Nairobi Awarded 2029 World Athletics Championships in Historic First for Africa
- On Tuesday, World Athletics confirmed Nairobi as host of the 2029 World Athletics Championships, marking the first time the senior event will be staged in Africa, while Munich was awarded the 2031 edition.
- Nairobi returned with a stronger proposition following an unsuccessful 2025 bid, highlighting structural upgrades to the 60,000-capacity Kasarani Stadium undergoing complete overhaul ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.
- World Athletics President Sebastian Coe described the Nairobi bid as "compelling and emotional," noting Kenya ranks second on the all-time World Athletics Championships medal table with 182 total medals.
- According to Elijah Mwangi, hosting provides Kenyan athletes the rare opportunity to compete for global honors on home soil, while officials believe the event will accelerate national infrastructure development.
- World Athletics aims to expand the sport's global footprint across three continents, with Beijing hosting in 2027, followed by Nairobi in 2029 and Munich in 2031, all scheduled for September.
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Nairobi will host the 2029 outdoor World Athletics Championship and become the first African city to receive the event, announced World Athletics on Tuesday (15). The capital of Kenya surpassed the London, Rome and Munich votes, which will host the 2031 World Athletics Championship, announced the highest body of athletics after a meeting of its council in Budapest, home of the newly closed Ultimate Championship.
World Athletics designated the Kenyan capital as the venue of the international competition in 2029, marking a historic milestone for the continent.
On Tuesday, the international athletics federation World Athletics officially announced that the 2029 World Athletics Championships will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, and the 2031 World Championships will be held in Munich, Germany.
A decisive step in athletics. Nairobi will organize in 2029 the first absolute open-air World Cup to be held in Africa. World Athletics announced this Tuesday in Budapest the election of the Kenyan capital, a country of very long tradition with some of the great protagonists of recent years: Faith Kipyegon, Eliud Kipchoge, David Rudisha... The championship will arrive in Kenya after having won in experience hosting several lower-class World Cham…
A reference nation in many disciplines, Kenya has supplanted London and Rome. President William Ruto promises an unforgettable championship to honour the confidence of the international federation Kenya will host in 2029 the first World Athletics Championships held in Africa, a historic decision hailed Tuesday by Nairobi. Worlds 2031 were awarded in Munich, Germany, added the international forum at the end of a council held in Budapest, after th…
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