Athletics: 2021 World Championships awarded to Eugene (United States) without a bidding process

The 2021 World Athletics Championships have been awarded to the city of Eugene (Oregon, USA), at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) in Beijing (China) on 16/04/2015.

No bidding process was launched by the IAAF for the 2021 edition. The body awarded the 2019 edition to Doha (Qatar) ahead of Eugene in the second round of voting (15 against 12) on 18/11/2014.

"The proposal to award the IAAF’s premier competition to Eugene, bypassing the usual bidding process, was taken in response to what was seen as a unique strategic opportunity to host the IAAF World Championships for the first time in the USA," said the IAAF on 16/04/2015.

Eugene, the city of origin of Nike and the Prefontaine Classic

• Eugene is the city in which the American sports equipment manufacturer Nike was founded. The company has its global headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, 171km away from Eugene.
• Every year since 1975, Eugene has hosted the…