Birmingham beats Liverpool to lead England bid for Commonwealth Games

By Daily Sports on September 8, 2017

Birmingham has been chosen over Liverpool for England's bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has backed the West Midlands city, which would have to convince the Commonwealth Games Federation it should stage the event.

However, it must first be decided whether to go ahead with a formal bid.Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia is likely to be the main rival after Durban was stripped of the event in March.

The South African city originally won the bidding process in 2015 but the CGF was not convinced it could successfully host the event and started a search for a new host city.

Both Birmingham and Liverpool expressed early interest and put together competing bids.

Birmingham's proposal to create the UK's largest permanent athletics stadium supplemented by four indoor arenas was central to its bid.

"While both bids were of high quality, Birmingham's bid was considered particularly strong on its management of risk, its high quality existing venue infrastructure and its plans for a long term sporting legacy," said sports minister Tracey Crouch.

"The government will look at the final bid proposal from Birmingham and decide if a formal bid will be submitted to the Commonwealth Games Federation,” he said. (BBC)

•Photo shows Tracey Crouch.

Source Daily Sports

Posted September 8, 2017


 

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