Kenya loses bid to host 2025 World Athletics Championships

The news was released just before the 2022 Championships in the US state of Oregon got underway.

Kenya loses bid to host 2025 World Athletics Championships
Kenyan athletes have dominated middle- and long-distance races for decades

Tokyo will host the 2025 World Athletics Championships after knocking out Singapore, Kenya, and Poland for the honor.

In making the announcement, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe noted that Tokyo stood out among a very competitive field of contenders.

The news was released just before the 2022 Championships in the US state of Oregon got underway.

Because of the coronavirus outbreak, Tokyo held a postponed Olympics behind closed doors the previous year.