London snubbed in favour of Nairobi for 2029 World Athletics Championships

Munich selected for 2031, president Seb Coe announces Source in British bid ‘gutted’ at double disappointment London’s bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships has ended in failure after it lost out to Nairobi, the Kenyan capital becoming the first African city to host the global championships.

At a press conference in Budapest the World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe, said the decision to go to Nairobi…