Is world athletics seriously leaning east? After Russia, which hosts the 10 World Championships in Moscow in August (18th to 2013th), two former Soviet republics are taking positions to host the junior world championships in 2016. Tatarstan has indicated that it is interested in the event , with the prospect of organizing it in Kazan. And the Republic of Mordovia (835 inhabitants) should in turn apply, via its capital, Saransk.
