Olympic Games bid: The UK government has discussed hosting the Olympics in 2040

The UK government said it was “discussing supporting potential bids” for the 2040 Olympics and Paralympics.

It added that “preliminary work to examine whether the UK can host the Games for the first time since London 2012 will assess key factors such as potential costs, socio-economic benefits and likelihood (of success)”.

Ministers say they are also considering whether to support bids for golf’s Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup stages in the 2030s.

The last time the two-team competition was held in the UK was in 2014 and 2019 respectively, both at Gleneagles in Scotland.

Momentum has grown in recent months behind a potential attempt to bring the Olympics back to the UK for a fourth time.

Last year London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he wanted the city to bid for the 2040 Games.

With Los Angeles in the US and Brisbane in Australia hosting the 2028 and 2032 Games respectively, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is yet to choose cities to stage events in 2036 and beyond.

In December, the chair of the UK Sport Funding Agency told BBC Sport A bid is “to be desired” as Liverpool and Manchester could co-host.

In February, a group of political leaders Called on the government There was a “must” case for it to host the event, to ensure future bids would be based in the north of England.

The Ryder Cup is held every two years where 24 of the best players from Europe and the United States face off over three days in a matchplay competition. The two continents take turns hosting the event.

Bolton announced in March Bidding to host the Ryder Cup In 2035. If successful it will be staged in England for the first time in over 30 years.

England golf last year Called on the government to underwrite a bid to stage the Solheim Cup – a competition between top women golfers from Europe and the US – in the country for the first time.

As part of a new ‘Sporting Events Framework’, the government said it would make it a criminal offense to resell tickets for certain major sporting events such as Euro 2028 without authorisation, claiming it would “make it easier to bid for, secure and distribute major sporting events”.

England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland are hosting Euro 2028, while the UK is the sole bidder to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup.

In November, the government announced a law to ban the sale of tickets to sporting events at inflated prices – but this Not applicable to football.