File photograph of vice-president of the World Athletics and former president of Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Adille Sumariwala.
| Photograph Credit score: R.V. Moorthy
India will mount a “strategic” bid for each the 2029 and 2031 World Athletics Championships when the method begins later this 12 months, hoping to get the internet hosting proper of one of many two editions of the showpiece, nationwide federation spokesperson Adille Sumariwalla stated on Sunday (July 6, 2025).
World Athletics, the game’s governing physique, will announce the hosts of each the 2029 and 2031 editions in September 2026.
The deadline for expression of curiosity by the member nations is October 1, 2025.
“We’re going to do strategic bidding for 2029 and 2031 (Championships). Each editions can be awarded collectively and whichever version we get is okay,” Sumariwalla, a vice-president of the World Athletics and former president of Athletics Federation of India (AFI), advised PTI.
“There’s nonetheless a while (for the method to start out). We’re going to submit the bids,” added Sumariwalla, who was right here for the inaugural version of the NC Basic worldwide javelin occasion received by host and competitor Neeraj Chopra, the double Olympic medal-winning javelin famous person, on Saturday.
The deadline for preliminary submission of utility for the world championships is April 1, 2026.
The nations should then submit the ultimate bid utility by August 5, 2026, earlier than the World Athletics Council publicizes the host cities of the 2029 and 2031 editions of world championships.
The AFI had determined to bid for a slew of high-profile occasions in view of India’s hopes to host the 2036 Olympics.
The Federation had earlier talked about bidding for the 2029 world championships however the thought of the “strategic” bidding for 2031 version additionally might be as a result of cause that Asia is internet hosting each the 2025 and 2027 editions of the showpiece, and it might be tough for India to get the following one.
The 2025 world championships can be held in Tokyo in September-October whereas the 2027 version can be held in Beijing.
On this situation, India has a greater likelihood to get the 2031 version.
Giving India the 2029 version would imply that Asia can be internet hosting the showpiece thrice in a row.
The closest occasion India has an opportunity of internet hosting is the junior world championships in 2028 for which the AFI has submitted expression of curiosity when WA chief Sebastian Coe visited the nation in direction of the top of 2024.
“Now we have already submitted expression of curiosity for the 2028 Junior World Championship,” stated Sumariwalla.
World Athletics will announce the hosts of each the 2028 and 2030 editions of junior world championships in December 2025.
The deadline for preliminary submission of bid utility is September 22, 2025.
The nations should then submit the ultimate bid utility by November 7, 2025.
“We’re additionally bidding for World Athletics Relays after the following two editions. The hosts for the following two editions have already been introduced,” he added.
Botswana will host the 2026 version of the World Relays whereas the 2028 version can be held within the Bahamas.
Revealed – July 06, 2025 12:36 pm IST
