Beijing to host 2029 world swimming championships

Beijing will host the 2029 World Aquatics Championships, becoming the second Chinese city to do so after Shanghai in 2011

Beijing will host the 2029 World Aquatics Championships, becoming the second Chinese city to do so after Shanghai in 2011, World Aquatics announced on Sunday (Feb 11).

China also hosted the World Aquatics short course Swimming Championships (25m) in Hangzhou in 2018.

The announcement comes in the middle of the present world championships in Doha where China dominated the first week taking 16 golds out of 29 events to top the medal table.

"World Aquatics today confirmed that the Chinese capital will host the World Aquatics Championships - Beijing 2029," read a statement by World Aquatics.

China Swimming Association President Zhou Jihong said the awarding of the hosting rights fitted in with the Chinese love of aquatic sports.