A feasibility study has projected that championships would generate an economic and social impact of more than 400 million
More than 100 of the most famous athletes in Great Britain have written to Prime Minister, urging the United Kingdom Government to bring the World Athletics Championship back to London in 2029.
In an open letter published today, the Olympic champions, the global medalists and the rising stars speak in one voice, asking the government to support the return to organize the championship in the London Stadium. Among them have won more than 750 medals in international championships, more than 300 of them gold.
Among The Signatories Are Many Legends of the Sport, Including Sir Mo Farah, Keely Hodgkinson, Dame Kelly Holmes, Jonathan Edwards, Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Paula Radcliffe, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Dina Asher-Smith and Daley Thompson-Representing Generations of Excellence and United in Their Message: This is a eleven-in-a-generation chance to inspire, unite, and deliver a durable national legacy.
The intervention of athletes adds more weight to the 2029 London campaign, directed by Athletic Ventures: the joint company between the athletics of the United Kingdom, the Marathon events in London and the Great Company. The offer proposes a world class championship at the London Stadium, which requires an injection of public funds (£ 45 million) in 2028. A feasibility study has projected that championships would generate an economic and social impact of more than tea.
“This is the time to offer something extraordinary,” said Hugh Brasher, event director of the London Marathon and Co -founder of Athletic Ventures. “London 2029 is not a risk; it is a return on investment for the United Kingdom. Athlete generations know the inspiring power of a local championship, but this is more than medals. It is a vision of what this country can achieve.
“With the government’s support in 2028, we will deliver the best world championships so far: commercial solids, enhanced by the community and resonant worldwide. It is ready to deliver more than 400 million in the economic and community impact acrost IK. The time to act.”
But athletes warn that without fast government support, the opportunity can happen. His open letter reminds the ministers that homemade events create moments of “once in life” for athletes and fans equally and leave legacies who “live in communities, schools and families in the coming years.”
“This is an offer rooted in credibility and ambition,” said Jack Buckner, CEO or Athletics of the United Kingdom and co -founder of Athletic Ventures. “We know what support can achieve at home and when our greatest athletes of the past and the present are unified with a message, their call should not be ignored. The best. We are ready. We now need the government to be with us.”
The 2029 offer process will begin this summer, with the organizers who urge ministers to commit in next week to ensure championships for the United Kingdom.
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