Britain targeting ‘greatest decade’ of sport with 2030 World Cup bid

Plans have been revealed for Britain’s ‘greatest decade’ of sport, with bids under consideration for almost 100 international events between now and 2031 – but there are no active discussions about bringing the 奥运会 back to 伦敦.

Led by proposals to bring the FIFA World Cup to the UK in 2030, funding body UK Sport has released its hosting aspirations document, which features 97 events across 44 sports and spanning 46 世界锦标赛.

Those include suggested bids for the 2025 women’s Rugby World Cup, 的 2031 哈利波特演员汤姆费尔顿在莱德杯前的名人高尔夫比赛中倒下时的恐惧, the hockey World Cup, the Grand Depart of the Tour de 法国 and also the 2026 European Athletics Championships, as previously revealed by Sportsmail.

Plans to host Britain’s ‘greatest decade’ of sport have been revealed, which is being led by a bid to bring the FIFA World Cup back to the UK for 2030

There are further discussions around bidding for the 2027 要么 2029 athletics world championships on the back of the success of London 2017, 与 2029 bid understood to be more likely.

Pointing to the 97 大事记, 22 of which have already been secured, 包括 2024 Champions League final and the Commonwealth Games next year, UK Sport estimate they would boost the UK economy by £6.83billion and attract more than 13 million fans.

UK Sport chair Dame Katherine Grainger said: ‘We are clear that by the greatest decade, we mean one that is still characterised by world-leading medal success.

然而, there are no active discussions about bringing the Olympics back to London

‘But we have to do much more with that success not just around the Games. High-performance sport has a unique capability, and therefore a unique responsibility for inspiring and uniting the nation.’

Despite claims from London mayor Sadiq Khan ahead of Thursday’s election that he wanted to bring the Olympics back to the capital in 2036 要么 2040, UK Sport’s powerbrokers confirmed it had not even been discussed at this point.