Athletics News
GB track stars Keely Hodgkinson and Dina Asher-Smith have made jovial criticisms of West Ham after it emerged the club could prevent the 2029 World Athletics Championships from taking place in London.
The club reportedly don't want to give up the use of the stadium for the required time period.
Hodgkinson has won Olympic gold and silver medals in the 800 metres and recently won the World Indoor Championships.
Highlighting the story on her X account, Hodgkinson wrote: "The GB team will bring back more medals to that stadium than West Ham have seen in their entire history."
Asher-Smith, a three-time Olympic medallist herself who won the 200 metres gold medal at the World Championships in 2019, also took to social media to urge West Ham to support the competition.
"Literally at the Olympic Park today to kickstart something ahead of London 2028/29," she wrote.
The London Stadium was built for the 2012 Olympics, and was the stage for iconic moments at those Games, before becoming the home of West Ham United Football Club.
The stadium has continued to hold athletics events, including the World Championships in 2017 among others.
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