The 2025 World Aquatics Championships will be held in Singapore, World Aquatics announced on Thursday.

Kazan, a city in Russia, had won the bid to host the 2025 World Championships, but owing to international sanctions against Russia, Singapore will instead host the premier international aquatics event.

"World Aquatics could not be happier to know that the hosting of our main event for 2025 is in such good hands, thanks to the team here in Singapore," said World Aquatics President Husain Al-Musallam.

With dates to be defined, over 2,500 athletes are expected to participate in the showcase event in 2025, representing World Aquatics' 209 member federations.

Japan's Fukuoka will host the 20th World Aquatics Championships this July, as the tournament was originally scheduled to be staged in 2021. It was postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated travel restrictions.

The 21st World Championships, originally scheduled for summer 2023, was rescheduled to take place in Doha in February 2024.

Host cities of World Aquatics Championships in history

1991 Perth, Australia

1994 Rome, Italy

1998 Perth, Australia

2001 Fukuoka, Japan

2003 Barcelona, Spain

2005 Montreal, Canada

2007 Melbourne, Australia

2009 Rome, Italy

2011 Shanghai, China

2013 Barcelona, Spain

2015 Kazan, Russia

2017 Budapest, Hungary

2019 Gwangju, South Korea

2022 Budapest, Hungary

2023 Fukuoka, Japan

2024 Doha, Qatar

2025 Singapore, Singapore

2027 Budapest, Hungary

(With input from Xinhua)