West Ham sign being dismantled as London Stadium prepares for IAAF World Championships

The giant West Ham sign on top of the London Stadium is being dismantled this week as the venue is re-converted to athletics in time for the IAAF World Championships in August.

Work commenced today to take down the sign. It will be stored along with other branding and signage, before being re-installed after the World Athletics Championships which finish on 13 August, a day after the start of the new Premier League season.

West Ham meanwhile, are set to play their first three matches away from home, while the stadium is returned to its former condition, including the re-erection of temporary seating over the athletics track.

The one-off obligation to have a ‘clean stadium’, both for the World Para Athletics Championships from July 23-14 and the World Athletics Championships from August 4 -13, was part of the concession agreement in 2013 to embrace the stadium’s athletics legacy following the Olympic Games there.

The club’s store and ticket office will however remain open throughout the summer.