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London held the Olympics in 2012 (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sadiq Khan<\/a> wants London<\/a> to bid for the 2040 Olympics<\/a> and insists the capital can host the Games ‘brilliantly’ and ‘very cheaply’.<\/p>\n

London 2012 proved to be a monumental success<\/a> and Khan, Mayor of London since 2016, is determined to bring the Games back to the English capital.<\/p>\n

If successful, London would become the first city to host the Olympics four times.<\/p>\n

In an interview with The Times<\/a>, Khan set out his plan to make London the ‘sporting capital of the world’ and highlighted the economic benefits of staging major sport events.<\/p>\n

A new report published by the Mayor of London’s office says \u00a3230m was generated for the capital after London staged six high-profile events last year, including the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Khan intends to join forces with British Athletics and UK Sport to submit a proposal to host the World Athletics Championship in 2029.<\/p>\n

England, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales has already been confirmed as hosts for Euro 2028<\/a>, while the 2035 Women’s World Cup<\/a> will also land on these shores.<\/p>\n

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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But Khan has said he will hold meetings with the government ‘in the near future’ to discuss a bid for London to host the 2040 Olympics.<\/p>\n

‘I was in Paris last summer [for the 2024 Olympics] and I saw the transformation of their city,’ Khan said.<\/p>\n

‘But we could knock it out of the park in relation to the Olympics, using the assets we already have in the aquatics centre, the stadium, the velodrome. We could have some events outside of London too. London could be a hub.<\/p>\n

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2000: Sydney, Australia<\/p>\n

2004: Athens, Greece<\/p>\n

2008: Beijing, China<\/p>\n

2012: London, United Kingdom<\/p>\n

2016: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/p>\n

2020: Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

2024: Paris, France<\/p>\n

2028: Los Angeles, USA<\/p>\n

2032: Brisbane, Australia<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

‘When it comes to major sports events, the public and governments are not unreasonably nervous about a huge amount of money being spent on infrastructure.<\/p>\n

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