Olympic Games Bid: UK Government Discusses Hosting Olympics in 2040s
Initial work will assess cost, socioeconomic benefits and bid chances as the government weighs bids for major events in the 2030s and 2040s.
- On Wednesday, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport announced it is "about supporting potential bids" for the Olympics and Paralympics in the 2040s, as well as bids for the Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup in the 2030s.
- Plans unveiled by the DCMS aim to make the United Kingdom the "go-to destination" over the next two decades, having previously announced plans to bid for the 2035 Fifa Women's World Cup.
- The British government wants to get the country "event ready" to potentially host another Olympics, with Euro 2028 co-hosting alongside the Women's T20 World Cup and Commonwealth Games this summer.
- Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the government aims to continue attracting prestigious sporting events to ensure the country enjoys the full range of economic and social benefits for generations to come.
- Initial work examining whether the United Kingdom could host the Games will assess key factors like potential cost, socioeconomic benefit, and success probability, while numerous countries are interested in hosting the 2036 Summer Olympics.
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The British government has officially begun investigations into an Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in the 2040s.
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British government eyes possible bid for Olympics in 2040s
The British government wants to get the country “event ready” to potentially host another Olympics. Discussions are happening “about supporting potential bids” for the Olympics and Paralympics in the 2040s, as well as bids for the Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup in the 2030s, according to an announcement
The Independent
The Independent (US)Government to consider bid for Olympics in drive to host more major sporting events
The Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup are also targets under a new strategy
And if London were to host, for the fourth time in its history, an edition of the Summer Olympic Games? After 1908, 1948 and 2012, the English capital could repeat with the Olympics 2040. An edition that will take place 28 years after the last one that had already taken place in London in 2012. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Culture, Media and Local Sports announced its interest in organising, again, this prestigious competition, preferably in four…
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