Four bids made for Olympic ground

There have been three bids put forward alongside West Ham United's application for the Olympic Stadium.

The Championship club confirmed this morning that they had lodged an offer for the ground, which will be the centre of the London Games this summer.

It has emerged that there were 16 interested parties in the stadium but only four lodged official bids before today's lunchtime deadline, according to Sky Sports News.

The Hammers joint-chairmen David Gold and David Sullivan released a statement today claiming that they hope to keep the Olympic ground as West Ham's home for the next 99 years.