Nairobi to Host 2029 World Athletics Championships in African First

Nairobi has been selected to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, with the Kenyan capital becoming ​the first African city to stage the ‌event.

World Athletics announced the decision on Tuesday after its council meeting in Budapest, while also awarding the 2031 edition to ​Munich.

Nairobi had previously failed in its bid ​to host the event in 2025, which went ⁠to Tokyo. The Kenyan capital previously staged the ​World U18 Championships in 2017 and the World U20 ​Championships in 2021.

Events will take place at Kasarani Stadium, which is being renovated ahead of hosting matches at the 2027 ​Africa Cup of Nations.

"Nairobi presented a compelling and ​emotional bid, and taking the World Athletics Championships to Africa for ‌the ⁠first time will be historic," said World Athletics President Sebastian Coe.

"Kenya is one of the great athletics nations. The sport is woven into the fabric of ​the country."

Munich ​will host ⁠the 2031 event at the Olympic Stadium, bringing the championships back to Germany ​for the first time since Berlin in ​2009.

“Germany ⁠has proved time and again that it is an outstanding and dependable host for major athletics events,” Coe ⁠said.

Both ​events will take place in the ​month of September, in line with the 2027 championships in Beijing.

Source:Reuters