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It will also include the World Aquatics Masters Championships later that year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2024-world-aquatics-championships-doha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 World Aquatics Championships Doha<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Beijing has repeatedly welcomed major aquatics events, providing excellent conditions that enable our athletes to perform at their very best. For this, we are deeply grateful,&#8221; World Aquatics President <strong>Husain Al-Musallam<\/strong> said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldaquatics.com\/news\/3890742\/beijing-announced-as-world-aquatics-championships-2029-host\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a press release<\/a>. &#8220;Thanks to our longstanding collaboration with our friends in China, we know the global aquatics community can look forward to world-class sporting action and entertainment in one of the world&#8217;s most iconic cities. We are also very thankful to the other cities that expressed an interest in hosting. The World Aquatics Championships have become a compelling event for participants, spectators, viewers, partners and organisers alike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe People&#8217;s Republic of China is deeply passionate about aquatic sports. We have a very proud history of welcoming the best aquatics athletes to our country,\u201d China Swimming Association President <strong>Zhou Jihong<\/strong> said. \u201cWe are therefore very honoured with Beijing being awarded the opportunity to host the world\u2019s largest aquatics event, the World Aquatics Championships, in 2029.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beijing has never hosted a World Aquatics Championship before. Only one has ever been staged in China, the 2011 event in Shanghai. 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