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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/west-ham-bid-more-compelling.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="West Ham football club owners David Gold, left, and David Sullivan, right, with vice-chairman Karren Brady" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-west-ham-bid-more-compelling.jpg" alt="West Ham football club owners David Gold, left, and David Sullivan, right, with vice-chairman Karren Brady"/></a></p>
<p>West Ham simply made a &#8220;more compelling&#8221; case to move in to the Olympic Stadium after the London 2012 Games, the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) chairman Baroness Ford has said.</p>
<p>Barring any possible last-ditch legal challenge, the unanimous decision by the OPLC&#8217;s 14-strong board ends rival Tottenham Hotspur&#8217;s hopes of making the £537 million venue their new home after the Games.</p>
<p>The OPLC&#8217;s decision to make West Ham the preferred bidder still has to be rubber-stamped by the Government and the London Mayor&#8217;s office &#8211; but it would be a major surprise if it is not accepted.</p>
<p>Baroness Ford refused to comment on the merits of the rival London club bids but she added: &#8220;Unanimously the board believed it was a much more compelling proposition.&#8221;</p>
<p>West Ham is a &#8220;cracking&#8221; choice for east London, where the Olympic Stadium is based, according to Baroness Ford. It is also &#8220;great for Londoners, it&#8217;s excellent news for the UK taxpayer and it&#8217;s a good outcome for sport&#8221;, she said.</p>
<p>West Ham&#8217;s success, even in the face of relegation, means an athletics track will stay inside the stadium.</p>
<p>This has always been a bone of contention, with Tottenham and many football stars including Brazilian legend Pele arguing that a football-only stadium would be the best way to maintain the atmosphere for the fans.</p>
<p>London 2012 chairman Lord Coe broke the news to International Athletics Association Federation chief Lamine Diack in a personal call immediately after the announcement.</p>
<p>Diack, who had warned that Britain&#8217;s reputation would be damaged if the stadium was ripped out after the Games as planned by Tottenham, was &#8220;delighted&#8221;.</p>
<p>Lord Coe, also a double Olympic track and field champion, said he was &#8220;delighted&#8221; by the decision and congratulated the OPLC on &#8220;conducting such a thorough process in what has been a highly competitive bidding process&#8221;.</p>
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