The saga began before her victory in the women's 800m at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin last August.
In 2017, the World Athletics Championships and the Paralympic Athletics World Championships are to be held at the stadium.
The stadium is also scheduled to host the World Athletics Championships in 2017.
There will be full coverage of the European Athletics Championships on BBC TV, Red Button, 5 Live and online.
London is hosting the 2015 European field hockey championships, the 2017 Athletics world championships and 2017 Paralympic athletics world championships.
Chirac added that the success of the World Athletics Championships last August had proved Paris could stage the 2012 Games.
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Idowu managed just 17.03m, well short of the 17.73m he jumped in Berlin to claim gold at the World Athletics Championships.
It has held rugby internationals and the 1991 IAAF World Athletics Championships.
The World Athletics Championships take place in Berlin from August 15-23 2009.
Britain had to withdraw its offer to host the 2005 World Athletics Championships because the government initially thought the stadium would be better as a football-only affair.
The following year, he suffered head and facial injuries in a speedboat accident in South Africa and missed his chance to compete at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin.
Pistorius made history when he competed at the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu, reaching the 400m semifinals and then helping South Africa reach the final of the relay.
Police and security services in Moscow are gearing to up for "all possible emergencies" even though the athletics championships will be held in a confined space indoors at the Luzhniki Stadium.
His new personal best time, 0.41 seconds better than his previous fastest, could also allow him to compete in the World Athletics Championships, which take place in Daegu, South Korea later this year.
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However, the South African was in superb form later that year, setting a new personal best of 45.07 seconds in Italy in the 400m and gaining selection for the 2011 World Athletics Championships in South Korea.
The South African runner's 800-meters victory as an 18-year-old at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin sparked a furore that saw her miss a year of competition while tests were undertaken to determine her true sex.
One of the most poignant honours is for Ripley, who played rugby for England and the British Lions, ran the 400m at the UK athletics championships and nearly made it into the Boat Race crew at the age of 50.
Bubka insisted he had received more guarantees the track would be kept during a three-day inspection visit in September before London withdrew its bid to host the 2015 athletics World Championships.
Athletics A record medal haul at the European Championships for Great Britain was followed by more Commonwealth triumphs in Kuala Lumpur.
Semenya, an 800-meter world champion, was the subject of a gender test by the International Association of Athletics Federations following her victory in Berlin at the world championships three years ago.
The 800m world champion was the subject of a gender test by the International Association of Athletics Federations following her victory in Berlin at the world championships three years ago, but has since been cleared to compete.
Chambers was banned for two years in 2003 for a positive drug test, but is delighted to be back in the Great Britian team and enjoying the support of UK Athletics ahead of a season that also includes the European Championships in Barcelona in July.
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