Nairobi, Kenya will be the first African host of athletics’ biggest event outside the Olympic Games Munich selected for 2031, announces president Seb CoeSource in British bid ‘gutted’ at double disappointmentLondon’s bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships has ended in heartbreak and failure after it lost out to Nairobi. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Nairobi, Kenya will be the first African host of athletics’ biggest event outside the Olympic GamesS1

• Munich selected for 2031, announces president Seb CoeSource in British bid ‘gutted’ at double disappointmentLondon’s bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships has ended in heartbreak and failure after it lost out to Nairobi. It marks an historic day for t...S2