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Mayor Boris Johnson said the stadium should retain its 80,000‑seat capacity for possible football use.
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Olympics minister Tessa Jowell said the stadium would be reduced to a 25,000‑seat capacity and used for athletics.
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Tessa Jowell said there is no budget for maintaining an 80,000‑seat stadium between 2012 and 2018.
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The Government stated that London's 2012 Olympic Stadium will not be used for football if England hosts the 2018 World Cup.
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Mayor Boris Johnson had stated it would be "foolish" to rule out retaining the Olympic Stadium's 80,000 capacity for possible football use.
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Olympics minister Tessa Jowell stated that the stadium's capacity would be reduced to 25,000 and used for athletics.
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Tessa Jowell stated there is no budget for maintaining an 80,000 capacity stadium between 2012 and 2018.
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OLYMPICS: London’s 2012 Olympic Stadium will not be used for football if England host the 2018 World Cup, the Government said yesterday.
Mayor Boris Johnson had said it would be “foolish” to rule out retaining its 80,000 capacity for possible football use, but Olympics minister Tessa Jowell said it would be reduced to 25,000 and used for athletics. Jowell said: “There is no budget for maintaining an 80,000 stadium between 2012 and 2018.”
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