Eugene (AFP)
The International Council of Athletics Federations announced the selection of the Japanese capital, Tokyo, to host the twentieth edition of the World Championships in 2025, four years after it organized the Olympic Games in a closed stadium due to the “Covid-19” virus.
The International Federation wrote in a press release: “In 2025, Tokyo will have the opportunity to fill its Olympic stadium with athletics fans who were deprived of the opportunity to attend the Tokyo Olympics due to epidemic restrictions, and Tokyo outperformed the cities of Singapore, Nairobi and Silesia (Poland).
“Following very strong bids to host the 2025 World Championships in Athletics, Tokyo has submitted a convincing candidate,” said Sebastian Coe, president of the British International Federation.
“I hope this will be a shining light for Japan, as it celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Japan Athletics Federation in 2025, by bringing world-class athletics back to the people of Tokyo,” he added.
It is the second time that Tokyo will host the World Championships, after the first in 1991, in a version that saw the American Mike Powell break the world record in the long jump competition “8.95 meters”, which is still standing so far, erasing another record for his compatriot Bob Beamon is ” 8.90 m” achieved in 1968.
“History has shown that we have the ability and energy to host the best athletes in the world and inspire international fans,” JFA president Mitsuji Ogata said in a statement.
“We promise that the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo will be full of fans, and become an unforgettable experience for the athletes and every participant,” he added.
The International Federation Council met on the sidelines of the eighteenth edition of the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, after it was postponed for a year due to the Corona pandemic, and it is the first time that the World Athletics Championships will be held in the United States, and the nineteenth edition will be held next year in Budapest.
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