World Athletic Panel Members including Antti Pihlakoski, Evaluation Panel Chairman of the World Athletics (WA) pose for the cameras alongside Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike (C-R) during a meeting at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on May 25, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan. JAAF President Mitsugi Ogata, Council member Nawal El Moutawakel, Vice President Ximena Restrepo, Niels Lindholm Officer of the WA Ethics Compliance and Director of Competitions & Events Jakob Larsen joined the meeting. Tokyo is on the candidate list to host the next track and field World Championships in 2025 and also 2027, competing with Nairobi, Kenya and Australia.