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World Athletics Indoor Tour

World Athletics Indoor Tour
Most recent season or competition:
2024 World Athletics Indoor Tour
SportAthletics
Founded2016
ContinentAfrica, Asia, 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 Liévin, France.

In 2021, the tour expanded by introducing three levels of competition: Gold, Silver and Bronze, mirroring the expanded outdoor World Athletics Continental Tour. In 2022, the tour expanded with the fourth tier: Challenger.

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
8 2023 54 21 January 11 March
9 2024 54 29 December 24 February
10 2025 54 11 January 1 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 meeting in Boston is the ever-present in history of the tour. The most recent addition is the Belgrade Indoor Meeting, scheduled to be added for the first time in 2025. 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 2023 2024 2025
10 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center /
Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex		 Boston /
New York City		  United States • • • • • • • • • •
9 Copernicus Cup Arena Toruń Toruń  Poland – • • • • • • • • •
9 Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe Dm-Arena Karlsruhe  Germany • • • • • • • • – •
8 Villa de Madrid Indoor Meeting Gallur Municipality Sport Complex Madrid  Spain – – • • • • • • • •
7 Müller Indoor Grand Prix Commonwealth Arena /
Utilita Arena Birmingham		 Glasgow /
Birmingham		  Great Britain • • • • • – • • – –
6 Meeting Hauts de France Pas de Calais Arena Stade Couvert de Liévin Liévin  France – – – – • • • • • •
4 PSD Bank Meeting Arena-Sportpark Düsseldorf  Germany – • • • • – – – – –
4 Millrose Games Fort Washington Avenue Armory New York City  United States – – – – – – • • • •
2 Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes Qazaqstan Indoor Track and Field Arena Astana  Kazakhstan – – – – – – – – • •
2 Czech Indoor Gala Ostravar Aréna Ostrava  Czech Republic – – – – – – – – • •
1 Globen Galan Ericsson Globe Stockholm  Sweden • – – – – – – – – –
1 Banskobystricka latka Stiavnicky Sport Hall Banská Bystrica  Slovakia – – – – – • – – – –
1 Belgrade Indoor Meeting Atletska dvorana Beograd Belgrade  Serbia – – – – – – – – – •

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. Only each athlete's best three results in the tour per event group will count for scoring.[3]

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.[4] The individual overall winner of each event received a US$10,000 bonus in 2021.[5]

Current meetings

2025

Date Meeting Venue Country
Gold Level Meetings (9)[6]
25 Jan Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes Astana  Kazakhstan
29 Jan Belgrade Indoor Meeting Belgrade  Serbia
2 Feb New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Boston  United States
4 Feb Czech Indoor Gala Ostrava  Czech Republic
7 Feb INIT Meeting Karlsruhe Karlsruhe  Germany
8 Feb Millrose Games New York City  United States
13 Feb Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais "Trophée EDF" Liévin  France
15 Feb ORLEN Copernicus Cup Toruń  Poland
28 Feb World Indoor Tour Gold Madrid Madrid  Spain

Winners

The following table sets out the overall winners of World Indoor Tour disciplines in each year of the Tour.

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) –  Collins Kipruto (KEN) –  Getnet Wale (ETH) –
2021 –  Pavel Maslák (CZE) –  Selemon Barega (ETH) –  Grant Holloway (USA)
2022  Elijah Hall (USA) –  Elliot Giles (GBR) –  Lamecha Girma (ETH) –
2023 –  Jereem Richards (TRI) –  Neil Gourley (GBR) –  Grant Holloway (USA)
2024  Jeremiah Azu (GBR) –  Catalin Tecuceanu (ITA) –  Selemon Barega (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)
2023  Thobias Montler (SWE) –  Hamish Kerr (NZL) – –
2024 –  Yasser Triki (ALG) –  Piotr Lisek (POL)  Tom Walsh (NZL)

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)
2023  Aleia Hobbs (USA) –  Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) –  Lemlem Hailu (ETH) –
2024 –  Lieke Klaver (NED) –  Freweyni Hailu (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 –  Patrícia Mamona (POR) –  Nicole Büchler (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) – –
2023 –  Liadagmis Povea (CUB) –  Alysha Newman (CAN)  Sarah Mitton (CAN)
2024  Milica Gardašević (SRB) –  Urtė Baikštytė (LIT) – –

World Athletics Indoor Tour records

The following tour records are correct as of the end of the 2023 World Athletics Indoor Tour.

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 New York City [7]
800 m 1:43.63 Elliot Giles  Great Britain 17 February 2021 Copernicus Cup Toruń
1500 m 3:31.04 Samuel Tefera  Ethiopia 16 February 2019 Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham
Mile 3:47.38 Yared Nuguse  United States 11 February 2023 Millrose Games New York City [8]
3000 m 7:24.98 Getnet Wale  Ethiopia 9 February 2021 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin [9]
60 m hurdles 7.29 Grant Holloway  United States 24 February 2021 Villa de Madrid Indoor Meeting Madrid [10]
High jump 2.35 m Naoto Tobe  Japan 2 February 2019 Weltklasse in Karlsruhe Karlsruhe [11]
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 [12]
Pole vault 6.22 m Armand Duplantis  Sweden 25 February 2023 All Star Perche Clermont-Ferrand [13]
Shot put 22.58 m Ryan Crouser  United States 11 February 2023 Millrose Games New York City [14]
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 49.63 Femke Bol  Netherlands 10 February 2024 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin
800 m 1:57.18 Keely Hodgkinson  Great Britain 25 February 2023 World Indoor Tour Final Birmingham [15]
1500 m 3:53.09 Gudaf Tsegay  Ethiopia 9 February 2021 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin [16]
Mile 4:16.16 Gudaf Tsegay  Ethiopia 8 February 2023 Copernicus Cup Toruń [17]
3000 m 8:16.69 Gudaf Tsegay  Ethiopia 25 February 2023 World Indoor Tour Final Birmingham [18]
60 m hurdles 7.67 Devynne Charlton  Bahamas 11 February 2024 Millrose Games New York City [19]
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 [20]
Triple jump 15.43 m Yulimar Rojas  Venezuela 21 February 2020 Villa de Madrid Indoor Meeting Madrid [21]
Pole vault 4.91 m Anzhelika Sidorova  Authorised Neutral Athletes 8 February 2019 Villa de Madrid Indoor Meeting Madrid [22]
Shot put 20.03 m Chase Ealey  United States 11 February 2023 Millrose Games New York City [23]
Other records
Record # Holder Events
Most titles 2  Adam Kszczot (POL) 800 metres
(2016 and 2018)
Most event wins (men) 6  Adam Kszczot (POL) 800 metres
Most event wins (women) 3  Léa Sprunger (SUI)
 Keely Hodgkinson (GBR)
 Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)
 Mariya Lasitskene (ANA)
 Hellen Obiri (KEN) 		400 metres
800 metres
1500, 3000 metres
High jump
3000 metres

See also

References

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  2. ^ "IAAF World Indoor Tour expands". IAAF. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  3. ^ "World Indoor Tour expands for 2024". World Athletics.
  4. ^ "IAAF launches World Indoor Tour – Athletics Weekly". 7 December 2015.
  5. ^ NEWS 24 FEB 2021 2021 World Athletics Indoor Tour winners secure wildcards for Belgrade World Athletics
  6. ^ "World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold | World Athletics". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  7. ^ "400m Results". World Athletics. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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  13. ^ "Duplantis breaks world pole vault record with 6.22m in Clermont-Ferrand". World Athletics. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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  19. ^ Rosen, Karen (11 February 2024). "Charlton breaks world 60m hurdles record in New York with 7.67". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  20. ^ Bob Ramsak (8 February 2020). "6.17! Duplantis breaks world pole vault record in Torun". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  21. ^ Jon Mulkeen (21 February 2020). "Rojas breaks world indoor triple jump record in Madrid with 15.43m". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  22. ^ Emeterio Valiente (8 February 2019). "World leads for Rojas and Sidorova in Madrid". IAAF. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
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Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAAF_World_Indoor_Tour