Nairobi Wins Bid to Host First African World Athletics Championships in 2029
World Athletics President Seb Coe announces Nairobi will host the 2029 championships, while Munich is selected for 2031.
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First reported by The Guardian Sport, 9 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
7 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 15 Sept 2026. The Guardian Sport published first, on 15 September at 09:29 UTC; BBC Sport followed 10 min later. The most recent article, from BBC Sport, appeared on 16 September at 16:41 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Guardian Sport (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), BBC Sport, Sky News, SkySports, businessinsider.com, France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The Guardian SportLondon snubbed in favour of Nairobi for 2029 World Athletics Championships
- BBC SportLondon loses bid to host 2029 World Athletics as Nairobi named host
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraNairobi to host World Athletics Championships in 2029
- Sky NewsLondon misses out as major sports event to be held in Africa for first time
- SkySportsLondon misses out as Nairobi secures 2029 World Athletics Championships
- BBC SportHow Kenya won its bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships
- businessinsider.comKenya beats London, Rome and Munich to bring the World Athletics Championships to Africa for the first time
- France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesKenya: First World Athletics Championships to be held in Africa
- BBC SportAfrican greats inspired by the potential of Nairobi 2029
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Nairobi to host World Athletics Championships in 2029 Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- London snubbed in favour of Nairobi for 2029 World Athletics Championships The Guardian Sport ·
- African greats inspired by the potential of Nairobi 2029 BBC Sport
- Kenya: First World Athletics Championships to be held in Africa France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines
- Kenya beats London, Rome and Munich to bring the World Athletics Championships to Africa for the first time businessinsider.com
- How Kenya won its bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships BBC Sport
In this story
- Nairobi
- London
- Munich
- Rome
- Kenya
- Seb Coe