Under British Olympic Association rules, Chambers's failed drug test triggers a lifelong Olympic ban and UKA chief Davies wants that extended to all competitions.

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"We believe the collaboration of West Ham, Newham and UKA gives the strongest opportunity for a vibrant sporting legacy that will go well beyond 2012, " said Warner.

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Farah will be part of a strong Great Britain team with the final squad to be confirmed after the UK Athletics (UKA) trials in Liverpool on 28 November.

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Along with West Ham, Spurs have been named as a preferred bidder, but their plan to "rip up the athletics track" is anathema to UKA chairman Ed Warner.

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Earlier in the week, Tottenham's proposal to take over London's Olympic Stadium with AEG after the Games in 2012 was branded as "completely unacceptable" by UK Athletics (UKA).

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UKA's endorsement is a powerful and highly-valued testament of that.

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Currently UKA also keeps two sets of records so, even if Dennison clears 4.48m or Lewis 5.81m indoors, Whitlock and Buckfield will remain the British record holders (as opposed to British indoor record holders), with heights inferior to their indoor counterparts.

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The funding programme, which runs annually from December to November, is split into two levels of funding - Podium and Development - each with strict criteria and standards which must be met in selection and maintained with the support of UKA staff.

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That will be music to the ears of her coach Mick Woods, who works with Twell at UK Athletics' (UKA) endurance centre at St Mary's University in Twickenham, and it will delight the governing body, which knows how important 2009 is for the sport after a mixed showing in Beijing.

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