Beijing, the Chinese capital, has been confirmed as the host of the 2029 World Aquatics Championships, following a bidding process and careful consideration by the World Aquatics Bureau, the international federation for water sports World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA, said on Sunday.
The World Aquatics Championships 2029 will welcome more than 2,500 world-class athletes from over 200 countries and regions to compete in the six aquatic sports of swimming, diving, water polo, artistic swimming, open water swimming and high diving, the World Aquatics said.
The World Aquatics event will be organised in close cooperation with the China Swimming Association and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports.
In addition to the World Aquatics Championships 2029, Bejing will also host the World Aquatics Masters Championships 2029. The dates for both of these events will be announced in due course.
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