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London to host 2017 World Athletics Championships
London has won the bid to host the World Athletics Championships in 2017.
London, UK – The capital beat off competition from Doha to be crowned the host city of the event, due to take place at the Olympic Stadium.
The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, hailed the capital’s success as a major milestone towards delivering the capital’s legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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World Athletics Championships: BBC to show 2013 event
The 2013 World Championships in Moscow will now be shown by the BBC after Channel 4 agreed to transfer its rights to the broadcaster.
The 2013 championships will be the first of three on the BBC with deals in place for Beijing 2015 and London 2017.
Channel 4′s Martin Baker said the move “reflects the changing nature of both broadcasters’ sports portfolios”.
Channel 4 made a...
