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 View of the stadium in October 2022 | |
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| Former names |
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|---|---|
| Location | Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford London, E20 |
| Public transit |      Stratford Stratford International Pudding Mill Lane |
| Owner | E20Stadium LLP (London Legacy Development Corporation) (LLDC) |
| Operator | E20Stadium LLP / Stadium 185 Ltd. |
| Capacity | |
| Field size | 105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)[5] |
| Surface | Grass (Desso GrassMaster) Track (Mondotrack/WS, 9 Lanes)[1] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 22 May 2008 |
| Built | 22 May 2008 – 29 March 2011 |
| Opened | 5 May 2012 |
| Renovated | 2013–2016 |
| Construction cost | £486 million[6] (£852 million in 2024 pounds[7]) £274 million (2013–16 renovations)[8] |
| Architect | Populous (formerly HOK Sport), led by Philip Johnson |
| Project manager | Savills |
| Structural engineer | Buro Happold |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers |
| General contractor | Balfour Beatty |
| Main contractors | Sir Robert McAlpine |
| Tenants | |
| UK Athletics (2015–present) West Ham United (2016–present) | |
| Website | |
| Venue Website | |
The London Stadium (formerly and also known as the Olympic Stadium and the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) is a multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the Stratford district of London. It is located in the Lower Lea Valley, 6 miles (10 km) east of central London. The stadium was constructed specifically for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, serving as the athletics venue and as the site of their opening and closing ceremonies. Following the Games, it was rebuilt for multi-purpose use and now serves primarily as the home of Premier League club West Ham United, who played at the Boleyn Ground before moving to the stadium in 2016.
Land preparation for the stadium began in mid-2007, with the construction officially starting on 22 May 2008. The stadium held its first public event in March 2012, serving as the finish line for a celebrity run organised by the National Lottery.[9] Holding 80,000 for the Olympics and the Paralympics, it re-opened in July 2016 with 66,000 seats, but with capacity for football limited to 60,000 under the terms of the lease.[10] The decision to make West Ham United the main tenants was controversial, with the initial tenancy process having to be rerun.
The stadium hosted the 2017 IAAF World Championships and 2017 World Para Athletics Championships (the first time both events were held in the same location in the same year). It hosts a round of the IAAF Diamond League each year, known as the London Grand Prix, sometimes called the London Anniversary Games. It also hosted several 2015 Rugby World Cup matches. The stadium can also hold concerts with up to 80,000 spectators and, due to its oval shape and relocatable seating, was deemed to have the potential to host other sports such as baseball and cricket. In June 2019, it hosted the first regular-season U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) game in Europe in which historic American League rivals the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees played a two-game series. MLB returned to London Stadium in June 2023 with a two-game series between National League rivals, the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets, also of the National League, contested the third "London Series" in 2024, with a fourth scheduled in 2026.
Entertainment wise, The Weeknd's After Hours til Dawn Tour broke two records at the stadium including the highest single night attendance of any show at London Stadium with over 80,000 people, and a total of 159,574 people over the span of two days.
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