Nairobi Awarded 2029 World Athletics Championships in Historic First for Africa
- On Tuesday, the World Athletics Council awarded the 2029 World Athletics Championships to Nairobi, marking the first time the senior global event will be held in Africa, while confirming Munich as the 2031 host.
- After an unsuccessful 2025 bid, Nairobi secured hosting rights by highlighting its proven track record staging the 2017 World U18 and 2021 World U20 Championships in the capital.
- World Athletics President Sebastian Coe called the bid "compelling and emotional," describing it as historic for Africa. The 60,000-capacity Kasarani Stadium will host the event during ongoing structural renovations.
- The win provides Kenyan athletes a rare opportunity to compete for global honors on home soil. Officials anticipate the event will accelerate national infrastructure development ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.
- Nairobi's 2029 championship follows Beijing's 2027 edition, with both September events designed to ensure the global athletics calendar reaches its climax at the end of the season across three continents.
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The announcement was made on Tuesday 15 September by the International Federation. In 2031, the competition will take place in Munich.
For the first time since its premiere in Helsinki in 1983, World Athletics Championships in Africa have been full. At its conference in Budapest, the Council of World Athletics awarded Nairobi these prestigious titles for 2029, and two years later the World Championships will take place in Munich.
The International Association of Athletics Federations announced on Tuesday that the 2029 and 2031 World Senior Championships will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, and Munich, Germany, respectively.
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