"Everywhere we went around London, the talk was about the youth games held in Nairobi. The IAAF have promised to give us the bid documents for 2020 by the end of this year and we are willing to host the world again," Tuwei said.

The athletics chief said their proposal was heightened after IAAF president, Sebastian Coe, promised to give an African country a slot at the world event during his tenure of office.

Tuwei said the president of the Confederation of African Athletics, Kalkaba Malboum told a press conference in London that Kenya is among six countries in Africa that is capable of hosting a world championship. The others are Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa.

He said IAAF will also consider Nairobi for a future Diamond League event as soon as the competition's program is re-arranged.

The team captain to the London event, Edna Kiplagat, who won the silver medal in the women's marathon, attributed the team's success to discipline and high team spirit.

Several members of the team remained in Britain to take part in the Birmingham Diamond League scheduled for Aug. 20.

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