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leisure opportunities 17 – 30 Oct 2017 Issue 721
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UK Sport's decade of ‘mega events’ A £200m masterplan to host a decade of so-called 'mega events', the finest sporting attractions in the international calendar, has been revealed by UK Sport. Events such as the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2021 UEFA European Women’s Championships are among the list of targets, with UK Sport stating that it is “actively considering the feasibility of mega events in a number of other sports”. Other prospects are believed to include the Champions League final in 2023, parts of the Tour de France in 2021 and athletics' World Championships in 2027 or 2029, according to the BBC which claims to have seen confidential
■■Following the success of the 2012 London Olympics the UK wants more mega events
documents from UK Sport. Bids for the events before 2025
The government estimates the
will be supported by almost £30m of
programme will attract more than
National Lottery funding over eight years,
seven million spectators and generate
building on the UK’s success in securing
a direct economic impact of more than
the 2018 Women’s Hockey World Cup,
£440m to host cities and regions. The
2018 Boccia World Championships,
total cost of staging both secured and
2019 Netball World Cup and 2019
targeted events is estimated at £194m.
World Road Cycling Championships.
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