Nairobi to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships
Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, will host the 2029 World Athletics Championships. This will be the first time in history that the World Athletics Championships are held in Africa, YLE News reports.
Nairobi beats European contenders
In the competition for the right to host the tournament, Nairobi surpassed London, Munich and Rome. The future hosts of the World Championships were selected by the council of the international athletics federation World Athletics. The council meeting was held on Tuesday in Budapest.
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The 2031 Championships
During the same meeting, the World Athletics council selected the host of the 2031 World Championships. The tournament will be hosted by the German city of Munich.
Munich was one of the three European cities that Nairobi surpassed in the competition to host the 2029 Championships. At the same time, the city received the right to host the World Championships two years later.
