{
  "id": 7722131,
  "title": "How Kenya won its bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/how-kenya-won-its-bid-for-2029-world-athletics-championships",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T05:21:36.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/how-kenya-won-its-bid-for-2029-world-athletics-championships/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kenya’s President William Ruto says the World Athletics Championship will be “coming home”, with Nairobi set to make history after being selected as the first African city to host the event in 2029. Ruto hailed the winning bid as a “victory for generations of athletes” who have made the nation “synonymous with excellence” on the […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "It’s coming home: Kenya becomes first African country to host World Athletics Championships",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/its-coming-home-kenya-becomes-first-african-country-to-host-world",
        "published": "2026-09-16T03:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Sing’Oei applauds Kenya’s successful bid to host 2029 World Athletics Championships",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/singoei-applauds-kenyas-successful-bid-to-host-2029-world-athletics",
        "published": "2026-09-16T09:16:25.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}