Mayor Khan keen for London to make Olympics history
The Peninsula
London: London mayor Sadiq Khan wants the city to become the first to host the Games four times and would like to bid for them with the 2040 edition...
London: London mayor Sadiq Khan wants the city to "become the first to host the Games four times" and would like to bid for them with the 2040 edition the likeliest possibility, he told The Times on Monday.
The 54-year-old Labour mayor believes a successful bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships can be a launching pad for such a bid.
London last hosted the Summer Olympics in 2012, which was deemed hugely successful.
Los Angeles and Brisbane are hosting the 2028 and 2032 renewals, while there are hints that Saudi Arabia may go for 2036.
London, Los Angeles (including 2028) and Paris have hosted the Games three times.
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