The International Association of Athletics Federations (AIIF) will decide the venue for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics at its next meeting in Helsinki, Finland, on 4-5 December.

The three candidate cities remaining in the race to host the competition – Berlin in Germany, Split in Croatia and Valencia in Spain – will all make a final presentation on their bids before the decision is made by the IAAF council.

During the meeting, the council will also review reports from the Athletes’ Commission, Coaches’ Commission and the Development Commission.