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\t\tThe first steps have been taken to see Great Britain host the Olympics in 2040s\t<\/p>\n\t\t\tSunday 17 May 2026 12:01 am
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\t\tThe first steps have been taken to see Great Britain host the Olympics in 2040s\t<\/p>\n
The first steps have been taken to see Great Britain host the Olympics, in the North of England, for the first time since London 2012.<\/p>\n
The government this morning commissioned an \u201cinitial strategic assessment\u201d into the potential for the North of England to stage the quadrennial games in the 2040s.<\/p>\n
Though any decision to bid for the Olympics is down to the British Olympic Association<\/a>, the government will scope out whether vast swathes of the North could collaborate to host the Games.<\/p>\n It would be the first time Britain would host the Olympic Games outside of the capital, which itself has staged the tournament on three occasions.<\/p>\n It follows successful multi-sport events in Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham in the form of the Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n The plans, announced by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, come as part of a wider so-called growth agenda and follows a King\u2019s Speech which included<\/a> a new Sporting Events Bill<\/a> that plans to cut red tape to help in the staging of global tournaments.<\/p>\n Olympics back in Britian?<\/p>\n And the announcement comes with plans of a \u201cStadium Regeneration Accelerator\u201d to help towns and cities across England develop \u201cpriority sports infrastructure development projects \u2013 such as stadiums \u2013 that can help deliver local regeneration and commercial growth\u201d.<\/p>\n The UK will this year host the Women\u2019s T20 Cricket World Cup and European Athletics Championships, while the Home Nations will stage the Euros in 2028.<\/p>\n