What is London Stadium?
'''London Stadium''' is a multi-purpose stadium located at [[Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park]] in [[Stratford, London|Stratford]], [[London]]. It was the main stadium for the London [[2012 Olympic Games]]. It used to be called '''Olympic Stadium''' and the '''Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park'''. On 22 March 2013, [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] secured a 99-year lease on the Olympic Stadium, with it planned to be used as the football club's home ground from the [[2016–17_Premier_League|2016-17 season]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21684372|title=Olympic Stadium: Barry Hearn calls for judicial review|date=2013-03-06|access-date=2019-11-21|language=en-GB}}</ref> In September 2015, the British Government rejected holding an inquiry into the arrangement that was pressed for by rival clubs who argued West Ham United were being given an unfair advantage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/government-rejects-arsenal-chelsea-and-tottenham-fan-coalitions-bid-for-public-inquiry-into-west-ham-a2926561.html|title=Fan coalition's bid for West Ham Olympic stadium inquiry rejected|date=2015-09-03|website=Evening Standard|language=en|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> On 8 May 2018, [[Major League Baseball]] announced a two-year deal to host a series of [[baseball]] games at the London Stadium in [[2019 MLB season|2019]] and 2020. The [[Boston Red Sox]] and [[New York Yankees]] (a [[Yankees–Red Sox rivalry|major rivalry]] in the [[American League]]) played a two-game series at the stadium from 29 to 30 June 2019, branded as the [[2019 MLB London Series]]. The London Stadium has occasionally held concerts since the end of the Olympics in 2012. == References == {{reflist}} {{Premier League venues}} {{UK-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:2012 establishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Major League Baseball venues]] [[Category:2010s establishments in England]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Newham]]