Onuora urges UK to spread multi-sport events

Olympian Anyika Onuora said that walking into Birmingham's Alexander Stadium during the Commonwealth Games, felt like she was attending a Beyoncé concert. And following the success of Birmingham 2022, Onuora, whose home city of Liverpool also submitted a bid to host the Games, hopes opportunities to host a major multi-sport event are spread throughout the UK in future. Ad «The Alexander Stadium looked incredible when I went last night,» said Onuora, speaking on the SportsAid Vault podcast.

AthleticsMatthew Hudson-Smith backed for European success by Iwan ThomasYESTERDAY AT 09:20 «I did not even recognise it. I was saying to one of the guys, I felt like I was walking into a Beyoncé concert. »I saw Jessica Ennis-Hill and she was like, 'yes, I really want to compete.

Look at the crowd.' And I was like, 'well, not me girl!' Like, not me, I am good. «I just loved watching the athletes and allowing them to have their moment from a spectator's side. We do such a fantastic job of holding events, like major, major events.

»So, it is important that other cities around the UK are given the opportunity. I would love to see more of that." Each episode of the SportsAid Vault Podcast provides listeners with unique insights into the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The second series of the podcast, hosted by BBC Sport presenter, commentator, and reporter Tom Gayle, is inspired by the Team England Futures programme, being delivered by SportsAid on behalf of Commonwealth Games England and Sport England and saw over 1,000 talented young athletes and aspiring support staff attend Birmingham 2022.