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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Rachel Steinberg

Keely Hodgkinson and Mo Farah spearhead government plea to back London World Championships

Olympic gold medallists Keely Hodgkinson and Sir Mo Farah are among more than 100 athletes calling for the Prime Minister to financially back a London bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships.

In a letter, penned one week before Chancellor Rachel Reeves presents her spending review, the authors argue the impact of the event "goes far beyond medals and headlines" and implore Sir Keir Starmer to affirm Government's support because "the window to act is short."

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