The United States is not only thinking of applying for the Summer Olympic Games in 2024. Another candidacy, led by Alabama, is in the pipeline for the organization of the World Games in 2021. The city of Birmingham is one of the three finalists for hosting this global event intended for non-Olympic sports, with Lima, in Peru, and Ufa, in Russia. At the end of last week, she received a delegation from the International World Games Association, who came to inspect the American system. A device presented as one of the most compact available, with competition sites only 5 to 10 minutes away by car. The choice of the host city for the 2021 World Games will be made next January.
— Published on October 20, 2014
