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The government is looking into a potential bid for the north of England to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the 2040s. Would you like to see the Games come to Leeds and the north? What Olympic sport would you like to train for if you could?

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00:00I think a city like Leeds ought to have that sort of thing you know it's a big city why
00:04not let's
00:05have a let's have it uh absolutely yes we don't want everything london and southeast centric
00:10so Leeds has a lot to offer we've got good sporting facilities good accommodation and
00:16hopefully a legacy after sounds like a great idea i think you know what if um infrastructure plans
00:22go ahead with Ellen Road and if they get a few sports sites other sport venues create a few
00:31other sport venues i think it'll be all right hopefully by then we're promised trams as well
00:36i think i think we'll be just about ready for a couple olympic events by the time it rolls around
00:42and i would really love to see it i think it would be great for the city to be honest
00:45i think it would
00:45bring a lot of culture and atmosphere that is kind of missing at minute Leeds and Manchester is like
00:50the biggest two cities besides Liverpool as well but the olympics being here in Leeds is actually
00:56going to be sick and insane yeah um especially i play basketball so i would like to see some
01:01basketball over here maybe i could like be part of it as well 2040 who knows i'm like excited for
01:06it as
01:06well like it would be good for Leeds as a whole and i think it would be really interesting to
01:13see
01:13it happen here coming up like i've never been to him as well so regards me competing on one
01:20no we're not unless they do the shove half penny or something like that look if we can manage that
01:25no it's it's good it's good and then pixie's you know good
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