2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships
| 17th IAAF World Indoor Championships | |
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| Host city | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Date(s) | 2-4 March 2018 |
| Main stadium | National Indoor Arena |
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2020 TBA → | |
The 17th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics will be held in 2018 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. This will be the city's second hosting of the event as it previously did so in 2003.
Bidding process
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 being selected in 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]
Venue
The event will take place at the National Indoor Arena with seating for 8,000 spectators.[4]
References
- ↑ Red Shannon (2013-11-17). "Portland, Ore., Wins Bid for 2016 World Indoor Championships: Why It Matters". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ "Portland, Ore., to hold IAAF 2016 world indoors". Espn.go.com. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ Gambaccini, Peter (2013-11-15). "Portland Will Host 2016 World Indoor Championships | Runner's World". Runnersworld.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ "IAAF Council Meeting, Monaco, 15 Nov - World Indoors: Portland 2016 and Birmingham 2018". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-01-20.