Rome (Italy) and Bydgoszcz (Poland) have been selected to host the
2016 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World
Athletics Series events that were stripped from Russia.
Rome will stage the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships after
beating off competition from Guayaquil (Ecuador), Kiev (Ukraine) and
Monterrey and Bydgoszcz will host the IAAF World U20 Championships.
A total of 19 Council members took part in the two votes.
IAAF
President Sebastian Coe, for the sake of neutrality as the head of the
Council, did not participate and will also not vote in any future host
city decisions.
Sebastian Coe commented:
“Many congratulations to Rome and Bydgoszcz. The speed in which you
assembled detailed applications and at such short notice has been
inspiring. Your bids were impressive and we look forward to celebrating
the achievements of the world’s best race walkers and under-20 aged
athletes in your cities. I gratefully acknowledge the interest shown by
all the member federations who took part in this process. Thank you on
behalf of the athletes for helping us to ensure that these competitions
will take place.”
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