aeab9dc749868210VgnVCM100000e56411acRCRDapproved/thenational/Articles/Migration/2009-Q3Dubai awarded 2013 championships9eab9dc749868210VgnVCM100000e56411ac____Dubai awarded 2013 championshipsDubai beats off competition from Hamburg and Moscow to host the 2013 world aquatics championships.<p>ROME // Dubai will host the 2013 world aquatics championships, the International Swimming Federation (FINA) president Mustapha Larfaoui confirmed today.
The city beat off competition from Hamburg and Moscow. Larfaoui made the announcement at a news conference in Rome, where the 2009 championships are taking place.
The championships feature swimming, open water swimming, synchronised swimming, water polo and diving. The 2011 edition will take place in Shanghai, China.
* Reuters</p>
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