{"id":481425,"date":"2025-10-07T23:11:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T23:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/481425\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T23:11:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T23:11:14","slug":"london-hailed-as-global-capital-for-womens-sport-as-1-4m-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/481425\/","title":{"rendered":"London hailed as global capital for women&#8217;s sport as 1.4m visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tWednesday 08 October 2025 12:01 am<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Updated:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tTuesday 07 October 2025 11:45 am\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tShare<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"social-share__popup-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tFacebook\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Facebook\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-share__popup-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tX\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Twitter\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-share__popup-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tLinkedIn\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on LinkedIn\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-share__popup-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tWhatsApp\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on WhatsApp\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-share__popup-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Email\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img width=\"742\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2237739048-e1759833509962.jpg\" class=\"media \" alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t\tLondon has been hailed as a global epicentre for women\u2019s sport after the Red Roses, Queen\u2019s Club, the Lionesses and athletics all contributed to 1.4m fans attending events in the capital.\t<\/p>\n<p>London has been hailed as a global epicentre for women\u2019s sport after the Red Roses, Queen\u2019s Club, the Lionesses and athletics all contributed to 1.4m fans attending events in the capital.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/kildunne-and-maher-honoured-with-barbie-dolls-celebrating-womens-sport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nearly 82,000 fans packed in to Allianz Stadium<\/a> in Twickenham last month to watch England beat Canada to win a first Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup since 2014, while thousands celebrated their success the following day at Battersea Power Station just months after an estimated 65,000 fans lined the streets of The Mall to welcome home the victorious Lionesses from their Euros triumph in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year thousands flocked to west London to watch women compete at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/hsbc-championships-why-sponsors-cant-get-enough-of-queens-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queen\u2019s Club for the first time in 50 years<\/a>, while more filled Wimbledon for the Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Throw in a sold-out athletics meet at London Stadium, nearly 75,000 at the Women\u2019s FA Cup final and the Netball Super League final at the O2 and women\u2019s sport has prospered in the capital across 2025.<\/p>\n<p>London at the heart<\/p>\n<p>Mayor of London <a href=\"https:\/\/www.london.gov.uk\/#:~:text=Sadiq%20Khan%20is%20the%20current%20Mayor.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sadiq Khan<\/a> said: \u201cAt the start of the year, I declared London the undisputed global capital for women\u2019s sport in 2025 and I am proud that our city has so emphatically delivered, with more than a million fans coming here to watch the world\u2019s best athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s little international women\u2019s sport taking place between now and the end of the year in the capital but the Lionesses will take on China at Wembley in late November as part of a series of games against various opponents across the country.<\/p>\n<p>But 2026 is set to welcome swathes of fans for women\u2019s sport yet again, with London a key host city for the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The capital will likely be at the heart of any successful bid to stage the 2029 World Athletics Championships, while Wembley Stadium will likely host the final of a successful 2035 Fifa Women\u2019s World Cup bid \u2013 for which the Home Nations bid is the sole entry.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/london-city-lionesses-spend-world-record-1-4m-on-grace-geyoro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">London City Lionesses spend world record \u00a31.4m on Grace Geyoro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\tSimilarly tagged content: <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tSections\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tCategories\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPeople &amp; 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