Boris Johnson threw his weight behind London hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games today.
The Mayor suggested the capital would be able to put together a value for money bid as all the main venues were already in place.
His Olympics legacy adviser Neale Coleman has previously said the Olympic stadium would be the perfect place to host the Games in nine years’ time.
Mr Johnson said: "I'm pro it, I think it would be great to host the Commonwealth games in 2022, it would be wonderful for London. I would support such a bid."
He added: "There has been no guesstimate of the cost of hosting the Games but it would be far, far lower than the Olympics, a fraction of that because we have all the venues already."
Although the Mayor's support would be crucial to the capital winning the bid, Commonwealth Games England would be responsible for putting it together.
