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West Ham in race for Olympic Stadium

The LLDC said it was assessing proposals from the two, as well as from Leyton Orient Football Club and the UCFB College of Football Business, without saying when a decision was due.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone told Reuters he was not directly involved in the motor-racing bid which LLDC said was made in association with a company called Intelligent Transport Services.

"If they were to get permission to do it [use the stadium for a Grand Prix], then we would be more than happy to do something with them. But we have nothing to do with putting in a bid," he said.

"London is further ahead in planning legacy than any previous host Olympic city," LLDC chairman Daniel Moylan said.

Some local politicians fear the 80,000-seat venue could become a white elephant. A previous plan to sell the stadium to West Ham fell apart in October with the government citing "legal paralysis" after Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, which had a bid turned down, challenged the decision.