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IAAF World Indoor Championships
March 2, 2018 - March 4, 2018
The world’s greatest track and field athletes will gather in Birmingham on March 2-4 to compete in the 17th IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Quick facts
- The meet will feature more than 400 athletes representing as many as 150 different countries from around the world.
- Athletes will compete in 13 men’s and women’s events: 60m, 400m, 800m, 1,500m, 3,000m, 4x400m relay, 60m hurdles, high jump, long jump, triple jump, pole vault, shot put, men’s heptathlon, women’s pentathlon. Medals will be awarded to the top three finishers in each event.
- The three-day meet will be held in the Birmingham, GBR
- The meet will be broadcast to a global television audience. It is anticipated that the 2018 World Indoor Championships will be seen by as many as 140 million viewers worldwide.
Previous hosts of IAAF World Indoor Championships
Portland (2016), Sopot (2014), Istanbul (2012), Doha (2010), Valencia (2008), Moscow (2006), Budapest (2004), Birmingham (2003), Lisbon (2001), Maebashi, Japan (1999), Paris (1997), Barcelona (1995), Toronto (1993), Seville (1991), Budapest (1989), Indianapolis (1987).
About the IAAF
The International Association of Athletics Federations is the world’s governing body for the sport of track and field. It represents 212 national federations, the second-largest athletics organization in the world. The IAAF Council consists of 27 elected members and the General Secretary, including a president, four vice-presidents, a treasurer, and one representative from each of the six Area groups: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.
