Athletics Kenya (AK) President, General (Rtd) Jackson Tuwei in January 2021 indicated that Kenya would place a bid to host the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
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World Athletics U20 Championships Nairobi 21 Medal Table
| # | COUNTRY |  |
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| 1 | KENYA | 8 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | FINLAND | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | NIGERIA | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | ETHIOPIA | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | JAMAICA | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | SOUTH AFRICA | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | BOTSWANA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | SWEDEN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | FRANCE | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | CZECH REPUBLIC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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