Monte-Carlo, Monaco – Hosts for the 2011 World Cross Country Championships and 2012 World Race Walking Cup were agreed during the second day of the IAAF Council Meeting in Monaco.
Council also heard progress reports from a number of future host cities, including the 2010 World Indoor Championships (Doha), the 2010 World Cross Country Championships (Bydgoszcz), the 2010 World Junior Championships (Moncton), the 2010 World Race Walking Cup (Chihuahua) and the 2011 World Championships in Athletics (Daegu).
IAAF Council agreed that the 2011 edition of the World Cross Country Championships would be held in Punta Umbria, in the province of Huelva, Andalucia, in Southern Spain.
A popular tourist location, the seaside town is also known for its fishing industry.
The course proposed, based on a 2km loop, will be located close to the town centre. The date accepted for this competition is 20 March.
The IAAF also agreed that the 2012 edition of the IAAF World Race Walking Cup will be hosted by the city of Saransk in Russia. The capital of the Mordovia region, located in the centre of the European part of Russia, the city has a long tradition in race walking. It has hosted a number of IAAF World Race Walk challenges over the years but also is one of Russia’s top specialist walking training centres. The date of the competition remains to be confirmed.
The IAAF then proposed that the city of Taicang in China, which also bid for the 2012 edition, be given the possibility to host the 2014 World Race Walking Cup, pending confirmation by the Chinese authorities. Located close to Shanghai, this harbour city has hosted previous editions of the IAAF World Race Walk Challenge.
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