Friday, November 11, 2011

London beat Doha as host city of 2017 IAAF World Championships




London beat Doha of Qatar in the bids for the right to host the 16th edition of the IAAF World Championships 2017, the result of the selection was announced in Monaco today.

History of the championships:
1st - 1983 - Helsinki
2nd - 1987 - Rome
3rd - 1991 - Tokyo

4th - 1993 - Stuttgart
5th - 1995 - Göteborg
6th - 1997 - Athens
7th - 1999 - Sevilla
8th - 2001 - Edmonton
9th - 2003 - Paris
10th - 2005 - Helsinki
11th - 2007 - Osaka
12th - 2009 - Berlin
13th - 2011 - Daegu

Upcoming:
14th - 2013 - Moscow
15th - 2015 - Beijing
16th - 2017 - London

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