World Athletics Indoor Tour

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
World Athletics Indoor Tour
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022 World Athletics Indoor Tour
Official Logo of IAAF World Indoor Tour.png
SportAthletics
Founded2016
ContinentAfrica, Australia, Europe, North America, South America

The World Athletics Indoor Tour, formerly the IAAF World Indoor Tour, is an annual series of indoor track and field meetings, held since 2016.[1] It was designed to create a Diamond League-style circuit for indoor track and field events, to raise the profile of indoor track and field, and replaced the IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings series.

The tour was announced with initially four meetings, three in Europe and one in the United States, leading to the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon. Winners of the Tour enjoy similar privileges in relation to World Indoor Championships qualification as Diamond League winners do in relation to the World Athletics Championships. The tour was initially in place for two years.

The Düsseldorf leg was added for the 2017 Tour, and the Stockholm leg was replaced by the International Copernicus Cup, a long-standing indoor event in Torún, Poland.[2] In 2018, the tour became a permanent fixture, and the Meeting Ville de Madrid was added as the sixth event on the tour. For 2020, the tour added a seventh leg in Lievin, France.

In 2021 the tour expanded by introducing three levels of competition: Gold, Silver and Bronze.

The tour is organised to allow for major indoor championships including the World Athletics Indoor Championships and the European Athletics Indoor Championships and, where appropriate, national championships and trials.

Editions[]

Edition Year Meets Start date End date
1 2016 4 6 February 20 February
2 2017 5 28 January 18 February
3 2018 6 3 February 25 February
4 2019 6 26 January 20 February
5 2020 7 25 January 21 February
6 2021 25 24 January 27 February
7 2022 36 22 January 13 March

(Gold Standard) Meetings[]

In keeping with the indoor season generally, the season for the World Athletics Indoor Tour is considerably shorter than for the outdoor Diamond League, with the tour concluded in little over a month, and meetings often held only a few days apart. The meetings in Karlsruhe and Boston are the only ever-presents in history of the tour. The most recent addition is the Millrose Games, added for the first time in 2022. Typically, major international championship events take place after the conclusion of the tour season.

# Meeting Arena City Country 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
7 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center / Boston /
New York		 United States X X X X X X X
7 Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe Dm-Arena Karlsruhe Germany X X X X X X X
6 Müller Indoor Grand Prix Commonwealth Arena /
Arena Birmingham		 Glasgow /
Birmingham		 United Kingdom X X X X X - X
6 Copernicus Cup Arena Toruń Toruń Poland - X X X X X X
5 Villa de Madrid Indoor Meeting Madrid Spain - - X X X X X
4 PSD Bank Meeting Düsseldorf Germany - X X X X - -
3 Meeting Hauts de France Pas de Calais Arena Stade Couvert de Liévin Liévin France - - - - X X X
1 Globen Galan Ericsson Globe Stockholm Sweden X - - - - - -
1 Banskobystricka latka Banská Bystrica Slovakia - - - - - X -
1 Millrose Games Fort Washington Avenue Armory New York United States - - - - - - X

Scoring system[]

At each meeting a minimum of 12 events are to be staged. Included in the 12 events will be a core group of five or six events split across the two-season cycle.

For example: tour events for 2016 and 2018 were the men's 60m, 800m, 3000/5000m, pole vault, triple jump and shot put, plus the women's 400m, 1500m, 60m hurdles, high jump and long jump.

In 2017 and 2019 the tour events were the women's 60m, 800m, 3000/5000m, pole vault, triple jump and shot put, as well as the men's 400m, 1500m, 60m hurdles, high jump and long jump.

Points will be allocated to the best four athletes in each event, with the winner getting 10 points, the runner up receiving seven points, the third-placed finisher getting five points and the athlete in fourth receiving three points.

The individual overall winner of each event will receive US$20,000 in prize money and, beginning with the 2016 edition in Portland, will automatically qualify for the next edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships as a ‘wild card’ entry, provided the member federation of that World Indoor Tour winner agrees to enter the athlete.[3] The individual overall winner of each event received a US$10,000 bonus in 2021.[4]

Current Meetings[]

2022[]

The tour one more time expanded in 2022.[5]

Meet Stadium City Country Date
2022 World Athletics Indoor Tour - Gold Meeting calendar[6]
Millrose Games Fort Washington Avenue Armory New York City  United States 27–29 January
INIT INDOOR MEETING Karlsruhe Dm-Arena Karlsruhe  Germany 28 January
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Ocean Breeze Athletics Complex New York City  United States 6 February
Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Arena Stade Couvert Liévin  France 17 February
Müller Indoor Grand Prix Arena Birmingham Birmingham  United Kingdom 19 February
Orlen Copernicus Cup Arena Toruń Toruń  Poland 22 February
Villa de Madrid Indoor Meeting Gallur Municipality Sport Complex Madrid  Spain 2 March
2022 World Athletics Indoor Tour - Silver Meeting calendar
BoXX United Manchester World Indoor Tour Manchester Arena Manchester  United Kingdom 22 January
Hvězdy v Nehvizdech Sportovní Hala Nehvizdy  Czech Republic 30 January
Czech Indoor Gala Atletická Hala Ostrava  Czech Republic 3 February
ISTAF Indoor Mercedes-Benz Arena Berlin  Germany 4 February
Orlen Cup Atlas Arena Łódź  Poland 11 February
Meeting Metz Moselle Athlelor L'Anneau-Halle d'athlétisme de Metz Metz  France 12 February
Meeting de l’Eure Stade couvert Stade couvert Jesse Owens Val-de-Reuil  France 14 February
28. Banskobystricka latka Športová hala Dukla Banská Bystrica  Slovakia 15 February
All Star Perche by Quartus Maison des Sports Clermont-Ferrand  France 19 February
ISTAF Indoor Düsseldorf ISS Dome Düsseldorf  Germany 20 February
Perche Elite Tour Complexe Kindarena Rouen  France 5 March
Meeting de Paris Indoor AccorHotels Arena de Bercy Paris  France 6 March
Belgrade Indoor Meeting Atletska dvorana Belgrade  Serbia 7 March
2022 World Athletics Indoor Tour - Bronze Meeting calendar
Kladno Indoor Atletická hala Sletiště Kladno  Czech Republic 27 January
Meeting Elite de Miramas Stadium Miramas Métropole Miramas  France 4 February
Dr. Sander Invitational Fort Washington Avenue Armory New York City  United States 4–5 February
Dynamic New Athletics Indoor Match Emirates Arena Glasgow  United Kingdom 5 February
Hustopečské skákání Městská sportovní hala Hustopeče  Czech Republic 5 February
Mondeville Meeting Halle Michel d'Ornano Mondeville  France 9 February
American Track League Norton Sports Center Louisville  United States 12 February
PSD Bank Indoor Meeting Helmut-Körnig-Halle Dortmund  Germany 12 February
Chinese Indoor Tour Round 1 Chengdu  China postponed
Chinese Indoor Tour Round 2 Chengdu  China postponed
World Tune-Up - ATL (American Track League) Meeting]] Fort Washington Avenue Armory New York  United States 6 March
2022 World Athletics Indoor Tour - Challenge Meeting calendar
RIG Games Laugardalshöll Reykjavík  Iceland 6 February
Beijer Pole Vault Gala IFU Arena Uppsala  Sweden 9 February
Nordic Indoor Match IFU Arena Uppsala  Sweden 13 February
Aarhus Sprint'n'Jump Aarhus  Denmark 2 March

Winners[]

The following table sets out the overall winners of World Indoor Tour disciplines in each year of the Tour. Adam Kszczot is the only athlete to retain a title, winning both the 2016 and 2018 edition of the men's 800 metres.

Men's track[]

Year 60 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 3000 m 60 m h
2016  Michael Rodgers (USA) –  Adam Kszczot (POL) –  Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN) –
2017 –  Pavel Maslák (CZE) –  Bethwell Kiprotich Birgen (KEN) –  Orlando Ortega (ESP)
2018  Su Bingtian (CHN) –  Adam Kszczot (POL) –  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) –
2019 –  Nathan Strother (USA) –  Samuel Tefera (ETH) –  Jarret Eaton (USA)
2020  Ronnie Baker (USA) –   (KEN) –  Getnet Wale (ETH) –
2021 –  Pavel Maslak (CZE) –  Selemon Barega (ETH) –  Grant Holloway (USA)
2022  Elijah Hall (USA) –  Elliot Giles (GBR) –  Lamecha Girma (ETH) –

Men's field[]

Year Long jump Triple jump High jump Pole vault Shot put
2016 –  Omar Craddock (USA) –  Shawnacy Barber (CAN)  Tim Nedow (CAN)
2017  Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA) –  Donald Thomas (BAH) – –
2018 –  Nelson Évora (POR) –  Piotr Lisek (POL)  Tomáš Staněk (CZE)
2019  Juan Miguel Echevarria (CUB) –  Naoto Tobe (JPN) – –
2020 –  Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR) –  Armand Duplantis (SWE)  Filip Mihaljevic (CRO)
2021  Juan Miguel Echevarria (CUB) –  Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA) – –
2022 –  Lázaro Martínez (CUB) –  Armand Duplantis (SWE)  Konrad Bukowiecki (POL)

Women's track[]

Year 60 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 3000 m 60 m h
2016 –  Lisanne de Witte (NED) –  Axumawit Embaye (ETH) –  Nia Ali (USA)
2017  Gayon Evans (JAM) –  Joanna Jozwik (POL) –  Hellen Onsando Obiri (KEN) –
2018 –  Léa Sprunger (SUI) –  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) –  Christina Manning (USA)
2019  Ewa Swoboda (POL) –  Habitam Alemu (ETH) –  Alemaz Samuel (ETH) –
2020 –  Justyna Święty-Ersetic (POL) –  Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) –  Christina Clemons (USA)
2021  Javianne Oliver (USA) –  Habitam Alemu (ETH) –  Lemlem Hailu (ETH) –
2022 –  Justyna Święty-Ersetic (POL) –  Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) –  Devynne Charlton (BAH)

Women's field[]

Year Long jump Triple jump High jump Pole vault Shot put
2016  Lorraine Ugen (GBR) –  Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch (GER) – –
2017 –  Patricia Mamona (POR) –  Nicole Buchler (SUI)  Anita Márton (HUN)
2018  Sosthene Moguenara-Taroum (GER) –  Mariya Lasitskene (ANA) – –
2019 –  Yulimar Rojas (VEN) –  Anzhelika Sidorova (ANA)  Christina Schwanitz (GER)
2020  Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk (UKR) –  Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) – –
2021 –  Liadagmis Povea (CUB) –  Iryna Zhuk (BLR)  Auriol Dongmo (POR)
2022  Lorraine Ugen (GBR) –  Eleanor Patterson (AUS) – –

World Athletics Indoor Tour records[]

The following tour records are correct as of the end of the 2021 World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting in Madrid

Note: the list only includes marks set in World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meetings.

Men's Indoor Tour records
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
60 m 6.43 Bingtian Su  China 6 February 2018 PSD Bank Meeting Düsseldorf
400 m 45.34 Michael Norman  United States 13 February 2021 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Staten Island [7]
800 m 1:43.63 Elliot Giles  Great Britain 17 February 2021 Copernicus Cup Torun
1500 m 3:31.04 Samuel Tefera  Ethiopia 16 February 2019 Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham
3000 m 7:24.98 Getnet Wale  Ethiopia 9 February 2021 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin [8]
60 m hurdles 7.29 Grant Holloway  United States 24 February 2021 Villa De Madrid Indoor Meeting Madrid [9]
High jump 2.35 m Naoto Tobe  Japan 2 February 2019 Weltklasse in Karlsruhe Karlsruhe [10]
Long jump 8.41 m Juan Miguel Echevarria  Cuba 21 February 2020 Villa De Madrid Indoor Meeting Madrid
Triple jump 17.82 m Hugues Fabrice Zango  Burkina Faso 9 February 2021 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin [11]
Pole vault 6.18 m Armand Duplantis  Sweden 15 February 2020 Glasgow [12]
Shot put 22.17 m Tomas Stanek  Czech Republic 6 February 2018 PSD Bank Meeting Düsseldorf
Women's Indoor Tour records
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
60 m 6.98 Elaine Thompson  Jamaica 18 February 2017 Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham
400 m 50.21 Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 13 February 2021 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Staten Island [13]
800 m 1:58.19 Habitam Alemu  Ethiopia 17 February 2021 Copernicus Cup Toruń
1500 m 3:53.09 Gudaf Tsegay  Ethiopia 9 February 2021 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin [14]
3000 m 8:22.65 Gudaf Tsegay  Ethiopia 24 February 2021 Villa De Madrid Indoor Meeting Madrid [15]
60 m hurdles 7.76 Kendra Harrison  United States 4 February 2017 Weltklasse in Karlsruhe Karlsruhe
High jump 2.02 m Yaroslava Mahuchikh  Ukraine 31 January 2020 Weltklasse in Karlsruhe Karlsruhe
Long jump 6.96 m Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk  Ukraine 8 February 2020 Copernicus Cup Toruń [16]
Triple jump 15.43 m Yulimar Rojas  Venezuela 21 February 2020 Villa de Madrid Indoor Meeting Madrid [17]
Pole vault 4.91 m Anzhelika Sidorova  Authorised Neutral Athletes 8 February 2019 Villa De Madrid Indoor Meeting Madrid [18]
Shot put 19.65 m Auriol Dongmo  Portugal 29 January 2021 Weltklasse in Karlsruhe Karlsruhe [19]
Other records
Record # Holder Events
Most titles 2  Adam Kszczot (POL) 800 metres
(2016 and 2018)
Most event wins 6  Adam Kszczot (POL) 800 metres
Most event wins (women) 3  Léa Sprunger (SUI)
 Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)
 Mariya Lasitskene (ANA)
 Hellen Obiri (KEN) 		400 metres
1500, 3000 metres
high jump
3000 metres

References[]

  1. ^ "IAAF to launch World Indoor Tour". IAAF. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. ^ "IAAF World Indoor Tour expands". IAAF. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  3. ^ "IAAF launches World Indoor Tour – Athletics Weekly". 7 December 2015.
  4. ^ NEWS 24 FEB 2021 2021 World Athletics Indoor Tour winners secure wildcards for Belgrade World Athletics
  5. ^ "2022 World Athletics Indoor Tour Calendar". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ^ "2022 World Athletics Indoor Tour Calendar - Gold Level Meetings". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. ^ "400m Results". World Athletics. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  8. ^ Jon Mulkeen (9 February 2021). "Tsegay breaks world indoor 1500m record in Lievin with 3:53.09". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Holloway breaks world indoor 60m hurdles record". Reuters. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  10. ^ "High Jump Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  11. ^ Jon Mulkeen (9 February 2021). "Tsegay breaks world indoor 1500m record in Lievin with 3:53.09". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  12. ^ Jon Mulkeen (15 February 2020). "Duplantis raises world pole vault record to 6.18m in Glasgow". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  13. ^ Taylor Dutch (14 February 2021). "Three American Records and 10 National Records Fall at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix". runnersworld.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  14. ^ Jon Mulkeen (9 February 2021). "Tsegay breaks world indoor 1500m record in Lievin with 3:53.09". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  15. ^ Phil Minshull (24 February 2021). "Holloway enters the record books in Madrid". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  16. ^ Bob Ramsak (8 February 2020). "6.17! Duplantis breaks world pole vault record in Torun". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  17. ^ Jon Mulkeen (21 February 2020). "Rojas breaks world indoor triple jump record in Madrid with 15.43m". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  18. ^ Emeterio Valiente (8 February 2019). "World leads for Rojas and Sidorova in Madrid". IAAF. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Shot Put Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""