-ham-leyton-orient |title=Olympic Stadium gutted as conversion of new home for West Ham begins |work=The Guardian |date=20 November 2013 |access-date=19 December 2013}}</ref> On 1 July 2014, Leyton Orient brought an end to their dispute with the [[Premier League]]. They had disputed the validity of the Premier League's decision to allow West Ham to move to the stadium; but as Orient would be able to consult with the stadium operators over using the venue for matches of their own they dropped the claims.<ref>{{cite news |title=O's drop Olympic Stadium objection |url=https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/premier-league/2014-2015/o-s-drop-olympic-stadium-objection_sto4310000/story.shtml? |agency=Press Association |work=www.tntsports.co.uk |date=1 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Leyton Orient drops objection to use of Olympic stadium |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-28111903 |work=BBC News |date=1 July 2014}}</ref>

In May 2014 it was announced that Essex Cricket Club had agreed to a deal "in principle" for a two-week festival of [[Twenty20]] [[cricket]] matches at the stadium from 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/27517116|title=Olympic Stadium: T20 cricket deal 'in principle', say Essex|date=22 May 2014|access-date=22 May 2014|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> In 2016 it was stated that it was more likely to be held from 2018 using [[Cricket pitch#Drop-in pitches|a drop in pitch]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Essex hope Olympic Stadium could host T20 games in 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/36764000 |work=BBC Sport |date=11 July 2016}}</ref> The venue was also touted as a possible venue for the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wigmore|first1=Tim|title=ECB considering using Olympic Stadium to host 2019 Cricket World Cup games|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/dec/05/olympic-stadium-2019-cricket-world-cup-games-ecb|website=The Guardian|date=5 December 2016|access-date=5 December 2016}}</ref> However, the venue was not included in the final fixtures list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/43903877|title=2019 World Cup: London Stadium not one of 11 tournament venues|date=26 April 2018|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref> It was not chosen due to the existing facilities running east to west which would have made the game difficult to watch, due to the setting sun, as at most cricket venues the pitch runs from north to south. Additionally, it was discovered that the capacity of the stadium would decrease by 30,000 if the facilities were reconfigured to a north–south alignment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/london-stadium-cricket-world-cup-2019-venues-stadiums-jonathan-liew-column-a8326251.html|title=Why the London Stadium's hidden intricacies remind us to appreciate cricket|date=27 April 2018|website=The Independent|access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref> The [[International Cricket Council]] also had concerns over potential injuries to players caused by the raised sand-based outfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/cricket/story/_/id/23325943/setting-sun-sealed-fate-olympic-stadium-london-venue-omitted-world-cup-plans|title='Setting sun' sealed fate of Olympic Stadium as London venue is omitted from World Cup plans|date=26 April 2018|website=ESPN.com|access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref>

==Response to lease==
Supporters of 14 different football clubs, formed an Olympic Stadium Coalition, pressed for an inquiry into the LLDC's granting of West Ham's tenancy. They argued that West Ham were being given an unfair advantage by the arrangement, implying that the club had received state aid.<ref name="Moore Stephens"/> However, in September 2015 the government rejected holding such an inquiry.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Benge|first1=James|title=Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham fan coalition's call for public inquiry into West Ham Olympic stadium deal rejected by government|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/government-rejects-arsenal-chelsea-and-tottenham-fan-coalitions-bid-for-public-inquiry-into-west-ham-a2926561.html|access-date=4 September 2015|work=London Evening Standard|date=3 September 2015}}</ref> In October 2015, the LLDC released a 207-page document with [[Redaction|redacted]] sections. West Ham's annual rent was not revealed as this was seen to be commercially sensitive information.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34492276 |title=Olympic Stadium: New details on West Ham deal revealed |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=10 October 2015}}</ref> On 14 April 2016, after a tribunal forced the LLDC to publish the agreement in full it was revealed that West Ham will pay £2.5&nbsp;million per year during a 99-year lease of the stadium but will not have to fund police, stewarding, heating, pitch maintenance, or corner flags. Barry Hearn described the deal as one his dog could have bettered.<ref name="Tenancy fee">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36046422 |title=West Ham at the Olympic Stadium: My dog could've done a better deal – Barry Hearn |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 April 2016 |access-date=15 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/11/west-ham-olympic-stadium-deal-lldc-contract-details | title=West Ham Olympic Stadium deal: LLDC ordered to publish contract details | work=The Guardian | date=11 April 2016 | last1=Gibson | first1=Owen }}</ref> 

In September 2018, Lyn Garner, chief executive of the LLDC, revealed that the £2.5m paid per year by West Ham did not even cover the cost of staging matches leading to increased debts in running the stadium for the 97-year remainder of their tenancy agreement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45439883|title=West Ham: London Stadium rent 'does not even cover cost of matches', owners say|date=6 September 2018|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref> E20 and West Ham became embroiled in a protracted legal dispute in the High Court as to which elements of service were included in the annual payments under the 99-year lease, and which elements might be expected to involve an additional regular facility fee.<ref>{{cite news |title=West Ham in £6m legal row with London Stadium owners |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43488055 |work=BBC Sport |date=21 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-go-to-court-in-london-stadium-capacity-battle-worth-100m-a3788701.html|title=West Ham to go to court in London Stadium capacity battle worth £100m|date=13 March 2018|publisher= London Evening Standard|access-date=10 April 2019}}</ref> Both parties, in November 2018, agreed to an out-of-court settlement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46259611|title=West Ham settle London Stadium dispute with landlords at last minute|date=19 November 2018|publisher= BBC|access-date=10 April 2019}}</ref> E20 Stadium and LLDC sued Allen & Overy law firm for professional negligence in its role drafting the London Stadium concession agreement with West Ham which was settled in August 2022.<ref name="Krestinsky">{{cite web | url=https://www.cityam.com/allen-overy-paid-out-2m-to-settle-west-ham-stadium-dispute/ | title=Allen & Overy paid out £2m to settle West Ham stadium dispute | date=10 January 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-62469587 | title=London Stadium: LLDC and law firm settle over West Ham deal | work=BBC News | date=9 August 2022 }}</ref> The LLDC stated that being unable to charge West Ham during their Europa Conference League campaign was further proof of how poor the original deal was.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-62406154 | title=The continuing drain of West Ham's bargain of the century | work=BBC News | date=4 August 2022 }}</ref>

==Post-Olympic redevelopment==
The initial idea was to have the stadium opened in 2014, following redevelopment.<ref name="Skyshare"/> Dennis Hone, chief executive of the LLDC, revealed in November 2012 that the stadium would not reopen in 2014 and it would reopen in August 2015 instead.<ref name="delayed reopening">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/20236852 |title=Olympic Stadium will not reopen until August 2015 at the earliest |publisher=BBC News|date=7 November 2012 |access-date=16 January 2013}}</ref> The ''E20 LLP'', oversaw the redevelopment of the stadium into the only UK venue that is both [[UEFA stadium categories|UEFA Category 4]] and World Athletics category 1 stadium.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stadium transformation cost announced ahead of hosting raft of world class sporting events {{!}} Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park |url=https://www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/our-stories/stadium-transformation-cost-announced-ahead-hosting-raft-world-class-sporting-events |website=www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> seating 66,000 spectators. West Ham contributed £15&nbsp;million and Newham Council £40&nbsp;million for the work to be carried out with the LLDC and the [[British Government]] making up the rest.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.londonlegacy.co.uk/olympic-stadium%E2%80%99s-future-secured-in-historic-deal-between-mayor%E2%80%99s-legacy-corporation-newham-council-and-west-ham-united-football-club/ |title=Olympic Stadium's feature secured in historic deal between Mayor's Legacy Corporation, Newham Council and West Ham United football club |date=22 March 2013 |access-date=19 August 2013 |work=London Legacy Development Corporation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927113608/http://www.londonlegacy.co.uk/olympic-stadium%E2%80%99s-future-secured-in-historic-deal-between-mayor%E2%80%99s-legacy-corporation-newham-council-and-west-ham-united-football-club/ |archive-date=27 September 2013}}</ref> The reconfiguration of the stadium saw work on a {{convert|84|m|yd|0|adj=on}} transparent roof, corporate areas, toilets, concessions and retractable seating.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/green-light-for-olympic-stadium-makeover-8636238.html |title=Green light for Olympic Stadium makeover |work=The Independent |date=29 May 2013 |access-date=18 June 2013 |location=London |first=Helen |last=William}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olympicstadium.whufc.com/latest-news/stadium-conversion-approved |title=Stadium conversion approved |publisher=West Ham United F.C. |date=28 May 2013 |access-date=18 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615031647/http://www.olympicstadium.whufc.com/latest-news/stadium-conversion-approved |archive-date=15 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=West Ham Olympic stadium seats plan backed |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12443992 |work=BBC News |date=13 February 2011}}</ref> The roof twice the size of the original one at 45,000sq metres, will cover every seat in the ground and improve the acoustics and spectator experience.<ref name="Transformation"/>

[[File:Olympic Stadium in 2014.jpg|thumb|Olympic Stadium during its renovation, prior to the fitting of the roof and floodlights.]]

[[Balfour Beatty]] were initially contracted to construct the new roof for £41&nbsp;million; in January 2014 they were awarded a £154&nbsp;million tender, which includes the earlier contract for the roof, to complete the stadium's transformation works.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.balfourbeatty.com/mobile/index.asp?pageid=3&newsid=516|date=6 January 2014|title=Balfour Beatty awarded £154&nbsp;million Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Stadium transformation contract|work=Balfour Beatty}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/balfour-beatty-lands-154m-london-olympic-stadium-conversion-contract-9041777.html|title=Balfour Beatty lands £154m London Olympic Stadium conversion contract|work=The Independent|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.construction-manager.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-wins-olympic-stadium-conversion-con/|title=Construction Manager|access-date=23 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020165700/http://www.construction-manager.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-wins-olympic-stadium-conversion-con/|archive-date=20 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Imtech G&H were awarded a £25&nbsp;million contract to carry out electrical and plumbing work.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.londonlegacy.co.uk/olympic-stadium-contracts-awarded-in-a-major-legacy-milestone/ |title=Olympic Stadium contracts awarded in a major legacy milestone |date=25 July 2013 |access-date=19 August 2013 |work=London Legacy Development Corporation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925233320/http://www.londonlegacy.co.uk/olympic-stadium-contracts-awarded-in-a-major-legacy-milestone/ |archive-date=25 September 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-25/boris-johnson-awards-103mln-in-olympic-stadium-contracts.html|first= Danielle|last=Rossingh|date=25 July 2013|access-date=19 August 2013|agency=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]|title=Boris Johnson Awards $103Mln in Olympic Stadium Contracts}}</ref> Paul Kelso, working for [[Sky News]], discovered in September 2014 that the cost of the conversion of the stadium may rise by £15&nbsp;million, due to additional work to strengthen the structure, to allow it to support the new roof.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1329057/exclusive-olympic-stadium-bill-may-rise-15m|title=Exclusive: Olympic Stadium Bill May Rise £15m|work=Sky News |access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref> It was revealed neither West Ham United nor the taxpayer would have to meet the additional cost as Balfour Beatty would contribute with the remainder funded from the existing LLDC transformation budget of the Olympic Park.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/20/olympic-stadium-costs-soar-roof-west-ham|title=Olympic Stadium costs soar to more than £600m after roof complications|first=Owen|last=Gibson|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=23 November 2014|date=20 October 2014}}</ref> In October 2014, the LLDC contributed a further £35.9&nbsp;million towards the project with the funding coming from reserves and income generated by other means.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/other-sports/news/12040/9529224/olympic-stadium-cost-soars-beyond-163600m-as-lldc-agrees-to-pay-further-163359m|title=Olympic Stadium cost soars beyond £600m as LLDC agrees to pay further £35.9m|work=SkySports|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref>

Work commenced on 13 August 2013 with the removal of 25,000 seats and the grass from the field of play.<ref name="Transformation">{{cite news|url=http://www.londonlegacy.co.uk/transformation-work-begins-for-iconic-stadium-on-queen-elizabeth-olympic-park/ |title=Transformation work begins for iconic Stadium on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park |date=13 August 2013 |access-date=19 August 2013 |work=London Legacy Development Corporation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817211511/http://www.londonlegacy.co.uk/transformation-work-begins-for-iconic-stadium-on-queen-elizabeth-olympic-park/ |archive-date=17 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/transformation_of_stadium_at_queen_elizabeth_olympic_park_begins_1_2334674|access-date=24 August 2013|date=14 August 2013|first=Kay|last=Atwal|title=Transformation of Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park begins|work=[[Newham Recorder]]}}</ref> The athletics track was covered with a {{convert|75|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} layer of recycled concrete to protect it during the heavy lifting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/media/press-releases/new-chapter-for-olympic-stadium-as-preparations-for-its-multi-use-future-begin|title=New chapter for Olympic Stadium as preparations for its multi use future begin|access-date=23 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019083409/http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/media/press-releases/new-chapter-for-olympic-stadium-as-preparations-for-its-multi-use-future-begin|archive-date=19 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2013 work commenced to remove the fourteen floodlight panels as part of the £200&nbsp;million conversion of the stadium.<ref name="200mfloodlights">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/olympic-stadium-to-have-roof-fitted-before-west-ham-move-in-8952360.html |title=Olympic Stadium to have roof fitted before West Ham move in |work=The Independent |date=20 November 2013 |access-date=21 November 2013 |location=London}}</ref> Work began on installing the 14 new floodlights in March 2015. Each floodlight panel is {{convert|18|m|ft}} tall and weighs {{convert|45|tonne|LT ST|abbr=off}}, and sits {{convert|30|m|ft}} above the stadium's floor, suspended from the roof rather than sitting on top. As the floodlight work began, work on a steel halo structure that encircles the stadium, containing 96 turnstiles, catering and toilet facilities, concluded.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mark |last=Shales |url=http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/work_starts_on_14_new_floodlight_towers_at_former_olympic_stadium_1_3959814 |title=Work starts on 14 new floodlight towers at former Olympic Stadium |work=Newham Recorder |date=17 February 2015 |access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref>

In 2024 planning permission was given for 6,500 square metres of solar membrane panels to be installed by Ameresco on the roof of the stadium. The LLDC Solar Membrane Project was the first to receive funding from the Mayor of London's Green Finance Fund in a form of a loan.<ref name="solar"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/olympic-stadium-west-ham-solar-membrane-loan-city-hall-b1092143.html | title=Loan to cover West Ham's London Stadium with 'solar membrane' | date=4 July 2023 }}</ref> London city had already contributed £45,000 towards a feasibility study and business case for the project.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-stadium-olympic-park-solar-membrane-legacy-stratford-b1060311.html | title=Revealed: Plan to cover West Ham's London Stadium with 'solar membrane' | date=23 February 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64758344 | title=London Stadium to be covered in solar panels to generate power | work=BBC News | date=25 February 2023 }}</ref> At a cost of £4.35 million this will allow the venue to generate enough energy to power all of the stadium's major events.<ref name="solar">{{cite web | url=https://www.london-stadium.com/news/2024/october/london-stadium-solar-panels-given-green-light.html | title=London Stadium News : London Stadium solar panels given green light }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://populous.com/article/solar-panels-help-drive-london-stadium-sustainability-goals | title=Solar Panels Help Drive London Stadium Sustainability Goals }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=London Stadium: Plan for £4.35m solar roof gets go-ahead |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0lwlx13w13o |access-date=29 March 2025 |work=BBC News |date=28 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/london-stadium-to-become-one-of-the-worlds-greenest-venues-with-4-4m-solar-panels-22-10-2024/ | title=London Stadium to become 'one of the world's greenest venues' with £4.4M solar panels | date=22 October 2024 }}</ref>

The original athletics Mondotrack FTX track surface was removed in May 2016 and a new surface, using {{convert|17,000|sqm|sqyd}} of Mondotrack/WS track, was installed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/iaaf-news/mondotrack-ws-surface-mondo-rio-london-olympi|title=IAAF: Athletes in London will sample Rio's Olympic track surface{{!}} News {{!}} iaaf.org|website=iaaf.org|access-date=9 January 2017}}</ref> The grass playing field was lengthened by several metres at either end for the 2015 rugby matches to fit a suitably-sized rugby/football pitch.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} The pitch at the stadium was replaced after the Olympic Games with a [[Desso GrassMaster]] artificial-natural hybrid pitch approved for [[FA Premier League|Premier league]] matches of {{convert|105|by|68|m|yd}}, along with [[under-soil heating]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Olympic stadium pitch to be ripped up after Games |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/feb/22/london-olympic-stadium-pitch |work=The Guardian |agency=Press Associated |date=22 February 2012}}</ref> 

[[File:London Stadium panorama picture.jpg|thumb|Panoramic picture of the interior of London Stadium]]
The black-and-white seating design from the Olympics was replaced with a white, blue and claret design. The new design includes West Ham's name on the East Kop Stand and symbolic crossed hammers on all lower-tier stands, and the retention of the 2012 shard design on the upper tier, albeit in new colouring to match the stadium's anchor tenant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/February/3-February/Your-Claret-and-Blue-seats-are-coming!|title=Your Claret and Blue seats are coming! – West Ham United|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504082243/http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/February/3-February/Your-Claret-and-Blue-seats-are-coming!|archive-date=4 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Work continued through 2016 to transform the stadium into a home for West Ham, with the club's colours and giant model West Ham shirts added to the stadium concourse.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Stadium progress report|url=http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/May/26-May/New-Stadium-progress-report|publisher=West Ham United FC|access-date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630192449/http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/May/26-May/New-Stadium-progress-report|archive-date=30 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> A West Ham store and coffee shop was opened on 23 June.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Noble shows West Ham dedication as midfielder battles UK floods for club shop's grand opening|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/mark-noble-shows-west-ham-8264348|work=Daily Mirror|access-date=24 June 2016|date=23 June 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Football sculpture at Olympic Stadium.jpg|thumb|right|West Ham United's European Champions statue outside of the stadium.]] In an attempt to make London Stadium more like their home ground, in April 2019 a £250,000 claret-coloured pitch surround was announced and installed. The colour of the carpet, over the athletics track surrounding the pitch, was at the centre of a long running dispute between the club and LLDC. An agreement on the carpet was met as one of the conditions to avoid a court case, with West Ham paying an increased rent and also being allowed to place a statue outside the stadium and to name a stand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47918815|title=West Ham: London Stadium to get claret pitch surround|date=13 April 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref name="Legal action 2018">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45891527 | title=London Stadium should be making money and rent is not too low - Karren Brady | work=BBC Sport | date=17 October 2018 }}</ref> The East Stand was chosen to be renamed in honour of [[Billy Bonds]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Ham: Billy Bonds gets London Stadium stand named after him |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 February 2019 |access-date=10 February 2019 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47141319}}</ref> A statue of [[Bobby Moore]], [[Geoff Hurst]] and [[Martin Peters]] known as "West Ham United's European Champions" picturing the [[1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup|1965 European Cup Winners' Cup]] was installed outside the Stadium in 2021 in an area known as Champions Place.<ref>{{cite web |title=London Stadium News : Planning Confirmed for West Ham Statue at London Stadium |url=https://www.london-stadium.com/news/2020/november/planning-confirmed-for-west-ham-statue-at-london-stadium.html |website=www.london-stadium.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53236719 | title=West Ham to honour Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters with statue | work=BBC Sport | date=30 June 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/september/29-september/hammers-unveil-moore-hurst-and-peters-statue-london | title=Hammers unveil Moore, Hurst and Peters statue at London Stadium {{pipe}} West Ham United F.C. }}</ref> Peters' ashes were placed in the foundation of the statue.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58738403 | title=West Ham: Club unveil statue in honour of 1965 European Cup Winners' Cup win | work=BBC Sport | date=29 September 2021 }}</ref>

In February 2020, West Ham announced planned alterations to the stadium introducing two new lower-tier stands moving supporters closer to the pitch, many by more than {{convert|4|m|ft|spell=in|abbr=off}}.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2020/february/04-february/london-stadium-seating-plans-update | title=London Stadium seating plans update {{pipe}} West Ham United}}</ref> In March 2020, West Ham opened a [[sensory room]] in the stadium for fans.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2020/march/06-march/west-ham-united-launches-london-stadium-sensory-room |title=West Ham United launches London Stadium Sensory Room |date=6 March 2020 |work=West Ham United Football Club |access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref> On 6 April 2022, West Ham announced that the capacity for football matches would be increased to 62,500 and the lower tier of the west stand is to be reconfigured to make the stadium more football-oriented.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Important supporter update – capacity increase, West Stand reconfiguration & 2022/23 ticketing {{!}} West Ham United F.C. |url=http://www.whufc.com/news/important-supporter-update-capacity-increase-west-stand-reconfiguration-202223-ticketing |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=www.whufc.com |language=en}}</ref> The redevelopment meant an increase of the overall capacity to 68,013.<ref name=":3d" /> 

=== Community track ===
[[File:Olympic Park, London, from the Greenway 2022-03-19.jpg|thumb|right|Community track next to the stadium.]] Following the demolition of the 2012 warm-up track as the land it was on was given to [[Crossrail]]; a permanent athletics six-lane track (eight-lane on the straights) was built to the north of the [[Greenway footpath, London|Greenway footpath]], on the southside of the stadium.<ref name="Warm up track">{{cite web |title=Olympic Stadium Warm-up track |url=https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-does/questions-mayor/find-an-answer/olympic-stadium-warm-track |website=www.london.gov.uk |access-date=16 April 2025 |language=en-gb}}</ref> The construction of the track was funded by a grant from the [[London Marathon]] Trust.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/media/press-releases/major-legacy-milestone-in-transformation-of-the-stadium-at-queen-elizabeth-olympic-park|title=Major Legacy Milestone in Transformation of the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park|access-date=23 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031141332/http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/media/press-releases/major-legacy-milestone-in-transformation-of-the-stadium-at-queen-elizabeth-olympic-park|archive-date=31 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The grant was the biggest in the charity's history at that point and the stadium opened to the public in October 2017.<ref name="LMCT open">{{cite news |title=London Marathon Community Track officially opens |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/london-marathon-community-track-officially-opens-69426/ |work=AW |date=18 October 2017}}</ref> The stadium has a grandstand named after [[Chris Brasher]] and [[John Disley]], which can seat 200 people and a clubhouse.<ref name="LMCT open"/>

The track allows the London Stadium to comply with IAAF rules at Category 1 facilities and is home to [[Newham and Essex Beagles|Newham and Essex Beagles Athletic Club]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.athleticsweekly.com/0/admin/news/stadium-new-national-centre-athletics/|title=Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to become new national centre for athletics|work=Athletics Weekly|access-date=23 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031141734/http://www.athleticsweekly.com/0/admin/news/stadium-new-national-centre-athletics/|archive-date=31 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/the-park/venues/the-stadium/the-future-of-the-stadium|title=The future of the Stadium|access-date=23 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031143453/http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/the-park/venues/the-stadium/the-future-of-the-stadium|archive-date=31 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-23/olympic-stadium-new-home-of-u-k-athletics-for-50-years.html|title=Olympic Stadium New Home of U.K. Athletics for 50 Years|first=Danielle|last=Rossingh|date=23 July 2013|work=Bloomberg L.P.|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref> Altis FC have also made the stadium their home along with use by the Bobby Moore Academy.<ref name="LMCT open"/>

=== Stadium issues ===
[[File:London Stadium crowd control.jpg|thumb|Stewards (in yellow jackets) within a group of [[West Ham United F.C. supporters|West Ham United supporters]]]]
At the Samoa v Barbarians Rugby match spectators complained about the lack of wifi and beer at the stadium along with long queues for tickets, poor views and some seats already been allocated.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/30/rugby-world-cup-olympic-stadium-london-teething-trouble|date=30 August 2015|first=Ian|last=Malin|work=The Guardian|title=Rugby World Cup organisers play down Olympic Stadium teething troubles}}</ref> There was also an issue around seats being allocated during the West Ham v Bournemouth match. Football stadium design expert, [[Paul Fletcher (footballer)|Paul Fletcher]] thought that the stadium should be demolished the design means football fans are too far from the pitch.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37828905 |title=West Ham: London Stadium should be knocked down says expert| publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=2 November 2016}}</ref>

At the beginning of the 2016–17 season, West Ham's games were marred by instances of crowd trouble. Disturbances occurred in matches against [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]], [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] and [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough's]] at the stadium, leading to the club to ask E20 to ensure that there was a police presence at the venue.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/segregation-measures-to-be-reviewed-at-west-ham-s-london-stadium_sto5851976/story.shtml?welcome=eurosport | title=TNT Sports is not available in your region }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37532493 |title=Arrests after West Ham v Middlesbrough violence |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 October 2016 |access-date=25 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37332919 | title=West Ham: Crowd trouble at Watford match prompts FA investigation | work=BBC Sport | date=11 September 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/10/01/middlesbrough-fans-attacked-after-west-ham-game-at-london-stadiu/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/10/01/middlesbrough-fans-attacked-after-west-ham-game-at-london-stadiu/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Middlesbrough fans attacked after West Ham game at London Stadium |work=The Telegraph |date=1 October 2016 |access-date=25 October 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>  The police turned down the request stating that there was not a satisfactory radio system at the stadium.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37348308 | title=West Ham's plea for police help at London Stadium turned down | work=BBC Sport | date=13 September 2016 }}</ref> Further issues occurred in matches against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-fans-feared-for-their-safety-at-west-ham-s-london-stadium-1-8196220 |title=Sunderland fans 'feared for their safety' at West Ham's London Stadium |work=Sunderland Echo |access-date=25 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="eightyearsold">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37789957 |title=West Ham v Chelsea: Eight-year-old caught up in football violence |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=28 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37783810 |title=West Ham v Chelsea: Arrests after London Stadium crowd disorder |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=28 October 2016}}</ref> This was despite enhanced security measures being deployed for the Chelsea match.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37758442 |title=EFL Cup: West Ham v Chelsea tie to see enhanced security at London Stadium |work=BBC Sport |access-date=25 October 2016}}</ref> 

Measures were permanently put in place inside and outside of the stadium including creating more distance between opposing fans and strengthening barriers and ensuring segregation outside the stadium on the Island and having stewards with cameras.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/10636023/west-ham-reveal-security-plans-to-prevent-further-crowd-trouble-at-london-stadium | title=West Ham reveal security plans to prevent further crowd trouble at London Stadium | work=Sky Sports }}</ref> 

In March 2018, there were protests against West Ham United owner, [[David Sullivan (businessman)|David Sullivan]] at the stadium during a 3–0 home defeat to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]. There were four pitch invasions and Sullivan was escorted from his seat before the end of the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43358711|title=Fans approach players during West Ham's defeat by Burnley at London Stadium|date=10 March 2018|access-date=11 March 2018|publisher=BBC}}</ref> Sullivan was also hit on the head by a coin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43380242|title=West Ham fans to vote on whether to hold protest march against owners|date=12 March 2018|access-date=13 March 2018|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43397640|title=West Ham want life bans for London Stadium pitch invaders|date=14 March 2018|access-date=17 March 2018|publisher=BBC}}</ref> Measures including increased security presence and preventing fans from approaching the area holding members of the West Ham board were announced in late March. The measures funded by the taxpayer cost £60,000 to implement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43584859|title=West Ham v Southampton: Extra security for London Stadium game to cost taxpayers £60,000|date=29 March 2018|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=30 March 2018}}</ref>

In June 2018, West Ham were charged by the [[Football Association|FA]] with offences relating to crowd disturbances at the game against Burnley in March.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/jun/27/west-ham-united-burnley-charge-270618|title=West Ham charged by FA|first=The Football|last=Association|website=www.thefa.com|access-date=28 June 2018}}</ref> In January 2019, West Ham were fined £100,000 for the disturbances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46956887|title=West Ham: FA fines Premier League club £100,000 over pitch invasions|date=22 January 2019|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref> The Football Association investigation of the incidents was heavily critical of the stadium operators, London Stadium 185 (LS185), and found that they had left sections which were damaging to the company out of their report. As LS185 were in control of the stadium's operations and were blamed for their actions in the disturbances (including cutting the number of stewards, poor training and unsatisfactory response to pitch invasions), West Ham sought to split the fine with the company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/westham/west-ham-want-to-split-ps100-000-crowd-fine-with-london-stadium-operators-a4046581.html|title=West Ham want to split £100,000 fine with stadium operators|first=Giuseppe|last=Muro|date=23 January 2019|website=www.standard.co.uk}}</ref>

==Events at the stadium==
===London 2012===
[[File:Rudisha 800m final London 2012.jpg|upright|thumb|right|David Rudisha of Kenya setting a World Record for the 800 metres in the Olympic final.]] The Olympic Stadium hosted its first public event on 31 March 2012, serving as the finish line for the ''[[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]] Olympic Park Run''. Five thousand participants took part in a {{convert|5|mi|km|adj=on|0}} run around Olympic Park.<ref name="bbc-londonrun">{{cite news|title=London 2012: Olympic Park runners finish race|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17546859|publisher=BBC News|access-date=7 February 2013|date=31 March 2012}}</ref> On 5 May the stadium held  "2012 Hours to Go: An Evening of Athletics and Entertainment".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/olympic-stadium-host-evening-entertainment|title=Olympic Stadium to host evening of entertainment|date=13 March 2012|access-date=15 August 2013|publisher=IPC}}</ref> Niamh Clarke-Willis, a nine-year-old, was chosen to open the stadium ceremonially.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17954553|date=6 May 2012|access-date=15 August 2013|publisher=BBC News|title=Olympic Stadium is officially opened}}</ref> The stadium hosted two warm-up events for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as part of the [[London Prepares series]]. The venue hosted the British Universities Athletics Championships and the London Disability Grand Prix in May 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/17863508|title=Olympic Stadium test event to be held in May|date=26 April 2012|publisher=BBC|access-date=15 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Final London 2012 Test Events |url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/final-london-2012-test-events |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}</ref> 

During the London Disability Grand Prix, [[Paul Blake (athlete)|Paul Blake]] ([[T36 (classification)|T36]], [[1500 metres]]), [[Hannah Cockroft]] ([[T34 (classification)|T34]], [[100 metres]]), [[Michael McKillop]] ([[T37 (classification)|T37]], [[1500 metres]]), and [[Richard Whitehead (athlete)|Richard Whitehead]] ([[T42 (classification)|T42]], [[200 metres]]) all set new [[world record]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/media/news/2012-news-page/may-2012/08-05-2012-paralympic-test-event/|work=British Athletics|title=Whitehead, Cockroft and Blake celebrate new World Records|date=8 May 2012|access-date=19 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111235226/http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/media/news/2012-news-page/may-2012/08-05-2012-paralympic-test-event/|archive-date=11 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The stadium also hosted the athletics events of the [[UK School Games]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15212845|title=Olympic Park to host School Games|date=7 October 2011|access-date=15 August 2013|publisher=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/17959752|date=6 May 2012|access-date=15 August 2013|publisher=BBC News|title=School Games set to continue 2012 build-up}}</ref>

The stadium hosted both the [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening]] and [[2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|closing ceremonies]] at the 2012 Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/news/london-2012-opening-and-closing-ceremony/201534|title=London 2012 Opening and Closing Ceremony|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=7 May 2014}}</ref> During the four London 2012 ceremonies, the track was protected via synthetic covering.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mondotrack.com/Shownews.cfm?action=dettaglio&uid_contenuto=DA26524D-5056-8F31-558F3B252BA86553 |title=MONDO News |publisher=Mondotrack.com |access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref> During the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Athletics events of the Olympic Games]], world records were set by [[David Rudisha]] for the [[800 metres]] to become the first man to run the distance in under 1 minute 41 seconds.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18914380|title=David Rudisha breaks 800m world record in Olympics win|access-date=15 August 2013|last=Rostance|first=Tom|date=9 August 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108143143/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18914380|archive-date=8 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Jamaica at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Jamaica]] men surpassed the [[4 × 100 metres relay]] record from the [[2011 World Championships in Athletics|2011 World Championships]] by two-tenths of a second.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18913023|title=Usain Bolt wins third gold in Jamaica 4x100m relay victory|access-date=15 August 2013|publisher=BBC News|first=Tom|last=Fordyce|date=11 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503141100/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18913023|archive-date=3 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics|The United States]] women's 4{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}100 metres team beat the previous best set by [[East Germany]] in 1985, recording a time of 40.82 seconds.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18916209|title=USA smash world 4x100m relay record to win Olympic gold|publisher=BBC News|first=Sam|last=Sheringham|date=10 August 2012|access-date=15 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112172303/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18916209|archive-date=12 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/world-records-ratified1|title=World Records Ratified|work=IAAF|date=7 November 2012|access-date=15 August 2013}}</ref> [[Olympic record]]s were set by [[Usain Bolt]], who ran the second-fastest [[100 metres]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18907995|title=Usain Bolt wins Olympics 100m final at London 2012|first=Tom|last=Fordyce|publisher=BBC News|date=5 August 2012|access-date=15 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805221035/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18907995|archive-date=5 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Renaud Lavillenie]] in the [[Pole vault]] by {{convert|1|cm|inch|abbr=in}},<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18916086|title=Pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie breaks record|date=10 August 2012|access-date=15 August 2013|first=Sam|publisher=BBC News|last=Sheringham|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113004125/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18916086|archive-date=13 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Sally Pearson]] recorded a record time in the [[100 metres hurdles]] and [[Tatyana Lysenko]] set a new mark in the [[Hammer throw|Hammer]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18903599|title=Sally Pearson takes 100m hurdles gold|first=Tom|last=Fordyce|date=7 August 2012|access-date=15 August 2013|publisher=BBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902030747/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18903599|archive-date=2 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18916114|title=Tatyana Lysenko in record throw|date=10 August 2012|access-date=15 August 2013|publisher=BBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914000437/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18916114|archive-date=14 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The stadium also hosted both the [[2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony|opening]] and [[2012 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony|closing ceremonies]] of the 2012 Paralympic Games.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympic-sport/paralympics-gb/9507622/Paralympics-2012-Hawking-opens-ceremony-with-a-Big-Bang.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympic-sport/paralympics-gb/9507622/Paralympics-2012-Hawking-opens-ceremony-with-a-Big-Bang.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Paralympics 2012: Hawking opens ceremony with a 'Big Bang'|date=29 August 2012|access-date=7 May 2014|first=Jim|last=White|work=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Over the course of the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Paralympic Games athletics events]], world records were set on the track by; [[Oxana Boturchuk]]<ref name="Whitehead">{{cite news|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/gold-medal-glory-whitehead-day-3|title=Gold medal glory for Whitehead on Day 3|date=1 September 2012|access-date=20 August 2013|publisher=International Paralympic Committee}}</ref> [[Martina Caironi]],<ref name="Brazil 1,2,3">{{cite news|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/brazilian-sprinters-go-1-2-3|date=5 September 2012|title=Brazilian sprinters go 1–2–3|access-date=20 August 2013|publisher=International Paralympic Committee}}</ref> [[Chen Junfei]],<ref name="Weir Peacock">{{cite news|url=http://ipc-athletics.paralympic.org/news/peacock-weir-van-rhijn-campbell-all-take-gold|title=Peacock, Weir, van Rhijn, Campbell all take gold|date=6 September 2012|access-date=20 August 2013|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111011524/http://ipc-athletics.paralympic.org/news/peacock-weir-van-rhijn-campbell-all-take-gold|archive-date=11 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[El Amin Chentouf]],<ref name="McFadden">{{cite news|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/mcfadden-finally-gets-her-gold|title=McFadden finally gets her gold|date=3 September 2012|access-date=20 August 2013|publisher=International Paralympic Committee}}</ref> China,<ref name="2012 last day">{{cite news|url=http://ipc-athletics.paralympic.org/news/athletics-events-come-close|title=Athletics events come to a close|date=8 September 2012|access-date=20 August 2013|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130820115948/http://ipc-athletics.paralympic.org/news/athletics-events-come-close|archive-date=20 August 2013}}</ref> [[Libby Clegg]],<ref name="Whitehead"/> [[Arnu Fourie]],<ref name="Smyth McKillop">{{cite news|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/smyth-mckillop-o-hanlon-stilwell-light-olympic-stadium|title=Smyth, McKillop, O'Hanlon, Stilwell light up Olympic Stadium|date=1 September 2012|access-date=20 August 2013|publisher=International Paralympic Committee}}</ref> [[Marie-Amelie le Fur]],<ref name="Weir Peacock"/> [[Terezinha Guilhermina]],<ref name="Brazil 1,2,3"/> [[Mahmoud Khaldi]],<ref name="Weir Peacock"/> [[Samwel Mushai Kimani]],<ref name="McFadden"/> [[Walid Ktila]].<ref name="Weir">{{cite news|url=http://ipc-athletics.paralympic.org/news/weir-does-it-again-track|title=Weir does it again on track|date=4 September 2012|access-date=20 August 2013|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111011332/http://ipc-athletics.paralympic.org/news/weir-does-it-again-track|archive-date=11 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Liang Yongbin]],<ref name="2012 last day"/> [[Rosemary Little]],<ref name="Opening day">{{cite news|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/record-defying-opening-day-athletics|date=31 August 2012|access-date=20 August 2013|title=Record defying opening day for Athletics|publisher=International Paralympic Committee}}</ref> [[Liu Ping (sprinter)|Liu Ping]],<ref name="Popow">{{cite news|url=http://ipc-athletics.paralympic.org/news/popow-gets-his-sprinting-gold|date=8 September 2012|title=Popow gets his sprinting gold|access-date=20 August 2013|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111011437/http://ipc-athletics.paralympic.org/news/popow-gets-his-sprinting-gold|archive-date=11 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Liu Wenjun]],<ref name="2012 last day"/> [[Gunther Matzinger]],<ref name="2012 last day"/> [[Michael McKillop]],<ref name="Smyth McKillop"/> [[Mateusz Michalski (athlete)|Mateusz Michalski]],<ref name="2012 last day"/> [[Yohansson Nascimento]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/weir-closes-night-historic-finish|date=3 September 2012|access-date=20 August 2013|title=Weir closes night with historic finish|publisher=International Paralympic Committee}}</ref> [[Oscar Pistorius]],<ref name="Smyth McKillop"/> [[David Prince]],<ref name="2012 last day"/> [[Evgenii Shvetcov]],<ref name="Weir"/> South Africa,<ref name="Brazil 1,2,3"/> [[Leo Pekka Tahti]],<ref name="Whitehead"/> [[Abraham Tarbei]],<ref name="Weir"/> [[Iurii Tsaruk]],<ref name="Weir Peacock"/> [[Richard Whitehead (athlete)|Richard Whitehead]],<ref name="Whitehead"/> [[Abderrahim Zhiou]],<ref name="Weir"/> [[Zhu Daqing]], and [[Zhou Guohua]].<ref name="Whitehead"/> Multiple World Records on the track were set by [[Yunidis Castillo]],<ref name="2012 last day"/><ref name="Smyth McKillop"/> [[Assia El Hannouni]],<ref name="Weir Peacock"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://ipc-athletics.paralympic.org/news/repeat-success-china-s-na-mi|date=6 September 2012|title=Repeat success for China's Na Mi|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=20 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111011601/http://ipc-athletics.paralympic.org/news/repeat-success-china-s-na-mi|archive-date=11 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Evan O'Hanlon]],<ref name="Smyth McKillop"/><ref name="O Hanlon double">{{cite news|url=http://ipc-athletics.paralympic.org/news/o-hanlon-nabs-double|date=8 September 2012|access-date=20 August 2013|title=O'Hanlon nabs the double|work=International Paralympic committee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111011643/http://ipc-athletics.paralympic.org/news/o-hanlon-nabs-double|archive-date=11 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Jason Smyth]],<ref name="Smyth McKillop"/><ref name="Popow"/><ref name="Rehm">{{cite news|url=http://ipc-athletics.paralympic.org/news/rehm-shines-long-jump-olympic-stadium|date=31 August 2012|access-date=20 August 2013|title=Rehm shines in long jump at Olympic Stadium|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111011344/http://ipc-athletics.paralympic.org/news/rehm-shines-long-jump-olympic-stadium|archive-date=11 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Fanie van der Merwe]], and [[Marlou van Rhijn]].<ref name="Weir Peacock"/><ref name="2012 last day"/><ref name="Smyth McKillop"/><ref name="O Hanlon double"/><ref name="mens shot">{{cite news|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/men-s-shot-put-takes-centre-stage-day-7|date=5 September 2012|title=Men's shot put takes centre stage on Day 7|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=20 August 2013}}</ref>

In the field events, world records were set by [[Hani Alnakhli]],<ref name="Popow"/> [[Alexey Ashapatov]],<ref name="Rehm"/> [[Aigars Apinis]]<ref name="Na"/> [[Lahouari Bahlaz]],<ref name="Popow"/> [[Mohamed Berrahal]],<ref name="Na">{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/repeat-success-china-s-na-mi |title=Repeat success for China's Na Mi |publisher=Paralympic.org |access-date=19 December 2013}}</ref> [[Kelly Cartwright]],<ref name="Cartwright">{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/australia-s-cartwright-jumps-joy|title=Australia's Cartwright jumps for joy|publisher=International Paralympic Committee}}</ref> [[Yanlong Fu]],<ref name="Wang"/> [[Leonardo Díaz (athlete)|Leonardo Diaz]],<ref name="mens shot"/> [[Zeljko Dimitrijevic]],<ref name="Opening day"/> [[Tanja Dragic]],<ref name="Cartwright"/> [[Najat El Garraa]],<ref name="Rehm"/> [[Javad Hardani]],<ref name="Popow"/> [[Todd Hodgetts]],<ref name="Popow"/> [[Wang Jun (Paralympic athlete)|Jun Wang]],<ref name="Cartwright"/> [[Maroua Ibrahmi]],<ref name="Whitehead"/> [[Juan Yao]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/china-s-yao-shot-top-podium|title=China's Yao shot to the top of the podium|publisher=International Paralympic Committee}}</ref> [[Mohsen Kaedi]],<ref name="Smyth McKillop"/> [[Mohammad Khalvandi]],<ref name="2012 last day"/> [[Gocha Khugaev]],<ref name="Brazil 1,2,3"/> [[Karolina Kucharczyk]],<ref name="McFadden"/> [[Assunta Legnante]],<ref name="mens shot"/> [[Maciej Lepiato]],<ref name="2012 last day"/> [[Liu Fuliang]],<ref name="Smyth McKillop"/> [[Drazenko Mitrovic]],<ref name="mens shot"/> [[Azeddine Nouiri]],<ref name="Weir"/> [[Katarzyna Piekart]],<ref name="Smyth McKillop"/> [[Mariia Pomazan]],<ref name="Cartwright"/> [[Nikita Prokhorov]],<ref name="Weir Peacock"/> [[Wu Qing (athlete)|Qing Wu]],<ref name="Cartwright"/> [[Markus Rehm]],<ref name="Rehm"/> [[Raoua Tlili]],<ref name="2012 last day"/> [[Wang Yanzhang (athlete)|Wang Yanzhang]],<ref name="Popow"/> [[Zhu Pengkai]],<ref name="Brazil 1,2,3"/> and [[Oksana Zubkovska]].<ref name="Wang" /> Multiple records were set in the field by [[Dong Xia]],<ref name="Popow" /><ref name="mens shot" /> [[Birgit Kober]],<ref name="Weir Peacock" /><ref name="McFadden" /> [[Mi Na (athlete)|Na Mi]],<ref name="Na" /> [[Yang Liwan]],<ref name="Brazil 1,2,3" /><ref name="Smyth McKillop" /> and [[Wang Zhiming (athlete)|Wang Zhiming]].<ref name="Weir"/><ref name="Wang">{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/wang-wraps-field-hat-trick |title=Wang wraps up field hat trick |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=19 December 2013}}</ref>

===Athletics===
[[File:Women's 3000m s'chase final at London 2017.jpg|thumb|right|Emma Coburn set a World Championship record whilst winning the 3000m steeplechase.]]
London had bid to host the [[2015 World Championships in Athletics|2015 World Athletics Championships]] using the Olympic Stadium. The bid to host the event at the stadium was withdrawn, due to uncertainties arising out of who would operate it after the Olympics, as a number of plans for the stadium involved removing the athletics track.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/9156858.stm |publisher = [[BBC Sport]] |title= London Pulls Out of 2015 World Athletics Race |date=4 November 2010 |access-date =16 July 2012}}</ref> With issues resolved over keeping the athletics track in the stadium, London bid for the [[2017 World Championships in Athletics|2017 World Athletics Championships]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/9422198.stm |publisher = [[BBC Sport]] |title= UK Bids To Host 2017 World Athletics Championships |date=11 March 2011 |access-date =16 July 2012}}</ref> The bid was supported by London's Mayor [[Boris Johnson]] and the [[British Government]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/14577274.stm |publisher = [[BBC Sport]] |title= London Bids To Host 2017 World Athletics Championships |date= 18 August 2011 |access-date =16 July 2012}}</ref> On 11 November 2011, the IAAF awarded the 2017 World Championships to London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/news/newsid=62905.html |title=London selected to host 2017 IAAF World Championships |work=International Association of Athletics Federations |date=11 November 2011 |access-date=16 January 2013}}</ref> The [[World Para Athletics Championships]] were planned to take place a month before the able-bodied championships originally at the [[Alexander Stadium]] in Birmingham before being switched to the stadium.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympic-sport/9618818/Olympic-Stadium-set-to-host-2017-World-Paralympic-Championships.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympic-sport/9618818/Olympic-Stadium-set-to-host-2017-World-Paralympic-Championships.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Olympic Stadium set to host 2017 World Paralympic Championships|first=Simon|last=Hart|date=18 October 2012|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/20782283|title=London named host city for 2017 Paralympic World Championships|date=19 December 2012|access-date=19 December 2012|work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

At the championships Great Britain set a European record whilst winning the men's 4x100m,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spall |first1=Leo |title=Britain's golden sprinters finally come good |url=https://www.espn.com/athletics/story/_/id/20326031 |work=ESPN.com |date=13 August 2017 |language=en}}</ref> while [[Emma Coburn]] set a championship record in the 3000m steeplechase.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smythe |first1=Steve |title=Emma Coburn wins steeplechase gold in world championships record |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-news/emma-coburn-steeplechase-gold-world-championships-record-67339/ |work=AW |date=11 August 2017}}</ref> [[Rosângela Santos]] set a South American record in the 100m.<ref>{{cite web |title=Report: women's 100m semifinals – IAAF World Championships London 2017 |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/15th-iaaf-world-championships-7078726/news/amp/world-champs-london-2017-women-100m-semifinal |date=6 August 2017}}</ref> An Asian record was set by [[Lyu Huihui]] in the javelin.<ref>{{cite news |title=China's Lyu breaks women's javelin throw Asian record - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com//english/2017-08/07/c_136504151.htm |work=www.xinhuanet.com |date=7 August 2017}}</ref>

[[File:David Weir London 2012.jpg|thumb|David Weir broke the World Record in the men's T54 mile]]
On 24 January 2013, it was confirmed that the [[London Grand Prix|London Athletics Grand Prix]], a [[Diamond League]] event, would be switched to the stadium from Crystal Palace due to construction work on the stadium not commencing until 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/21181650 |title=Olympic Stadium to host Diamond League meeting |publisher=BBC News |date=24 January 2013 |access-date=21 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Plans to reopen Olympic stadium with athletics meet |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21046012 |work=BBC News |date=16 January 2013}}</ref> In February 2013, it was announced that it would also hold a Paralympic athletics event on 28 July.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/9868861/Paralympic-action-added-to-London-Anniversary-Games-at-the-2012-Olympic-Stadium-in-July.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/9868861/Paralympic-action-added-to-London-Anniversary-Games-at-the-2012-Olympic-Stadium-in-July.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=13 February 2013|title=Paralympic action added to London Anniversary Games at the 2012 Olympic Stadium in July|first=Simon|last=Hart|access-date=19 February 2013|work=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Sainsbury's]] were announced as sponsors and the event was renamed the "Anniversary Games".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/media/news/march-2013/15-04-13-sainsburys-annoucement/|title=Sainsburys's confirmed as major British Athletics sponsor|work=UK Athletics|date=15 April 2013|access-date=15 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419022125/http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/media/news/march-2013/15-04-13-sainsburys-annoucement/|archive-date=19 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/9994300/Sainsburys-announced-as-sponsor-of-Anniversary-Games-at-Olympic-Stadium-after-agreeing-deal-with-UK-Athletics.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/9994300/Sainsburys-announced-as-sponsor-of-Anniversary-Games-at-Olympic-Stadium-after-agreeing-deal-with-UK-Athletics.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Sainsbury's announced as sponsor of Anniversary Games at Olympic Stadium after agreeing deal with UK Athletics|date=15 April 2013|first=Simon|last=Hart|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=15 August 2013|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The London Grand Prix was scheduled to move permanently to the stadium in 2016. However, due to the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]] taking place in the stadium, using the original seating configuration. The meeting moved to the stadium a year early again under the name of the Anniversary Games.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/olympic-stadium-is-athletics-venue-not-west-hams--uk-athletics-chief-de-vos-has-big-plans-for-iconic-arena-10003921.html|work=London Evening Standard|first=Matt|last=Majendie|date=27 January 2015|access-date=7 February 2015|title="Olympic Stadium is athletics' venue... not West Ham's" – UK Athletics chief De Vos has big plans for iconic arena}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/farah-olympic-stadium-london-2015-iaaf-diamon |title=Farah back in former Olympic Stadium to launch the London leg of the 2015 IAAF Diamond League |publisher=iaaf.org |access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Mark |last=Shales |url=http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/mo_farah_launches_third_sainsbury_s_anniversary_games_at_olympic_stadium_1_3966380 |title=Mo Farah launches third Sainsbury's Anniversary Games at Olympic Stadium |work=Newham Recorder |date=22 February 2015 |access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Etchells |first=Daniel |url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/paralympics/summer-sports/athletics/1025843-london-2012-olympic-stadium-to-host-ipc-athletics-grand-prix-final |title=London 2012 Olympic Stadium to host IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final |work=insidethegames.biz - Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games News |publisher=Insidethegames.biz |date=26 February 2015 |access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/london%E2%80%99s-former-olympic-stadium-set-host-grand-prix-final|title=London's former Olympic Stadium set to host Grand Prix Final|date=26 February 2015|access-date=27 February 2015|work=International Paralympic Association}}</ref> 

In 2016 the IPC Grand Prix events were incorporated alongside Diamond League events on the second day of the meet.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uka.org.uk/design-area/copyof-london-anniversary-games/ |title=UKA Official Website {{pipe}} Copy of London Anniversary Games |access-date=26 February 2020 |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808150746/https://www.uka.org.uk/design-area/copyof-london-anniversary-games/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[2017 Diamond League|2017]] Muller Anniversary Games was shortened to a one-day event on Sunday 9 July 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.londonathletics.org/see-mo-farrah-at-muller-games|title=See Mo Farah at the Muller Anniversary games 09.07.17 {{!}} London Athletics (England Athletics) {{!}} Track & Field, Disability Athletics, Coaching, Officials Volunteering.|website=www.londonathletics.org|access-date=8 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109022932/http://www.londonathletics.org/see-mo-farrah-at-muller-games|archive-date=9 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Before it returned to a two-day event in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Müller Anniversary Games 2018 |url=https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/events-and-tickets/muller-anniversary-games-2018 |website=British Athletics}}</ref> The [[2020 Diamond League|2020]] event was scheduled to take place on the 4–5 July. However, the event was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anniversary Games 2020 cancelled because of coronavirus |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/52632252 |work=BBC Sport |date=12 May 2020}}</ref> The [[2021 Diamond League|2021]] event, scheduled to be reduced to a single day and take place on 13 July.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wanda Diamond League releases 2021 calendar|url=https://www.diamondleague.com/news/general/wanda-diamond-league-releases-2021-calendar/|access-date=21 April 2021|website=IDL Diamond League|language=en-US}}</ref> As the meeting was the only event taking place that summer in the stadium, the LLDC paid UK Athletics to stage it elsewhere.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CHANGE OF VENUE FOR MÜLLER ANNIVERSARY GAMES|url=https://www.uka.org.uk/news/news-and-features/change-of-venue-for-muller-anniversary-games/|access-date=10 May 2021|website=UK Athletics|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Broadbent |first1=Rick |title=UK Athletics to settle for near £2m payoff – but no Anniversary Games at London Stadium |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/uk-athletics-to-settle-for-near-2m-payoff-but-no-anniversary-games-at-london-stadium-2l6w9zrgs |work=www.thetimes.com |date=29 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> After a three-year hiatus, the event returned to London Stadium as a single day event on 23 July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UK ATHLETICS LINES UP THRILLING LONDON STADIUM RETURN IN JULY 2023 |url=https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/uk-athletics-lines-up-thrilling-london-stadium-return-in-july-2023/ |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=British Athletics |language=en-GB}}</ref> 

World records have been set at the meeting in the stadium by [[Tom Bosworth]] in the [[3000 metres walk]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-news/tom-bosworth-breaks-world-3000m-race-walk-record-102207/|title=Tom Bosworth breaks world 3000m race walk record|date=21 July 2018}}</ref> [[Kendra Harrison]] broke the women's 100{{nbsp}}m hurdles world record, a time which has existed for 28 years in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/36870016|title=Harrison breaks hurdles world record|work=BBC Sport }}</ref> Diamond League records have been set in the stadium by [[Nickisha Pryce]] in the 400 metres,<ref name="2024dia">{{cite web |title=Pryce, Bol and Hudson-Smith sizzle over one lap in London |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/london-athletics-meet-diamond-league-2024 |ref=2024 diamond}}</ref> [[Femke Bol]] in the 400 metres hurdles twice,<ref name="2024dia"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/london-2023-bol-lyles-ta-lou-tsegay |title=Bol blazes to 51.45 Diamond League record in London {{pipe}} REPORTS {{pipe}} World Athletics }}</ref> and [[Sifan Hassan]] in mile.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-news/sifan-hassan-wins-fast-mile-as-laura-muir-finishes-fifth-in-london-102339/|title=Sifan Hassan wins fast mile as Laura Muir finishes fifth in London|date=22 July 2018}}</ref> European records have been set in the stadium during the meetings by [[Matthew Hudson-Smith]] in the 400 metres,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henderson |first1=Jason |title=Keely Hodgkinson and Matt Hudson-Smith in record-breaking form in London |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/keely-hodgkinson-and-matt-hudson-smith-in-record-breaking-form-in-london-1039989653/ |work=AW |date=20 July 2024}}</ref> and [[Karsten Warholm]] in the 400 metres hurdles.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/williams-warholm-london-iaaf-diamond-league |title=Williams blazes 12.32, Warholm improves to 47.12 in London - IAAF Diamond League {{pipe}} REPORTS {{pipe}} World Athletics }}</ref> Hassan has twice set the European record for the 5000 metres.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hassan improves European 5000m record to 14:22.12 in London |url=https://www.european-athletics.com/news/hassan-improves-european-5000m-record-london |work=www.european-athletics.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Minshull |first1=Phil |title=European records for Dutch duo Bol and Hassan in London |url=https://www.european-athletics.com/news/european-records-for-bol-and-hassan-in-london?gsid=ac170198-f9ef-490a-b461-7efdfd436541 |work=www.european-athletics.com |language=en}}</ref>The women's 100m African record was twice set by [[Blessing Okagbare]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Okagbare smashes African record, twice, at London Anniversary Games – Athletics Africa |url=https://www.athletics.africa/westafrica/okagbare-smashes-african-record-twice-at-london-anniversary-games-6717?amp |work=www.athletics.africa}}</ref> Asian records have been set by [[Zhenye Xie]] in the 200 meteres,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/shelly-ann-fraser-pryce-100m-london-anniversary-games|title=Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce beats Dina Asher-Smith in the 100m at London Anniversary Games.}}</ref>

At the event, [[David Weir (wheelchair athlete)|David Weir]] set a world record for the T54 mile.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Davies |first1=Gareth A. |title=Wheelchair racer David Weir in world-record form on return to scene of former glories |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympic-sport/10207944/Wheelchair-racer-David-Weir-in-world-record-form-on-return-to-scene-of-former-glories.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympic-sport/10207944/Wheelchair-racer-David-Weir-in-world-record-form-on-return-to-scene-of-former-glories.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Daily Telegraph |date=28 July 2013 |access-date=12 July 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Georgina Hermitage]] (400&nbsp;m T37) and [[Sophie Hahn]] (100&nbsp;m T38) set world records.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/hahn-and-hermitage-break-world-records-london |title=Hahn and Hermitage break world records in London |publisher=Paralympic.org |date=26 July 2015 |access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref> [[Kare Adenegan]] and [[Sophie Hahn]] set world record times in the T34 100{{nbsp}}m and T38 200{{nbsp}}m events.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/44916778|title=GB's Adenegan & Hahn set world records|work=BBC Sport }}</ref> 

The stadium had hosted the [[Great Newham London Run]] in 2015 and 2016<ref>{{cite web |title=Thousands return to the Stadium for inaugural Morrisons Great Newham London Run {{!}} Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park |url=https://www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/our-stories/thousands-return-stadium-inaugural-morrisons-great-newham-london-run |website=www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://athleticsweekly.com/featured/james-denne-and-katie-white-win-great-newham-london-run-47034/ | title=James Denne and Katie White win Great Newham London Run | date=18 July 2016 }}</ref> In February 2018, London Stadium was announced as the venue for the inaugural [[Athletics World Cup]]. The event was held on 14 and 15 July,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/05/london-stadium-to-host-new-athletics-world-cup-in-july|title=London Stadium to host new athletics World Cup in July|agency=Press Association|date=5 February 2018|access-date=23 January 2019|work=The Guardian}}</ref> and was won by the United States of America.<ref>{{cite news |title=Athletics World Cup: Great Britain third in inaugural staging |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/44842513 |work=BBC Sport |date=15 July 2018}}</ref>

===Football===
[[File:West Ham v NK Domzale London Stadium.jpg|thumb|Players of West Ham United and NK Domžale before the game]]
[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] play at this stadium, having moved from their former [[Boleyn Ground]] in August 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/west-ham-move-olympic-stadium-1778622|first=Neil|last=McLeman|title=Capital gains: Boris hails Olympic Stadium move as 'a great deal for West Ham and London'|date=22 March 2013|work=Daily Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21889864|first=David|last=Bond|publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 March 2013|title=West Ham get Olympic Stadium after government ups funding}}</ref> The opening game for West Ham was a [[2016-17 Europa League|Europa League]] match against [[NK Domžale]] on 4 August 2016,<ref name="Domžale">{{cite web|last1=Long|first1=Sam|title=West Ham confirm Europa League third qualifying round fixture date reversed by Uefa|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-confirm-europa-league-third-qualifying-round-fixture-date-reversed-by-uefa-a3298731.html|work=London Evening Standard|access-date=21 July 2016}}</ref> which West Ham won 3–0 with the stadium sold out, albeit with a reduced capacity of 54,000 as conversion works were still being finished.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Steinberg|first1=Jacob|title=Cheikhou Kouyaté sets West Ham's Olympic record in win over Domžale|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/04/west-ham-domzale-europa-league-match-report|work=The Guardian|date=4 August 2016|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> The official opening match was a friendly with [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] on 7 August with a 2–3 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|title=West Ham mark official London Stadium opening with Juventus defeat|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37003407|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=23 August 2016|date=7 August 2016}}</ref> West Ham's first [[Premier League]] match at the stadium was against [[AFC Bournemouth]] with an attendance of 56,977.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hafez|first1=Shamoon|title=West Ham United 1 AFC Bournemouth 0|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37075120|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=23 August 2016|date=21 August 2016}}</ref> [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] were the first Premier League side to beat West Ham at London Stadium, overcoming a two-goal deficit to beat West Ham 4–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37263970|title=West Ham United 2–4 Watford|date=10 September 2016|access-date=20 September 2016|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/watfordfc/watfordfcnews/14735590.Hornets_come_from_behind_to_secure_astonishing_West_Ham_win/|title=Hornets come from behind to secure astonishing West Ham win|date=10 September 2016 |access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref>

The 2021–22 [[National League (English football)|National League]] play-off final to decide who wins promotion to the [[English Football League]] was held at the stadium as [[Wembley Stadium]] was unavailable.<ref>{{cite news |title=London Stadium to host National League promotion final |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61217814 |work=BBC Sport |date=25 April 2022}}</ref> [[Grimsby Town F.C.]] defeated [[Solihull Moors F.C.]] 2–1 after extra time.<ref>{{cite news |title=Grimsby fight back to seal EFL return with extra-time win over Solihull Moors |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jun/05/national-league-playoff-final-grimsby-solihull-moors-report |work=The Guardian |agency=Press Association |date=5 June 2022}}</ref>

The stadium has hosted many charity football matches. It hosted the 2022 edition of [[Soccer Aid]] where a World XI defeated an England XI in a penalty shootout.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Iorizzo |first1=Ellie |title=Soccer Aid 2022: World XI defeat England in charity match for Unicef |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/soccer-aid-2022-score-result-who-won-b2099361.html |date=12 June 2022}}</ref> It also hosted the 2023 [[Sidemen Charity Match]] on 9 September 2023. Sidemen defeated the YouTube all stars 8–5 with £2,425,855 being raised for charity.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sidemen FC 8-5 YouTube All-Stars LIVE: KSI scores own goal in thrilling charity match |url=https://talksport.com/football/1487699/sidemen-charity-match-2023-date-kick-off-time-uk-live-stream-tickets-ksi/ |work=talkSPORT |date=9 September 2023 |language=en-gb}}</ref> Sellebrity Soccer held an event in 2024 and 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=London Stadium Events : Sellebrity Soccer |url=https://www.london-stadium.com/event/2025/april/sellebrity-soccer-2025.html |website=www.london-stadium.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=London Stadium News : Star-studded charity football! |url=https://www.london-stadium.com/news/2024/october/star-studded-charity-football.html |website=www.london-stadium.com |language=en}}</ref>

The stadium hosted its first ever international football match on 22 March 2024 between [[Spain national football team|Spain]] and [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]], drawing a crowd of 44,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spain v Colombia |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c876prylz48t |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Baseball===
[[File:Boston_Red_Sox_and_New_York_Yankees_in_London.jpg|thumb|right|London Stadium in a [[baseball]] configuration for the [[2019 MLB London Series]].]]
{{main|MLB London Series}}
On 8 May 2018, [[Major League Baseball]] announced a two-year deal to host a series of [[baseball]] games at London Stadium in [[2019 MLB season|2019]] and 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hamilton |first1=Tom |title=MLB arrives in London - why did it take so long to happen? |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/mlb/story/_/id/23442791/mlb-hits-london-hard-yankees-red-sox-why-did-take-long-happen |work=ESPN.com |date=8 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref> In its baseball configuration, London Stadium had a capacity of 66,000;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/baseball/48741781|title=MLB London Series: All you need to know about New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox|work=BBC Sport |date=29 June 2019|access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref> plans were prepared to adjust the seating to emulate the "intimate" experience and amenities of American [[baseball stadium]]s, as well as constructing larger [[locker room]]s akin to the clubhouses of U.S. parks. A new playing surface was overlaid on top of the stadium's existing grass.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2018/jul/21/you-want-to-make-sure-you-get-it-right-baseballs-big-plans-for-london|title='You want to make sure you get it right': Baseball's big plans for London|last=Carpenter|first=Les|date=21 July 2018|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=13 November 2018}}</ref>

The [[Boston Red Sox]] and [[New York Yankees]] played a two-game series at the stadium from 29 to 30 June 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Red Sox and Yankees confirmed to meet in London MLB games |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/may/08/red-sox-and-yankees-confirmed-to-meet-in-london-mlb-double-header-baseball |work=The Guardian |agency=Associated Press |date=8 May 2018}}</ref> Branded as the [[2019 MLB London Series]] the Yankees won both games.<ref>{{cite news |title=MLB London Series: New York Yankees complete clean sweep of Boston Red Sox in London |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/baseball/48820339 |work=BBC Sport |date=30 June 2019}}</ref> Prior to the 2019 games, it was announced that the [[Chicago Cubs]] and [[St. Louis Cardinals]] would play games at the stadium in 2020;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26852659/cubs-cardinals-play-london-series-2020 |title=Cubs, Cardinals to play London series in 2020 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |website=[[ESPN]] |date=30 May 2019 |access-date=30 May 2019}}</ref> however, this series was cancelled as the result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/mlb-london-series-2020-cancelled-coronavirus-a4404306.html |title=MLB London series 2020 between Chicago Cubs and St Louis Cardinals cancelled due to coronavirus |website=[[Evening Standard]] |date=1 April 2020 |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref> The two teams did appear in 2023 when the London Series resumed,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cubs, Cardinals will take rivalry to London in '23 |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/cubs-cardinals-set-for-mlb-london-series-2023 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> sharing the games.<ref>{{cite news |title=MLB London Series: St Louis Cardinals beat Chicago Cubs in game two to level series |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/baseball/66010587 |work=BBC Sport |date=25 June 2023}}</ref> The deal was extended to have games in 2024 and 2026.<ref>{{cite news |title=MLB to return to London for regular-season games in 2023, 2024 and 2026 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/11/mlb-to-return-to-london-for-regular-season-games-in-2023-2024-and-2026 |work=The Guardian |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=11 May 2022}}</ref>

===Motorsport===
[[File:IMGP5704 (23596412021).jpg|thumb|left|Race of Champions at the stadium.]]
In November 2015 the stadium hosted the [[2015 Race of Champions]] event. It was the first occasion since 2008 that Great Britain hosted the event, with [[Wembley Stadium]] last staging the contest in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/13064660/london-olympic-stadium-host-2015-race-champions |title=London's Olympic Stadium to host 2015 Race of Champions |date=12 June 2015 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref> The English team of [[Andy Priaulx]] and [[Jason Plato]] won the nations cup whilst [[Sebastian Vettel]] took the Champion of Champions crown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10073036/team-england-claim-race-of-champions-nations-cup-crown|title=Team England claim Race of Champions Nations Cup crown|author=William Esler at the Olympic Stadium|work=Sky Sports|access-date=14 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10074479/sebastian-vettel-crowned-champion-of-champions-at-race-of-champions|title=Sebastian Vettel crowned Champion of Champions at Race of Champions|author=William Esler at the Olympic Stadium|work=Sky Sports|access-date=14 May 2016}}</ref>

In 2022, 2023 and 2024 the stadium hosted [[Monster Jam]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.london-stadium.com/news/2022/april/rev-up-as-monster-jam-roars-into-london-for-the-first-time.html | title=London Stadium News : Rev up as Monster Jam Roars into London for the First Time }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.london-stadium.com/news/2023/april/monster-jam-is-back-this-summer.html | title=London Stadium News : Monster Jam is back this summer! }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ngv41wzz7o | title=Monster Jam London: Inside the world of monster truck driving | date=21 July 2024 }}</ref> [[FIM Supercross World Championship|FIM World Supercross Championship]] will be hosted for the first time in London at the stadium in 2025.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.london-stadium.com/news/2024/december/fim-world-supercross-championship-2025.html | title=London Stadium News : FIM World Supercross Championship 2025! }}</ref>

===Rugby league===

The first [[rugby league]] match at the stadium was played between the [[England national rugby league team]] and the [[New Zealand national rugby league team]] on 7 November 2015, it was the second test of a [[2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England|three-test series]] between the sides.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/31627292|date=25 February 2015|title=Olympic Stadium to host England-New Zealand rugby league Test|access-date=27 February 2015|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/feb/24/olympic-stadium-rugby-league-test-england-new-zealand|first=Aaron|last=Bower|date=24 February 2015|access-date=27 February 2015|title=Olympic Stadium to host rugby league Test between England and New Zealand|work=The Guardian}}</ref> The venue also hosted the match between [[England national rugby league team|England]] and [[Australian national rugby league team|Australia]] as part of the [[2016 Rugby League Four Nations]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Four Nations 2016: Liverpool FC's Anfield to host final |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/36109359 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=13 July 2020 |date=22 April 2016}}</ref> 
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! Test# !! Date !! Team 1 !! Score !! Team 2 !! Attendance !! Notes
|-
|1 || 7 November 2015 || {{rl|ENG}} || 2–9 || {{rl|NZL}} || 44,393<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/34739606|first=Paul|last=Fletcher|title=International Series 2015: England 2-9 New Zealand|date=7 November 2015}}</ref> || [[2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England|2015]] [[Baskerville Shield]]
|-
|2 || 13 November 2016 || {{rl|ENG}} || 18–36 || {{rl|AUS}} || 35,569 || [[2016 Rugby League Four Nations|2016 Four Nations]]
|}

===Rugby union===

==== 2015 World Cup ====

{{further|2015 Rugby World Cup}}
[[File:2015 Rugby World Cup, France vs. Romania (21048401024).jpg|thumb|France playing Romania at the Olympic Stadium during the 2015 Rugby World Cup]]

In July 2012 the Olympic Park Legacy Company submitted a bid to England Rugby 2015 to host some matches of the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]]. On 2 May 2013, it was announced that the Olympic Stadium was due to host four Pool matches during the World Cup and the Bronze final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22379872|date=2 May 2013|access-date=24 August 2013|title=Rugby World Cup 2015: Olympic Stadium to host games|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> The first [[rugby union]] match at the stadium took place on 29 August 2015 as part of a testing programme ahead of the World Cup. The match featured the first-ever game between the invitational [[Barbarian F.C.|Barbarians]] side and [[Samoa rugby union team|Samoa]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/31531097 |title=Olympic Stadium: Barbarians face Samoa in first match at venue |publisher=BBC|date=19 February 2015 |access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/barbarians/rugby/story/256881.html |title=Olympic Stadium to make rugby bow with Barbarians-Samoa ahead of World Cup {{pipe}} ESPN Scrum |work=ESPN scrum |publisher=ESPN |access-date=30 September 2015 |last1=Sport |first1=PA }}</ref> The Barbarians won 27–24, with Samoa having [[Kane Thompson]] sent off for punching. The game was delayed when pitch [[Irrigation sprinkler|sprinkler]]s came on during the first half.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/34096805 |title=Sprinklers put dampener on rugby's Olympic Stadium bow |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=5 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/30/rugby-world-cup-olympic-stadium-london-teething-trouble|date=30 August 2015|first=Ian|last=Malin|work=The Guardian|title=Rugby World Cup organisers play down Olympic Stadium teething troubles}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
! Date
! Competition
! Home team
! Score
! Away team
! Attendance
|-
|29 August 2015 || [[2015 Rugby World Cup|2015]] [[Rugby World Cup]] [[2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches|Warm-up]] || [[Barbarian F.C.|Barbarians]] || 27–24 || {{ru|SAM}} || 41,039<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/aug/29/olympic-stadium-samoa-barbarians-rugby-world-cup|title=Samoa and Barbarians collide to give Olympic Stadium a rugby workout|date=30 August 2015|first=Ian|last=Malin|work=The Guardian}}</ref>
|-
|23 September 2015 || [[2015 Rugby World Cup|2015]] [[Rugby World Cup]] [[2015 Rugby World Cup Pool D|Pool D]] || {{ru|FRA}} || 38–11 || {{ru|ROM}} || 50,626<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34317010|date=23 September 2015|title=Rugby World Cup 2015: France 38-11 Romania}}</ref>
|-
|24 September 2015 || [[2015 Rugby World Cup|2015]] [[Rugby World Cup]] [[2015 Rugby World Cup Pool C|Pool C]] || {{ru|NZL}} || 58–14 || {{ru|NAM}} || 51,820<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rugbyworld.com/countries/new-zealand-countries/world-cup-2015-new-zealand-58-14-namibia-49392 | title=A look at New Zealand's win over Namibia at Olympic Stadium | date=24 September 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|4 October 2015 || [[2015 Rugby World Cup|2015]] [[Rugby World Cup]] [[2015 Rugby World Cup Pool D|Pool D]] || {{ru|IRE}} || 16–9 || {{ru|ITA}} || 53,187<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34428715|title=Rugby World Cup 2015: Ireland 16-9 Italy|first=John|last=Haughey|date=4 October 2015}}</ref>
|-
|7 October 2015 || [[2015 Rugby World Cup|2015]] [[Rugby World Cup]] [[2015 Rugby World Cup Pool B|Pool B]] || {{ru|RSA}} || 64–0 || {{ru|USA}} || 54,658<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34467962|first=Matt|last=Davis|date=7 October 2015|title=Rugby World Cup 2015: South Africa 64-0 USA}}</ref>
|-
|30 October 2015 || [[2015 Rugby World Cup|2015]] [[Rugby World Cup]] [[2015 Rugby World Cup knockout stage|Bronze final]] || {{ru|RSA}} || 24–13 || {{ru|ARG}} || 55,925<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34662841|first=James|last=Standley|date=30 October 2015|title=South Africa beat Argentina to finish third at Rugby World Cup}}</ref>
|}

==== Premiership Rugby ====

At fixture launch on 7 July 2017, it was announced that [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]] would host their annual ''Derby Day'' clash against [[Harlequin F.C.|Harlequins]] at London Stadium on 24 March 2018. This was the first time since 2010 that this fixture did not take place at [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/rugby/saracens-to-face-harlequins-at-london-stadium-between-two-west-ham-games-a3582626.html|title=Sarries to face Quins at London Stadium between two West Ham games|date=7 July 2017|website=Evening Standard|access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref> The match ended in a 24–11 win for Saracens in front of a crowd of 55,329 and was the first-ever Premiership Rugby match at the stadium.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/43476188|title=Premiership: Saracens 24-11 Harlequins|work=BBC Sport |date=24 March 2018|access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premiershiprugby.com/report/56606/|title=Match Report: Saracens 24 Harlequins 11|website=Premiership Rugby|access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref> The match was repeated in 2019 which ended as a 27–20 win for Saracens in front of a crowd of 42,717.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/47627305|title=Premiership: Saracens beat Harlequins 27-20 at London Stadium|work=BBC Sport |date=23 March 2019|access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premiershiprugby.com/report/match-report-saracens-27-20-harlequins/|title=Match Report: Saracens 27-20 Harlequins|website=Premiership Rugby|access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref>

===Concerts===
Since opening in 2016 the stadium has hosted a number of concerts, with Australian rock band [[AC/DC]] playing the first concert on the venue after the Olympic Games.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of concerts showing date, headlining artist or band, name of concert or tour and opening acts
! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Date
! scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Headlining Artist
! scope="col" style="width:14em;" |Concert or Tour
! scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Opening acts
!Attendance
|-
! scope="row" | 4 June 2016
| '''[[AC/DC]]'''
| [[Rock or Bust World Tour]]
| [[Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 3 June 2017
| '''[[Depeche Mode]]'''
| [[Global Spirit Tour]]
| [[The Horrors]]
| 65,191 / 65,191<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2017-06-24 |title=Current Boxscore {{!}} Billboard |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |access-date=2024-08-02 |magazine=[[Billboard (Magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624045858/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |archive-date=24 June 2017 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 16 June 2017
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Guns N' Roses]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Not in This Lifetime... Tour]]
| rowspan="2" | [[The Kills]] <br/> Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown
| rowspan="2" |
|-
! scope="row" | 17 June 2017
|-
! scope="row" | 23 June 2017
| '''[[Robbie Williams]]'''
| [[The Heavy Entertainment Show Tour]]
| [[Erasure (duo)|Erasure]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 22 May 2018
| rowspan="2" | '''[[The Rolling Stones]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[No Filter Tour]]
| [[Liam Gallagher]]
| rowspan="2" |
|-
! scope="row" | 25 May 2018
| [[Florence and the Machine]]
|-
! scope="row" | 15 June 2018
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Beyoncé]] & [[Jay-Z]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[On the Run II Tour]]
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| rowspan="2" |126,443 / 126,443<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2018-07-09 |title=Current Boxscore {{!}} Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |access-date=2024-08-02 |magazine=[[Billboard (Magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709003249/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |archive-date=9 July 2018 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 16 June 2018
|-
! scope="row" | 22 June 2018
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Foo Fighters]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Concrete and Gold Tour]]
| [[Wolf Alice]] <br/> [[Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes]]
| rowspan="2" |
|-
! scope="row" | 23 June 2018
|The Kills <br/> [[Slaves (UK band)|Slaves]] <br/> Starcrawlers
|-
! scope="row" | 1 June 2019
|'''[[Muse (band)|Muse]]'''
| [[Simulation Theory World Tour]]
| [[Tom Morello]] <br/> [[Pale Waves]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 24 June 2022
| '''[[Green Day]] <br/> [[Fall Out Boy]] <br/> [[Weezer]]'''
| [[Hella Mega Tour]]
| [[Amyl and the Sniffers]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 25 June 2022
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Red Hot Chili Peppers 2022 Global Stadium Tour|Global Stadium Tour]]
| [[Anderson .Paak]] & [[Free Nationals]] <br/> [[Thundercat (musician)|Thundercat]]
| rowspan="2" |
|-
! scope="row" | 26 June 2022
| [[ASAP Rocky|A$AP Rocky]] <br/> Thundercat
|-
! scope="row" | 3 June 2023
| '''[[Burna Boy]]'''
| Love, Damini Tour
| {{N/A}}
|
|-
!scope="row" | 7 July 2023
| rowspan="2" | '''[[The Weeknd]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[After Hours til Dawn Tour]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Kaytranada]]<br>[[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]]
| rowspan="2" |
|-
!scope="row" | 8 July 2023
|-
!scope="row" | 20 June 2024
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Foo Fighters]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Everything or Nothing at All Tour]]
| [[Wet Leg]]<br> Shame
| rowspan="2" |
|-
!scope="row" | 22 June 2024
|[[Courtney Barnett]]<br>[[Hot Milk (band)|Hot Milk]]
|-
!'''6 June 2025'''
|[[Sam Fender|'''Sam Fender''']]
|[[People Watching Tour]]
|[[CMAT (musician)]]
[[Olivia Dean]]
|82,500/82,500 <ref name=":0" />
|-
!scope="row" | 28 June 2025
|'''[[Iron Maiden]]'''
|[[Run For Your Lives World Tour]]
|[[Halestorm]]<br>[[The Raven Age]]
|
|-
!scope="row" | 3 July 2026
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Metallica]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[M72 World Tour]]
| [[Gojira (band)|Gojira]]<br>[[Knocked Loose]]
| rowspan="2" |
|-
!scope="row" | 5 July 2026
| [[Pantera]]<br>[[Avatar (band)|Avatar]]
|-
|}

==Transport==

===Rail===
The stadium is located in the south of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. [[Stratford railway station|Stratford]] and [[Stratford International railway station]]s are the main stations nearest to the Olympic Park and are roughly a 20-minute walk to the stadium.<ref name="Transport">{{cite web|title=Getting Here|url=http://www.london-stadium.com/plan-your-visit/gettinghere|publisher=London Stadium|access-date=23 June 2016}}</ref> Stratford International is served by [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] trains on [[High Speed 1]] offering four trains per hour to [[St Pancras railway station|St Pancras International]], as well as other services to [[Kent]], while Stratford station has [[London Overground]] services to North, West and South London, [[Elizabeth line]] services to [[Shenfield railway station|Shenfield]], [[Reading railway station|Reading]], [[Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 railway station|Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3]], [[Heathrow Terminal 5 station|Heathrow Terminal 5]], and is on the [[Great Eastern Main Line]] to [[Liverpool Street railway station|London Liverpool Street]] and East Anglia.<ref name="Transport"/> Stratford is on [[London Underground]]'s [[Jubilee line|Jubilee]] and [[Central line (London Underground)|Central]] lines to [[Central London]] and the [[Docklands Light Railway]] (DLR).<ref name="Transport"/> The DLR offers a direct service to [[London City Airport]]. In addition, [[Hackney Wick railway station|Hackney Wick]] (London Overground) and [[Pudding Mill Lane DLR station|Pudding Mill Lane]] (DLR) serve the stadium but may be closed during larger events due to capacity limitations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-53847738|title=Crossrail needs extra £450m and delayed until 2022|work=[[BBC News]]|date=21 August 2020}}</ref>

Stations nearby:

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Service !! Station(s) !! Lines
|-
|London Overground {{rail-interchange|london|overground}}||[[Hackney Wick railway station|Hackney Wick]] {{access icon}} <br /> [[Stratford railway station|Stratford]] {{access icon}} ||{{rail-interchange|london|overground}} [[North London Line]]
|-
|Docklands Light Railway {{rail-interchange|london|DLR}}||[[Pudding Mill Lane DLR station|Pudding Mill Lane]] {{access icon}} <br /> [[Stratford railway station|Stratford]] {{access icon}} <br /> [[Stratford International railway station|Stratford International]] {{access icon}} ||{{rail-interchange|London|DLR}} Lewisham/Canary Wharf-Stratford<br /> {{rail-interchange|london|DLR}} Stratford International–Beckton/Woolwich Arsenal
|-
|London Underground {{Rail-interchange|london|underground}} ||[[Stratford railway station|Stratford]] {{access icon}} ||[[File:London flag boxes - Underground Jubilee line.svg|100px|link=w:Jubilee line]]<br />[[File:London flag boxes - Underground Central line.svg|100px|link=w:Central line (London Underground)|alt=Central line]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|National Rail {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}||[[Stratford railway station|Stratford]] {{access icon}} ||[[Great Eastern Main Line]] <br /> [[West Anglia Main Line]] <br /> [[Lea Valley Lines]]
|-
|[[Stratford International railway station|Stratford International]] {{access icon}}||[[High Speed 1]]
|-
|[[Elizabeth line]] {{rail-interchange|london|elizabeth}}
|[[Stratford railway station|Stratford]] {{access icon}}
|[[Elizabeth line]]
|}

===Road===

The nearest public car parks for the stadium are at [[Westfield Stratford City]], Stratford International station, and the Stratford Centre.<ref name="Getting">{{cite web|url=http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/the-park/plan-your-visit/getting-here|title=Getting here|access-date=23 May 2014|publisher=Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park}}</ref> The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park also has several docking stations for the [[London Cycle Hire]] scheme.<ref name="Transport"/>

===Bus and coach===

The following routes serve London Stadium directly:<ref name="Getting"/><ref>{{cite web|title=North East London Bus Map|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/north-east-london-bus-map.pdf|publisher=Transport for London|access-date=12 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819104737/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/north-east-london-bus-map.pdf|archive-date=19 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Route
!Start
!End
!Areas
|-
|[[London Buses route 108|108]]
|[[Lewisham bus station]] {{rail-interchange|London|DLR}} {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}
|[[Stratford International railway station|Stratford International station]] {{rail-interchange|London|DLR}} {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}
|East London, South-East London, South London
|-
|[[London Buses route 308|308]]
|[[Wanstead]]
|[[Upper Clapton|Clapton]]
|East London
|-
|[[London Buses route 339|339]]
|[[Shadwell DLR station|Shadwell station]] {{rail-interchange|London|DLR}} {{rail-interchange|london|overground}}
|[[Leytonstone tube station|Leytonstone station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
|East London, North-East London
|-
|[[London Buses route 388|388]]
|[[Elephant & Castle]]
|[[Stratford City bus station]] {{rail-interchange|London|bus}} 
|Central London, East London, South London
|}

A further 17 services use [[Stratford bus station]] and [[Stratford City bus station]], which offer a network of services across East London. In addition, [[London Buses route 25|route 25]] from [[City Thameslink]] serves Central London.<ref name="Getting"/>

[[National Express Coaches|National Express]] coach services to [[Stratford bus station]] provide a direct connection to [[Stansted Airport]]<ref>{{cite web|title=A9 London Stratford to Stansted Airport|url=http://coachtracker.nationalexpress.com/routes/A9/I/London_Stratford-Stansted_Airport|publisher=National Express|access-date=12 July 2016}}</ref> and several other routes to [[Essex]] and [[East Anglia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=London (Stratford) Bus Station|url=http://coachtracker.nationalexpress.com/stops/50151/London_Stratford_Bus_Station|publisher=[[National Express Coaches|National Express]]|access-date=12 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819200453/http://coachtracker.nationalexpress.com/stops/50151/London_Stratford_Bus_Station|archive-date=19 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.london-stadium.com/ Official website]
* [https://archive.today/20121206042909/http://www.london2012.com/venue/olympic-stadium/ London 2012 Olympics profile]

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|title  = [[Summer Paralympic Games|Summer Paralympics]]<br />[[2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony|Opening]] and [[2012 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony|closing]] ceremonies venue
|years  = [[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012]]
|after  = Maracanã <br /> <small>Rio de Janeiro</small>
}}
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|before = Beijing National Stadium <br /> <small>Beijing</small>
|title  = Summer Olympics<br />[[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Athletics competitions]]<br />Main venue
|years  = [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]]
|after  = [[Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos|Olympic Stadium]] <br /> <small>Rio de Janeiro</small>
}}
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|before = Beijing National Stadium <br /> <small>Beijing</small>
|title  = Summer Paralympics<br />[[Athletics at the Summer Paralympics|Athletics competitions]]<br />Main venue
|years  = [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|2012]]
|after  = Olympic Stadium <br /> <small>Rio de Janeiro</small>
}}
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|title=[[IAAF World Athletics Championships|World Championships in Athletics]]<br />Main venue
|before=Beijing National Stadium <br /> <small>Beijing</small>
|after=[[Khalifa International Stadium]] <br /> <small>[[Doha]]</small>
|years=[[2017 World Championships in Athletics|2017]]
}}
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|title=[[Invictus Games]]<br />Opening ceremony venue
|before=''None''
|after=[[Champion Stadium]] <br /> <small>[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]</small>
|years=[[Invictus Games#2014 Invictus Games|2014]]
}}
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