LONDON (AP) — IOC president Jacques Rogge has praised London’s Olympic Stadium after visiting the flagship venue for the 2012 Games.
Rogge, accompanied by London organizing chief Sebastian Coe, toured the 80,000-seat stadium on Monday at the start of the latest IOC inspection visit of the host city.
The two men helped drill the stadium’s 2,012th seat into place as construction crews worked on clearing the infield of the arena.
Rogge says the stadium is “beautiful” and “intimate” and will leave a “great legacy” for the city. He says he hopes the stadium will retain its athletics track after the games.
Rogge was to meet later Monday with British Prime Minster David Cameron.
