00:00Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday held Nairobi's successful bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, the first time
00:09the event will be held in Africa.
00:11Ruto on X, formerly Twitter, wrote that this is Kenya's moments, Africa's moments and a victory for generations of athletes
00:19who made the nation synonymous with the excellence of the track.
00:22Kenya has long been a superpower in distance running and is second on the all-time world's medal table behind
00:29only the United States.
00:30The World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said taking the championship to Africa for the first time will be historic.
00:37AC announced the decision following the ultimate championship in Hungary.
00:43London was unsuccessful with the bid for 2029 after last hosting in 2017, while Rome was the other losing candidate.
00:50The next year's world championships run for 10 days against three for the new ultimate championship with a full slate
00:58of events.
00:58That means including competitions like the men's triple jump, short put, walks and marathon, which weren't on the schedule in
01:05Budapest last week.
01:07Kenya boasts of many award-winning athletes that include Kipchoge Keino, Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Faith Kipiegon.
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