LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - ⁠London has formally submitted its final bid to ⁠stage the 2029 World Athletics Championships, with organisers ‌saying the event could generate more than £400 million ($530 million) in economic and social benefits.

• Athletic Ventures (AV), a joint venture between UK ​Athletics, London Marathon Events and ⁠the Great Run Company, ⁠submitted the final bid documents to World Athletics on Thursday.

• ⁠The ‌bid proposes hosting the championships at the London Stadium, which staged the 2012 Olympic ⁠Games and the 2017 World Athletics Championships.

• ​UK Athletics ‌CEO Jack Buckner called the bid a long-time ⁠part of ​Britain's Olympic legacy plans, saying "We're delighted that we have reached agreement with the London Stadium and West Ham United ⁠for the use of the London ​Stadium."

• Great Run Company CEO Paul Foster said London had submitted an "outstanding bid", citing the city's record of ⁠hosting major athletics events including the Olympics, World Championships, London Marathon and Diamond League meeting.

• London Marathon Events CEO Hugh Brasher said the championships would deliver ​more than £400 million in economic ⁠and social benefits and would be accompanied by mass-participation ​events across Britain.

• World Athletics is ‌expected to announce the host ​city for the 2029 World Championships in September.

(Reporting by Lori Ewing, editing by Ed Osmond)