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Doha wins bid for 2019 worlds
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DOHA will host the 2019 athletics world championships, winning a secret IAAF vote yesterday after losing out to London three years ago.
The Qatari capital beat out bids from Eugene, Oregon, and Barcelona in a vote by members of the IAAF council.
Doha’s victory was another sporting boost for Qatar, the oil-rich country that will host the World Cup in 2022.
The bid teams from all three cities made final presentations to IAAF officials ahead of the vote at a Monte Carlo hotel. IAAF President Lamine Diack announced the winning bid.
The athletics world championships are held every two years. Beijing will host next year’s worlds and London will stage the championships in 2017.
Eugene was attempting to bring the world championships to the United States for the first time since they were established in 1983. Instead, Qatar made history as the first Arabic country to host the outdoor worlds.
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