Athletics: London's bid team for the 2017 athletics world championships has claimed Tottenham Hotspur's legal efforts to take over the stadium are irrelevant.
The evaluation commission of the world athletics governing body flew straight to rival 2017 bidder Doha having been "impressed" by London, which plans to use the Olympic stadium from the 2012 Games in six years' time.
The athletics track was laid at the stadium on Monday but a row had threatened its existence after the Olympics with Premier League soccer club Tottenham Hotspur seeking a judicial review on the decision to grant West Ham United the use of the stadium.
Unlike Tottenham, West Ham have agreed to keep the athletics track and British double Olympic 1,500 metres champion Coe was happy the IAAF had been convinced.
"The Tottenham issue is an irrelevance and it was made very clear to the IAAF that is was an irrelevance," he said.
"Not my words but the words of the chairman of the evaluation commission - as far as he is concerned this is a issue that has been resolved. The track is there to stay."
Commission chief Bob Hersh told reporters he had been "concerned" about the issue before the visit but that they were satisfied with the assurances despite London having to ditch plans to host the 2005 championships several years ago.
Coe, who is also on the IAAF Council and will vote on who hosts the 2017 world championships, believes Britain's strong heritage in athletics could help them beat Doha even if the IAAF has tended to favour newer markets with recent hosts.