Liverpool will host the Special Olympics GB Summer Games in 2021.
Over 2,000 athletes with learning disabilities will take part in a number of sporting events when the event comes to the city from August 4 to 7.
The event, which returns to Merseyside for the first time since 1982, will see opening and closing ceremonies hosted at Sefton Park and the Echo Arena.
Several venues are set to host competitions with Greenbank Sports Academy and Wavertree Athletics Village confirmed to be among them.
Murton Mann, Special Olympics GB’s chairman, said: “We are looking forward to the support of the people of Liverpool and businesses of the city at this very significant sporting event.
“We are sure that the great City of Liverpool will provide a very successful and hugely memorable event for our athletes, their families, coaches and volunteers.
“The people of Liverpool are well known for their warm embrace and love of sport. So, what better host venue for our Special Olympics GB athletes to enjoy this landmark event in the lives.
“Liverpool is the most welcoming and inclusive city and we are proud to be heading there for our National Games.
“The economic benefit of hosting our National Games in Sheffield in 2017 was over £3.2m and we hope that Liverpool will enjoy similar benefits in addition to the magical and priceless atmosphere this Special Olympics’ event will create.”