London Mayor's adviser on Olympic legacy, Neale Coleman, said Lord Coe, who spearheaded the games, thought the idea would be a "fantastic follow-up".

BBC: Olympic Stadium

If West Ham's owners sell in the next 10 years, they will have to give a share of the sale to the company in charge of securing a legacy for London's Olympic venues.

WSJ: West Ham Gets Olympic Stadium

The Olympic Park Legacy Company's recommendation for the 2012 site has to be ratified by two government departments - the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and the Department of Communities and Local Government - and the London mayor's office.

BBC: Olympic stadium

We believe ours is the only bid that can deliver London's legacy commitment to the International Olympic Committee.

BBC: UK Athletics supports West Ham Olympic stadium bid

However, I put it to you, ladies and gentlemen, that we will see one part of the Olympic legacy made flesh on display today on London's streets.

BBC: Boris and the Olympic legacy made flesh

That was another cornerstone of London's successful Olympic bid four years ago -- leaving a legacy.

CNN: London marks three years until Olympics

Be sure to stop by the Roundhouse Lodge, at the top of Whistler mountain, to check out its Olympic Legacy display , which includes such prized memorabilia as Swiss Olympian Didier Defago's gold medal winning Rossignol skis and a wood-carved replica of the medals podium - where every athlete, no matter how skilled, can snap a photograph of a personal Olympic moment.

BBC: Vancouver after the Games

But as this summer's gains are limited to a narrow area around the Olympic Park, some wonder whether the promised legacy will extend much further.

WSJ: London Developers Hope for Olympic-Size Boom

At the start of the season the 24-year-old was chosen for Great Britain's flagship crew - with the target a third successive Olympic gold in the category to continue the legacy of the likes of Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Matthew Pinsent.

BBC: Profile: Tom James