# Northern Olympics campaign to get £7m in Healey’s budget

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-24T15:03:24+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/oct/24/northern-olympics-campaign-funds-john-healey-budget
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/northern-olympics-campaign-to-get-7m-in-healey-s-budget-99b7ee/

Fund will support feasibility study for potential bid to host Games in 2040s, backed by northern mayors and top athletes John Healey is to announce a £7m fund to examine a potential future bid to host the Olympics in northern England in his first budget as chancellor. The fund will be used to carry out a full feasibility study for a northern Games, which, if successful, would be held in the north

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