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Hamilton to host 2023 Grey Cup

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The CFL has awarded Hamilton the 2023 Grey Cup, the league announced Thursday.

"We have worked very closely with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and their fellow teams across the country, on this plan," CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie said in a statement.

Hamilton is hosting the 2021 championship as well and will now host two of the next three Grey Cups.

The league also announced that this year's Grey Cup, set to be played at Tim Hortons Field on Dec. 12, is expected to have a full-capacity crowd, though fans will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Grey Cup Week will be scaled down due to the pandemic, however, with plans for a major concert series and other big events shelved.

Due to those adjustments, Ambrosie described the league's Grey Cup plan as "exciting, responsible, and fair."

"It delivers an exciting and complete championship game-day experience for this year's Grey Cup game," Ambrosie continued, "it responsibly modifies our plan for Grey Cup Week this year due to circumstances beyond our control, and it's only fair to award another Grey Cup to Hamilton in 2023 so Hamilton gets an opportunity down the road to fully realize its bold and ambitious plans for hosting."

The 2022 Grey Cup is set to take place in Saskatchewan.

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