2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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The 17th IAAF World Indoor Championships was held from 1 to 4 March 2018 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. This was the city's second hosting of the event as it previously did so in 2003.
17th IAAF World Indoor Championships | |
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Dates | 1–4 March |
Host city | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Venue | Arena Birmingham |
Events | 26 |
Participation | 554 athletes from 134 nations |
Birmingham bid for the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships as well as the 2018 event. Portland was selected unanimously to host the 2016 event with Birmingham being the only other bidder.[1] With Portland then out of the running for the 2018 event Birmingham was selected as the host of the 2018 event.[2] The reason Portland was selected for 2016 and Birmingham for 2018 is that the IAAF wanted more time between events in the UK with London hosting the 2012 Summer Olympics as well as the 2017 World Championships in Athletics along with Cardiff hosting the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.[3] Portland would become the beginning of a similar sequence for the US, with the 2021 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon and the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
The event took place at the National Indoor Arena with seating for 8,000 spectators.[4]
H | Heats | ½ | Semi-finals | F | Final | ||
M = morning session, A = afternoon session |
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The qualification period for all events runs from 1 January 2017 to 19 February 2018 (midnight Monaco time), except for the Combined Events where the qualification period runs from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017 and the five best athletes from the 2018 Indoor Lists (as at 12 February 2018). Twelve athletes will be invited in the Heptathlon and in the Pentathlon as follows: the winner of the 2017 Combined Events Challenge. One athlete which may be invited at the discretion of the IAAF. In total no more than two male and two female athletes from any one Member will be invited. Upon refusals or cancellations, the invitations shall be extended to the next ranked athletes in the same lists respecting the above conditions.[7]
Event | Men | Women | ||||
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Indoor | Outdoor | Indoor | Outdoor | |||
60 metres | 6.63 | 10.10 | 100m | 7.30 | 11.15 | 100m |
400 metres | 46.70 | 45.00 | 53.15 | 51.10 | ||
800 metres | 1:46.50 | 1:44.00 | 2:02.00 | 1:58.00 | ||
1500 metres | 3:39.50 | 3:33.00 | 1500m | 4:11.00 | 4:02.00 | 1500m |
3:55.00 | Mile | 4:28.50 | Mile | |||
3000 metres | 7:52.00 | 7:40.00 | 3000m | 8:50.00 | 8:28.00 | 3000m |
13:10.00 | 5000m | 14:45.00 | 5000m | |||
60 metres hurdles | 7.70 | 13.40 | 110mh | 8.14 | 12.80 | 100mh |
High jump | 2.33 m | 1.97 m | ||||
Pole vault | 5.78 m | 4.71 m | ||||
Long jump | 8.19 m | 6.76 m | ||||
Triple jump | 17.05 m | 14.30 m | ||||
Shot put | 20.80 m | 18.20 m | ||||
4 × 400 metres relay | No Standard | No Standard |
Men
- Note: * = Relay athletes who only ran in heats