Three cities entered the bidding process to host the event.[7] Assessment of the bids was carried out by the IAAF Evaluation Commission, which consisted of three IAAF Council Members (IAAF Vice President Sebastian Coe, Abby Hoffman and Katsuyuki Tanaka), three IAAF Office members (Essar Gabriel, Nick Davies, Paul Hardy) and public relations staff from Dentsu (Junko Shiota, Ryo Wakabayashi) and marketing staff from Athletics Management & Services (Nigel Swinscoe).[8]