Sunday, 9 May 2021
UK Sport and the British Olympic Association (BOA) have offered tentative support towards exploring a potential bid for a future Olympic and Paralympic Games but say no talks have been held to date, after Sadiq Khan vowed to establish an exploratory committee after winning a second term as London Mayor.
Khan made the pledge on Tuesday (May 4) with voting closing in the London Mayoral election two days later.
He claimed a Games would create "thousands of new jobs, boost tourism and solidify London as the sporting capital of the world."
Khan said leading figures would form part of an exploratory committee and claimed the Games could be the most sustainable edition to date, utilising existing venues from London 2012.