Coe meets Ruto to discuss Kenya’s preparations for 2029 World Athletics Championships

World Athletics President Lord Sebastian Coe was on a one day visit to Kenya for a meeting with President William Ruto in Eldoret. The visit comes exactly one month after Kenya won the bid to host the World Athletics Championships in 2029. Seb Coe says the meeting with President Ruto is important because of the government guarantees given in the bid documents. Kenya was among four countries that bid to host the event. The nine day championship will bring together 2000 athletes for nine days of competition in track and field. President Ruto assured World Athletics of the government's full support as Nairobi becomes the first city in Africa to host the senior World Athletics Championship. The event will be held at the Kasarani Stadium that has hosted the World Championships in Athletics at the under 18 and under 20 levels.