Liverpool is looking to appoint experts to play a pivotal role in securing major sporting events as part of the Sport Liverpool Board. Sport is synonymous with the Liverpool City Region – whether it’s our three famous football clubs; rugby league champions St Helens; as home to Open Championship golf courses at Royal Birkdale and Royal Liverpool or the world’s leading steeplechase at Aintree; from boxing, athletics, swimming – sport is in our DNA and it offers the perfect place […]
The City of Liverpool is celebrating the news it will be a host city for the UEFA EURO 2028 men’s championships. The international sporting spotlight will fall on the Liverpool City Region once again, with Everton FC’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock chosen as a venue of the successful UK and Ireland bid. Liverpool, which recently hosted Eurovision, will stage a fan festival throughout the championships, befitting one of the world’s most prestigious sporting occasions. The city, which hosted matches […]
A report into the success of the World Gymnastics Championships 2022 (WGC2022) has highlighted the legacy of the event and its lasting impact on the city’s young and old residents. The independent study into the Championships, which took place in the M&S Bank Arena from 29 October to 6 November 2022, has found that as a result of the event, by 2024, around 3,000 youngsters will have been directly involved in gymnastics thanks to 47 schools accessing in-person, coached taster […]
Nine action-packed days of competition, which saw 14 world titles claimed and 79 medals presented, has come to a close at the 51st FIG World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, with FIG President, Morinari Watanabe hailing the championships a success. Giving his final address he said: “The organising committee has created a wonderful stage and a wonderful Worlds. “As you know, the Beatles created a new music scene. Liverpool World Championships turned gymnastics from sports to entertainment this time. It is […]
The World Gymnastics Championships Liverpool 2022 has announced a free, interactive Fan Zone to be hosted in the Exhibition Centre Liverpool (Hall A) at the M&S Bank Arena for the duration of the Championships, which begin on 29 October and run until 6 November. The Fan Zone, which is open to both ticket holders and non-ticket holders alike, will welcome fans into the world of gymnastics and provide a social, fun space for both gymnastics’ enthusiasts and the general public. […]
The World Gymnastics Championships Liverpool 2022, which takes place from 29 October – 6 November, has developed an online education resource pack. It has the aim of inspiring and raising the aspirations of young people throughout Merseyside and across the UK, through engagement with the Championships. Designed in consultation with teachers, and launched in February this year, the pack includes cross-curricular worksheets, lesson plans and materials for teachers working with children from early years to Key Stage 3 to participate […]