John Archibald: Birmingham to Host 2021 World Games
Andrew Yeager | January 22, 2015
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Birmingham leaders are celebrating today’s announcement the city has won the chance to host the 2021 World Games. It’s an international competition of non-Olympic sports. Birmingham beat Lima, Peru, and Ufa, Russia, to capture the games. City officials are not only talking about history and civic pride but economic impact as well. We hear reaction from Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald.