News from John Biggs: Biggs Welcomes World Championships to Stratford

Following today’s announcement that London is set to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships, Local London Assembly member, John Biggs, has today congratulated UK Athletics for their hard fought campaign.

Local London Assembly member, John Biggs said: “After failing to stage the Championships in 2001, 2005 or 2015, this represents a great victory for London.”

“With the world class facilities that we now have in Stratford I am sure that this will be just the start of a long association between East London and world class athletics.”

“A stadium that will be used for major events as well as by the local community is something I have campaigned long and hard for. I hope today’s announcement will mean that the Olympic Stadium will not turn into a white elephant.”

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1. John Biggs is the London Assembly member for City and East, covering the boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, Barking & Dagenham and the City of London.