The World Athletics Council has selected Beijing, China, to host the 2027 World Athletics Championships.
The decision was made at the 234th World Athletics Council Meeting, held in Glasgow ahead of the World Athletics Indoor Championships (1-3 March).
The announcement comes after the Italian athletics federation announced it had withdrawn its bid to host the event in Rome after failing to receive financial support from the government.
The 2027 World Athletics Championships will welcome the sport’s biggest stars back to Beijing, 12 years on from the Chinese capital’s successful staging of athletics’ flagship event and almost two decades on from the Beijing Olympic Games.
China will also host next year’s World Athletics Indoor Championships, in Nanjing.