"Those people who said football won't work in the Olympic Stadium haven't stood in the middle of the Olympics Stadium, which I've done a number of times, " he added.
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The recent announcement that the Russian team will march into the 2014 Winter Olympics stadium in Sochi, Russia wearing uniforms made in the United States is a stark contrast to the flap caused by Ralph Lauren last week when it was discovered that the United States team will march into the 2012 Summer Olympics stadium in London, England wearing uniforms made in China.
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The argument went that this would jump start West Side development, create jobs, extend the usefulness of the existing, adjacent convention center, and deliver an Olympics-ready stadium.
Last year he became the first entertainer to perform in the Beijing Olympic Stadium since Olympics finished in 2008.
Organisers had planned to scale down the stadium following the Olympics, converting it from an 80, 000-capacity arena to a 28, 000-seater track and field venue.
Suntech will be supplying solar power to Beijing's Bird Nest Stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The city's last major athletics event was the Olympics of 1992, and the same Montjuic Stadium is the host venue once again.
Despite the indefinite closure of the Engenhao, a spokesman for the Rio 2016 organising committee told the BBC he was confident that the stadium would be ready for the Olympics.
Also considered will be the level of support from the public and football community, what the role of government would be and stadium capacity, both now and after the Olympics.
The Queen had her own starring role in the London Olympics, declaring them officially open after appearing to parachute into the stadium with James Bond.
The Queen had her own starring role in the London Olympics, declaring them officially open after appearing to parachute into the stadium with James Bond - played by current 007 Daniel Craig.
The mayor of Rio de Janeiro has said the stadium due to host the athletics events at the 2016 Olympics will not be demolished, despite structural problems that have led to its closure.
Baseball, however, has now been dropped from the Olympics, and China has demolished the stadiums (leaving an adjacent basketball stadium).
London Olympics chairman Sebastian Coe backed the Hammers' bid to take over the stadium in August after the club announced they pledged to keep a permanent athletics track.
The appeal of playing in the Olympic Stadium is simple: aside from the brand recognition of the Olympics, much of the infrastructure is publicly funded, meaning that clubs will not have to dig deep into their own pockets for an asset that will ultimately bring in massive revenues.
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When London began its bid for the Olympics in 2006, local teams simultaneously began bidding for tenant rights to the stadium once the games were over.
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David Kells, managing director at Hampden Park, said he was delighted the stadium had been included in London's bid to host the 2012 Olympics.
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The only stadium to have two summer games as it was the setting for the 1932 Olympics as well.
This stadium conundrum does not represent the first time a city has run into infrastructure problems after the Olympics.
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Nearly two years later, the Olympics have come and gone, and the city has still not officially announced who will take over the stadium in the future.
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Mr. Li, winner of three gold medals for China in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, caught viewers' eyes world-wide when he carried the torch and "flew" around the Beijing stadium at the opening of the 2008 games.
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