Overview

• The £900 million package, allocated from fiscal 2025/26 to 2028/29, splits £500 million for major events and £400 million for grassroots facilities nationwide.
• Major events backed include Euro2028 co-hosted with Ireland, the 2027 Tour de France Grand Depart in Edinburgh and the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
• Additional funding will support the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England this summer, the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham.
• Grassroots investment will finance new pitches, changing rooms and floodlighting to upgrade local sports infrastructure and promote public health.
• No public funding has yet been confirmed for a 2029 World Athletics Championships bid, while work continues on a proposal to host the 2035 Women’s FIFA World Cup.