Beijing was chosen to host the 2027 World Athletics Championships, The World Athletics Council announced at a meeting in Glasgow on Wednesday.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe declared:
“Congratulations to Beijing on their successful bid to host the World Athletics Championships in 2027, 12 years after our athletes lit up the National Stadium for the 15th edition of our global showpiece. With a population of more than 1.4 billion, China is one of the biggest sports markets in the world.”
Coe added that the last four World Athletics Indoor Championships were awarded to the world’s four largest economies: the US (Oregon), the EU (Budapest), Japan (Tokyo) and China (Beijing).
China will also host the World Athletics Indoor Championships in 2025 in Nanjing.
Previously, Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2022 Winter Games.
