What Losing Athletics to Nairobi Tells Us About Future World Cup and Olympic Bids

What losing athletics to Nairobi tells us about future World Cup and Olympic bids

England winning a World Cup in our lifetime. This may appear as elusive as ever, but hosting it may be more achievable. Particularly given our stadia, infrastructure and track record for hosting major global events.  The signals from Downing Street suggest a similar plan. There’s talk of a potential 2042 World Cup in Great Britain, [...]

African greats inspired by the potential of Nairobi 2029

THE decision to award the 2029 World Athletics Championships to Nairobi has prompted an outpouring of celebration across Africa. Ethiopian great Haile Gebrselassie, a two-time Olympic 10,000m champion, congratulated the whole continent on the “wonderful news” following the announcement by World Athletics on Tuesday morning. The Kenyan capital saw off former Olympic Games hosts London […]

World Athletics makes Kenya, Africa’s dream real

When World Athletics announced on Tuesday that Kenya would host the first World Athletics Championships on African soil, one could bet that adrenaline surged as fast as Ferdinand Omanyala through the minds and hearts of staunch athletics fans on the continent as the African dream finally came true. The World Athletics Council selected Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as the host of the 2029 World Athletics Championships. “Taking the World Athletics Cha…

Nairobi gears up to host World Athletics championships

For first time in the championships’ history, the global athletics showcase will take place on...