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Kenya wins bid to host 2029 World Athletics Championships

The World Athletics Council picked Nairobi for 2029, ahead of three other bids, with Germany hosting again two years later in Munich; Kenya's golds now get a home address.

On air: Brock Thunderson and Kenji Moonfield on Finally, Some Good News
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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentKenya will host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, in Nairobi, after the World Athletics Council announced the decision at its meeting in Budapest.

  2. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistIt's the first time the championships come to Africa, and Sebastian Coe called Nairobi's bid, quote, compelling and emotional. I'm fine.

  3. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThere's just a front moving through my eyes.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCoe also said it wasn't easy, because there were four strong bids.

  5. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistKenya has seventy-two World Championship golds and thirty-eight Olympic golds, per Africanews, and I bet not one was won at home.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA hundred and ten golds, all on the road.

  7. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistEvery one of them came with jet lag, and I'm crying again.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRated: very good news. And the next gold comes with a nap.

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The story so far

  1. Employee theft squeezes small businesses across Africa · BBC
  2. Smith out of third Test as Australia bowl first · Yahoo Sports
  3. South Africa picks Durban for Olympic, Paralympic bid · Yahoo Sports
  4. Explorer finishes 500-mile kayak paddle through Africa · ABC News
  5. Kenya wins bid to host 2029 World Athletics Championships (this story)

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