World Athletics designated Beijing as the headquarters of 2027 World Athletics Championships. The Chinese capital will again organize the biggest event in world athletics twelve years after it did in 2015. The World Athletics Council made the decision on Wednesday at its annual meeting held in glasgowwhere the indoor World Cup will be held from Friday (March 1 to 3).
In this way, the World Athletics Championships will hold two consecutive editions in Asia, as next year it will be contested in Tokyo. “With a population of 1.4 billion inhabitants, China is one of the largest sports markets in the world. It is the country that brought together the largest television audience in the Diamond League in 2023 with 368.9 million viewers and is a great opportunity for our sport to grow ,” said Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics. The highest body in world athletics has a pending account with the Asian country after suspending some of its competitions due to the outbreak of the pandemic, including the Nanjing Indoor World Cup, which will resume in March next year, five years later. .from its first date. Recognized by Sebastian Coe World of sports last December that they are looking for a location with a significant market and that they are very interested in debuting in India if the conditions are conducive to organizing a great event of the magnitude required by an Athletics World Cup .
“With China’s election, we have organized the last four World Cups in the world’s great economic powers: the United States (Oregon 2022), Europe (Budapest 2023), Japan (Tokyo 2025) and China (Beijing 2027), ” added the president. British. This decision is one that most anxious athletics fans are unaware of, after taking longer than usual to pick a spot. It should be remembered that one of the main sponsors of World Atheltics is the Chinese group Wanda, which also gives its name to the Atlético de Madrid stadium (Wanda-Metropolitano).
In 2022, Beijing became the first city in history to organize two Olympic Games in summer and winter. Barcelona’s dream of organizing an Athletics World Cup is far away and will not be realized until, at the earliest, 2029. The desire of World Athletics will continue to grow in number of followers thanks to the huge markets to explore and if India offers guarantees to be a good headquarters, it can be chosen.
Source: La Verdad
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