Stadium row puts 2017 bid at risk
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Your support makes all the difference.London's bid to host the 2017 World Championships could be derailed by the legal dispute over the Olympic Stadium.
Tottenham Hotspur have sought a judicial review of the decision to hand the stadium to West Ham. IAAF president Lamine Diack said members would be deterred by a lengthy dispute. "If the legal problems are continuing you must convince my colleagues and many of them will say no," he said.
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