UK Sport sets sights on Britain hosting Women’s World Cup during 2030s

Tournament is ‘biggest UK has never hosted’ says deputy CEOUrban and e-sports prioritised as organisation adapts strategy

UK Sport has set its sights on bringing the Women’s World Cup to Britain for the first time in the 2030s – but has ruled out hosting the Olympic Games for at least 20 years.

Simon Morton, the deputy CEO of UK Sport, also revealed the organisation would be evolving its strategy to focus on urban and e-sports because the rise of Saudi money made it harder to bid for large sporting events.

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