▁control ▁of ▁costs ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁host ▁nation ▁was ▁still ▁under ▁r ation ing , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁total ▁exp end iture ▁of ▁around ▁£ 7 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁ven ues ▁were ▁already ▁in ▁place ▁and ▁required ▁only ▁temporary ▁modifications . ▁The ▁organ izing ▁committee ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁build ▁an ▁Olympic ▁Village ; ▁instead , ▁foreign ▁athlet es ▁were ▁hous ed ▁in ▁makes h ift ▁cam ps ▁at ▁military ▁bases ▁and ▁colleg es ▁around ▁London , ▁while ▁local ▁athlet es ▁were ▁told ▁to ▁stay ▁at ▁home . ▁Despite ▁these ▁measures , ▁the ▁combined ▁ven ues ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁recorded ▁the ▁highest ▁attend ance ▁figures ▁for ▁a ▁Games ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁Empire ▁Stadium ▁( l ater ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁W emble y ▁Stadium ) ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁ven ue , ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁City ▁Stadium , ▁which ▁had ▁assumed ▁that ▁role ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁This ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Empire ▁Stadium ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁greater ▁number ▁of ▁events , ▁reducing ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁additional ▁ven ues ▁to ▁be ▁found . ▁A ▁new ▁approach ▁road ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁connect ▁the ▁stad ium ▁to ▁the ▁nearby ▁W emble y ▁Park ▁t ube ▁station , ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁agreed ▁that ▁W emble y ▁Stadium ▁Ltd . ▁would ▁cover ▁the ▁costs ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁a ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁proceed s ▁for ▁the ▁events ▁held ▁there