World Athletics Indoor Tour
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.
Current season, competition or edition: 2022 World Athletics Indoor Tour | |
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| Sport | Athletics |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Continent | Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, South America |
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 / Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex | 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 | Gallur Municipality Sport Complex | Madrid | Spain | - | - | X | X | X | X | X |
| 4 | PSD Bank Meeting | Arena-Sportpark | 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 | Stiavnicky Sport Hall | 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 | Sichuan Xipu Training Base | Chengdu |  China | postponed |
| Chinese Indoor Tour Round 2 | Sichuan Xipu Training Base | Chengdu | China | postponed |
| World Tune-Up - Adam Sanford Pro | 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) | – | Collins Kipruto (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) | – | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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) | – | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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) | – | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Eleanor Patterson (AUS) | – | – |
World Athletics Indoor Tour records
The following tour records are correct as of the end of the 2022 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 | 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 | 6.19 m | Armand Duplantis | Sweden |
7 March 2022 | Belgrade Indoor Meeting | Belgrade | [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 |
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- "400m Results". World Athletics. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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- "Duplantis sets world pole vault record of 6.19m in Belgrade". World Athletics. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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