# Kenya to host first World Athletics Championships in Africa in 2029

https://mins.news/en/item/61283

- France 24, 2026-09-16 15:36 UTC
- Sports
- Original: http://www.france24.com/en/video/20260916-kenya-first-world-athletics-championships-to-be-held-in-africa

> The World Athletics Championships will be staged in Africa for the first time when Kenya hosts the event in 2029. World Athletics President Sebastian Coe called the country’s bid “convincing and moving.”

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