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This is an entirely unfair representation of the current state of Olympic venues in London. The Olympic stadium is used by West Ham Football Club every week for
by grabcocque 10y ago
This is an entirely unfair representation of the current state of Olympic venues in London. The Olympic stadium is used by West Ham Football Club every week for league and championship football. The Olympic village has been converted into state of the art affordable housing set in a gorgeous new green space.
The swimming and diving and velodrome facilities are state of the art, oversubscribed, and at the forefront of creating a new generation of athletes. I myself am having Kayaking lessons at the London White Water centre Olympic course.
Of course other major Olympic venues predated the bid and have continued to be in continuous use. Wimbledon, Wembley, the Excel, the O2, Eton Dorney...
London has not simply "abandoned" anything, and to pretend otherwise is dishonest.
- timr 10y agoThe photos, and most of the text, are about venues other than London. London is called out as an example of good olympic development, not bad.
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- jads 10y agoI think you may have skimmed the article a bit too quick: >London is novel among recent Olympic hosts in that its plan for the Olympics was focused primarily on what would happen after the games.