NEWS & ANALYSIS EVENT HOSTING
Three flagship Taekwondo competitions will be staged in England over the next three years following a successful bid from GB Taekwondo. The package of events, which will be held ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, includes the hosting of two World Taekwondo Grand Prix Series in 2017 and 2018, in London’s Copper Box Arena and Manchester’s Regional Arena respectively. Manchester will also host the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships after seeing off competition from Houston, Texas, USA. It will be staged in the Manchester Arena.
“Securing these events provides Taekwondo with a chance to drive real growth”
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Britain to host three Taekwondo championships
GB’s Jade Jones celebrating her gold medal win at the Rio Olympics London’s hosting of the 2017 Grand Prix is the first time an international Taekwondo event has been held in the capital since the 2012 Olympic Games. As part of the bidding process, GB Taekwondo made the commitment to invest in a four-year community Taekwondo programme to increase the profile of the sport in London and Manchester. “Securing these events for the UK provides Taekwondo with a massive
boost and a chance to drive real growth in the sport over the coming years, not just in London and Manchester, but right across the country,” said Steve Flynn, director of Taekwondo GB. UK Sport chief operating officer Simon Morton confirmed that the staging of the events would be backed by National Lottery funding distributed by the elite sports quango. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=a6u9m
Edgbaston gears up for first day/night Test in England Edgbaston in Birmingham has
Neil Snowball, chief
been selected by cricket’s
executive of Warwickshire
governing body to host the
County Cricket Club, said he
first ever day/night Test
was “thrilled” that Edgbaston
Match in England.
had been chosen as the first venue to host the new format.
The match against the West Indies – which will be the 50th
“Edgbaston staged the UK’s
Test Match to occur at the
first day/night domestic match
ground – will take place from
in 1997 and has a great history
17-21 August 2017, and is
of hosting and selling out some
being billed as an opportunity
of the biggest fixture in the
to attract “different fans and families to Test cricket”, with
Warwickshire CCC chief executive Neil Snowball
matches played between
game,” he added. “In turn, the Edgbaston atmosphere and experience has become iconic,
in the afternoon and evening
of Test match cricket,” said the
with England having a fantastic
fits with working patterns
chief executive of the England
record of victories here.”
attract more fans to the game
and modern lifestyles, while
and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
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and see how staging Test cricket
maintaining the deep tradition
Tom Harrison.
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2pm and 9pm. “It’s a great opportunity to
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