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.
| Most recent season or competition: 2024 World Athletics Indoor Tour | |
 | |
| Sport | Athletics |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Continent | Africa, Asia, 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 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
edit| 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
editIn 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.
Scoring system
editAt 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
edit| 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
editThe following table sets out the overall winners of World Indoor Tour disciplines in each year of the Tour.
Men's track
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
editThe following tour records are correct as of the end of the 2023 World Athletics Indoor Tour.
| 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
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References
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- ^ "IAAF World Indoor Tour expands". IAAF. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "World Indoor Tour expands for 2024". World Athletics.
- ^ "IAAF launches World Indoor Tour – Athletics Weekly". 7 December 2015.
- ^ NEWS 24 FEB 2021 2021 World Athletics Indoor Tour winners secure wildcards for Belgrade World Athletics
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- ^ "400m Results". World Athletics. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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- ^ Jon Mulkeen (9 February 2021). "Tsegay breaks world indoor 1500m record in Lievin with 3:53.09". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Duplantis breaks world pole vault record with 6.22m in Clermont-Ferrand". World Athletics. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ Rosen, Karen (February 12, 2023). "Nuguse breaks North American indoor mile record at Millrose Games". World Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ Whittington, Jess (25 February 2023). "Tsegay threatens world indoor 3000m record, as tour titles are won in Birmingham". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (9 February 2021). "Tsegay breaks world indoor 1500m record in Lievin with 3:53.09". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ Whittington, Jess (8 February 2023). "Tsegay triumphs with No.2 all-time indoor mile in Torun". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Whittington, Jess (25 February 2023). "Tsegay threatens world indoor 3000m record, as tour titles are won in Birmingham". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ Rosen, Karen (11 February 2024). "Charlton breaks world 60m hurdles record in New York with 7.67". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Bob Ramsak (8 February 2020). "6.17! Duplantis breaks world pole vault record in Torun". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (21 February 2020). "Rojas breaks world indoor triple jump record in Madrid with 15.43m". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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