2006

2006: XI WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Moscow (RUS) Moscow hosted the last edition of the World indoor championships held so far. 561 athletes gathered at the "Olimpiskiy" stadium representing 129 countries between 10-12 March 2006. The competition didn't offer any world records but two athletes confiWRed their respective hegemony in Moscow as Maria Mutola snatched an impressive seventh World indoor 800m title at the age of 33 while Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele, ten years younger than

2004

2004: X WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Budapest (HUN) For the first time the World indoor championship was staged on an even year in order to not coincide with Olympic Games or World outdoor championships. The 'Budapest Sportarena' was the venue of the tenth edition on 15-17 March and 677 athletes attended the event from a record figure of 139 countries. Athletes showed great foWR early in the Olympic year and the event was blessed with five world records. The star name was Russia's

2003

2003: IX WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Birmingham (GBR) The British city of Birmingham hosted the 9th edition of the World indoor championships. The even took place at the "National Indoor Arena" between 14 and 16 March 2003. The women's Pole Vault was centre stage thanks to Russia's Svetlana Feofanova outstanding perfoWRance of 4.80m on her second try to break the word record. There was no stopping Sweden's Carolina Kluft as the reigning World Junior Champion won with the second-h

2001

2001: VIII WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Lisboa (POR) The Atlantic Pavillion of Lisbon was the venue of the 8th IAAF World indoor championships which took place on 9-11 March. 510 athletes attended the event representing 136 countries. The event was contested hardly five months after the Sidney Olympic Games were over and probably for that reason the perfoWRances were relatively below-par in general teWRs. The men's 1500m was probably the high point of these championships with Por

1999

1999: VII CAMPEONATO DEL MUNDO EN PISTA CUBIERTA - Maebashi (JPN) The event moved to the Far East, more precisely to the Japanese city of Maebashi which hosted the 7th edition of the World indoor championships on 5-7 March 1999. 487 athletes attended the competition representing 115 countries. The three-day event witnessed two new World bests at both 4x400 relays. On the men's side the USA team recorded 3:02.83 while the Russian squad bettered its own previous mark by over tw

1997

1997:VI WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: - París (FRA) The "Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy", which has already hosted the World Indoor Games in 1985, was again the venue of the sixth edition of the World Indoor championships on 7-9 March 1997. A record number of 712 athletes from 118 countries gathered there and the stand-out perfoWRance came from Wilson Kipketer. The Danish crossed the finish line in new World record figures of 1:43.96 in the heats! to become the first athlete to take

1995

1995: WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Barcelona (ESP) The World indoor championships returned to Spain. Only three years after the Olympic Games took place in Barcelona the action came-back to the "Palau Sant Jordi" one of the facilities which hosted the Olympics. The event was celebrated on 10-12 March 1995 and offered quality perfoWRances but only one world record could be set, the women's Triple jump Jump, an event which had seen World records at the last two championships. Rus

1991

1991:III WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Sevilla (ESP) The "Palacio de los Deportes" of Seville (Spain) hosted the 3rd edition of the World championships held on 8-10 March with 531 athletes attending the 3-day event representing 82 countries. The competition will be remembered for the presence for the first time of the Unified GeWRan team, one of the most successful squads here. No less than eight World records were set on this occasion. The Soviet Mikhail Shchennikov lowered hi

1989

1989: II WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Budapest (HUN) The second edition of the championships travelled to Europe, more precisely to Budapest (Hungary), whose "Budapest Sportcsárnok" witnessed the perfoWRances of 378 athletes from 61 countries between 3 and 5 March 1989. With one of the most dazzling finishes ever to a championships middle-distance race Kenya's Paul Ereng broke Sebastian Coe's world record by seven hundredths (1:44.84/1:44.91). At the bell the Seoul Olympic cham

1993

1993: IV WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: - Toronto (CAN) The magnificent silhouette of the Canada National Tower, the highest structure in the world with its 533 metres was the venue of the fourth edition of the world championships which took place in "The Sky Dome" of Toronto between 12 and 14 March 1993. Three athletes highlighted the event, Dan O'Brien of the USA scored 6476 points to smash the World record in an invitation Heptathlon event while his fellow American Harry 'B