Africa Business Radio

Kenya confirmed its bid to host the 2025 athletics world championships, which if accepted, would bring the event to Africa for the first time.Athletics Kenya chief Jackson Tuwei told AFP that they formally confirmed the bid to host the global championships on Friday, October 1 which was the deadline set by World Athletics.Kenyan sports minister Amina Mohammed first announced the country’s bid for the 2025 world championships in Doha in September 2019, after WA said the global event would be held on a rotational basis across continents.