World Athletics Championships 2027: The 2027 World Athletics Championships will be hosted by China in Beijing, as confirmed by the World Athletics Council. According to a statement by World Athletics said that this was confirmed during its 234th meeting held in Glasgow before the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
This decision marks a significant return for athletics to Beijing nearly twenty years after the city successfully hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2022 Winter Games. The statement further emphasized that the upcoming championships will welcome back the sport’s top athletes to Beijing, twelve years after the city’s successful hosting of the athletics’ flagship event and nearly two decades following the Beijing Olympic Games.
China will also host the next year’s World Athletics Indoor Championships, scheduled to take place in Nanjing. World Athletics President Sebastian Coe commended Beijing’s successful bid, highlighting the city’s previous experience hosting the championships and China’s stature as a major sports market.
He lauded China’s significant sports market potential, noting its impressive viewership numbers during the Wanda Diamond League broadcast in 2023, and expressed optimism about expanding the sport’s reach in one of the world’s largest commercial markets.
With China selected as the next host, Coe noted that the last four World Athletics Championships have been awarded to the world’s four largest economies, including the USA (Oregon), the EU (Budapest), Japan (Tokyo), and now China (Beijing). Beijing’s sports leaders expressed gratitude for the opportunity and vowed to diligently prepare for the event, aiming to leverage the city’s blend of historical charm and modern vibrancy to create an extraordinary experience for both athletes and fans.
Wang Nan, a World Athletics Council Member and Vice President of the Chinese Athletics Association (CAA), conveyed appreciation for the trust placed in China and Beijing by World Athletics.
She pledged the CAA’s commitment to collaborating with the Beijing organizing committee to ensure the championships are executed to the highest standards, aiming to deliver an exceptional event that contributes to the global development of athletics.
The most recent edition of the World Athletics Championships took place in Budapest in August, with Tokyo set to host the 2025 event.