Why Brits and Sadiq Khan support London hosting the 2040 Olympics
More than half of Brits support a London bid to host the 2040 Olympics and Paralympics, exclusive polling for City AM has revealed. Two-thirds of Londoners would back the proposals, while 68 per cent of those who consider themselves sports fans are in favour of the capital bidding to stage the Olympics for a record-breaking fourth time. Polling for City AM by Ipsos found that 55 per cent of Britons were in favour and that only 12 per cent of the nation would be opposed to a 2040 bid, while 29 per cent were undecided. It comes as Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan recently threw his support behind the city hosting the Olympic Games, and taking on the likes of India and Saudi Arabia in making it happen. Read the full story here š https://www.cityam.com/majority-of-brits-support-london-2040-olympic-games-bid-polling-shows/ And read more of the story here š https://www.cityam.com/london-mayor-ready-for-london-olympics-bid-after-brit-backing/ Get more of City AM š š http://www.cityam.com X(formerly Twitter): http://twitter.com/CityAM Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cityam Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/city_am LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/cityam