Last updated at 16:39 By Saj Chowdhury BBC Sport
The choice to hand US city Eugene the 2021 World Athletics Championships was “unjust”, according to the Swedish Athletic Association. It claims the International Association of Sports
Federations (IAAF) was conscious of its desire to host the championships in Gothenburg. The IAAF bypassed the typical bidding treatment
to name Eugene as hosts. ” This is unfair play-we were taken by surprise,”stated Swedish sports’basic secretary Anders Albertsson.
The IAAF has actually been called for a response to the claims.
When asked whether Swedish Athletics was conscious of a modification to the bidding procedures, Albertsson added: “We have actually stated the question on numerous celebrations and been informed the typical treatment would be applied in 2021.”
According to Albertsson, the deadline to show main interest was April 2016, followed by a bid sent in August prior to an announcement of the host in November.
The IAAF
”We told the IAAF of our objectives back in 2012 and then had a conference with them when we hosted the Indoor Worlds in 2013. We desired to host the 2021 champions so it would coincide with the the city’s 400th anniversary,” said Albertsson.
”We were preparing the files for the political choices that had actually to be made in Gothenburg. The federation and city put a lot of effort into the imagine hosting the champions.
”We praise Eugene – they will make an excellent hosts and there are no tough sensations. But we would have been happy to get to the starting line.”
The 2007 World Championships, held in Osaka, Japan, were also awarded without a bidding process.
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