London could get new 25,000-seat ‘Colosseum’ multi-sport arena

The stadium would be the biggest indoor arena in the UK, dethroning Manchester’s Co-Op Live (Picture: Jericho Estates)

East London’s new multi-use sports venue will be bigger than the O2 and will be a key venue for basketball, according to plans.

The aptly-named ‘London Colosseum’ will have a capacity of 25,000 people, making it 25% bigger than the 20,000-seat Greenwich venue – the capital’s largest at the moment.

The proposed Stratford mega-arena would also be bigger than Manchester’s 23,500-seater Co-op Live, currently the country’s largest.

The new...