LONDON: Eugene is bidding to bring track and field’s world championships to the US for the first time.

The IAAF said on Tuesday the Oregon city is one of the three candidates in contention for the 2019 championships, along with Doha and Barcelona.

The contenders were announced at the International Association of Athletics Federations council meeting in Dakar, Senegal.

The host city will be selected at the next IAAF council meeting in Monaco in November.

In the meantime, the bid cities must present detailed bid files and consult with an IAAF evaluation panel.

The worlds were first staged in 1983 in Helsinki, Finland. The 2015 championships will be held in Beijing and the 2017 worlds in London.

It’s the second straight bid from Doha, which lost out to London in 2011 for the 2017 hosting rights.Barcelona, which hosted the 1992 Olympics, had submitted a bid for the 2017 worlds but withdrew due to lack of government support.Eugene is due to host this year’s IAAF world junior championships. Another Oregon city, Portland, is set to host the 2016 IAAF world indoor championships.