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London to host 2017 world athletic championships
Nov 12, 2011, 13:28 GMT
Monte Carlo - London will host the 16th world athletic championships in 2017, the controlling body IAAF announced on Friday.
London was given the go-ahead by the IAAF Council, who chose the 2012 Olympic host ahead of Qatar's Doha.
The 2013 championships will be held in Moscow, while the 2015 ones will take place in Beijing.
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