London's Olympic Stadium will host its first sporting event since the 2012 Games on the anniversary of the opening ceremony, it was announced on Thursday.
The London Grand Prix athletics meeting, part of the elite Diamond League series, is to be moved from its usual home at Crystal Palace and will take place on 27 July.
Mo Farah, who won gold medals in the 10,000m and 5,000m at the Olympics, said: "The atmosphere was electric during the Games, I'll never forget it, so it's great that the British fans, and athletes, will get to experience that again so soon after the Games."
Athletics tickets at the Games were among the most sought-after, and the heptathlon gold medallist Jessica Ennis hopes that the Grand Prix will give people who were left without a chance to see high-class athletics at the stadium.
She said: "It is brilliant to hear that the British Athletics London GP is going to be held at the Olympic Stadium a year after the Games.
"It will give athletes and fans who did not get to experience the amazing venue the chance to go there, and for those of us who had the most incredible experiences on the track and field, an opportunity to relive a few memories.
"Hopefully I will be there and using the competition as part of my preparation for the World Championships."
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