Sheffield City Council has confirmed that Don Valley Stadium - where Team GB Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis trains - will be demolished after it closes on 30 September.

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The final building work is taking place following the news that the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield, where Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis trained, is to be demolished as part of council-approved cost-saving measures.

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London Olympic chief Lord Coe believes the closure of Don Valley Stadium should not be viewed as a blow to building a positive 2012 legacy.

BBC: Lord Coe

The demolition of Sheffield's Don Valley athletics stadium would be a "huge shame" for the city, Olympic champion Jessica Ennis has said.

BBC: Sheffield & South Yorkshire

London, by contrast, is planning a 500-acre Olympic park, complete with athletes' village, indoor arenas and swimming pool, in the lower Lea Valley, an unloved bit of east London.

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Jessica Ennis's coach says the Olympic champion's hopes of defending her title have been dealt a blow by a decision to close Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield.

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