Published: 18:37, 2 April 2026 | Updated: 18:42, 2 April 2026

Powerbrokers behind London's bid to stage the 2029 World Athletics Championships are pushing ahead with their plans despite failing to resolve a tense stand-off with West Ham United over the use of the former Olympic stadium.

Daily Mail Sport understands the government-backed proposal for the event will be formally submitted on Thursday evening, ahead of the April 3 deadline imposed by World Athletics.

However, as we previously revealed, West Ham are trenchantly opposed to the central strand of a project that would necessitate them vacating the London Stadium for roughly three weeks in September 2029.

Multiple sources have indicated that senior Downing Street figures and the London Mayor's office have been involved in attempts to resolve the impasse, but the club's position has not softened amid fears they would be placed at a competitive disadvantage by playing a succession of away fixtures.

Daily Mail Sport has learned that West Ham contacted the Premier League, EFL and UEFA in recent weeks to ascertain the feasibility of an altered schedule. But sources say...