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Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix

Annual indoor track and field competition

Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix

Annual indoor track and field competition

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imageNationalIndoorArena.jpg
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captionThe NIA Arena hosts the meeting
dateMid-February
locationBirmingham, United Kingdom GBR
typeAthletics
est2006
homepageUKA page
current2023 Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix

The Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix, formerly known as Aviva Indoor Grand Prix, is an annual indoor athletics competition which was last held in mid-February 2023 at the Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, England. It is one of a handful of events to hold IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings status. As one of the later major meetings of the indoor athletics season, it often serves as preparation for the biennial European Athletics Indoor Championships and IAAF World Indoor Championships. The meeting is directed by former athlete Ian Stewart and attracts numerous high calibre athletes including World and Olympic medallists.

The event is one of three indoor athletics competitions in the United Kingdom which are sponsored by Müller, alongside the Müller Birmingham Grand Prix and the Müller Anniversary Games in London. The Müller Indoor Grand Prix was previously known as the Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix prior to the sponsor's rebranding as Aviva in 2009.

In 2016 the meeting was staged at the Emirates Arena under new sponsorship (Sainsbury's) in Glasgow instead of Birmingham. The 2016 edition was part of the inaugural IAAF World Indoor Tour. The 2017 edition moved back to Birmingham, and venue will alternate in future years.

The Indoor Grand Prix venue has also been used for international level competitions, hosting the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

World records

Over the course of its history, five world records and three world bests have been set at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix.

YearEventRecordAthleteNationality20002001200420072008201420152019
2:14.96Denmark
8:32.88Romania
12:49.60Ethiopia
4:49.99Ethiopia
8:04.35Ethiopia
9:00.48Ethiopia
8:03.40United Kingdom
3:31.04Ethiopia

Meeting records

The men's 3000 metres race at the 2010 edition

Men

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateRef.Video60 m200 m400 m800 m1000 m1500 m2000 m3000 mTwo miles5000 m60 m hurdles400 m hurdlesHigh jumpPole vaultLong jumpTriple jumpShot put
6.47Lerone ClarkeJamaica18 February 2012
Su BingtianChina16 February 2019
20.30Shawn CrawfordUnited States17 February 2002
45.14Michael JohnsonUnited States20 February 1993
1:44.52Mohamed AmanEthiopia15 February 2014
2:14.96Wilson KipketerDenmark20 February 2000
3:31.04 ****Samuel TeferaEthiopia16 February 2019
4:49.99 ****Kenenisa BekeleEthiopia17 February 2007
7:32.43Bernard LagatUnited States17 February 2007
8:03.40Mo FarahGreat Britain21 February 2015
12:49.60 ****Kenenisa BekeleEthiopia20 February 2004
7.35Grant HollowayUnited States25 February 2023
49.76Felix SanchezDominican Republic19 February 2011https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkypUwdiiTw
2.40 mJavier SotomayorCuba26 February 1994
6.05 mArmand DuplantisSweden19 February 2022
8.31 mIrving SaladinoPanama17 February 2007
17.57 mPhillips IdowuGreat Britain19 February 2011
21.12 mReese HoffaUnited States17 February 2007https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEAkAsEdNWs

Women

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateRef.60 m200 m400 m800 m1000 m1500 mMile3000 mTwo miles60 m hurdlesHigh jumpPole vaultLong jumpShot put
6.98Elaine ThompsonJamaica18 February 2017
22.38Veronica CampbellJamaica18 February 2005
50.60Nicola SandersGreat Britain17 February 2007
1:57.18Keely HodgkinsonGreat Britain25 February 2023
2:31.93 ****Laura MuirGreat Britain18 February 2017
4:00.83Genzebe DibabaEthiopia16 February 2013
4:18.75Laura MuirGreat Britain16 February 2019
8:16.69Gudaf TsegayEthiopia25 February 2023
9:00.48Genzebe DibabaEthiopia15 February 2014
7.75Susanna KallurSweden18 February 2008
1.97 mEleanor PattersonAustralia19 February 2022
4.88 mYelena IsinbayevaRussia18 February 2005
6.93 mKatarina Johnson-ThompsonGreat Britain21 February 2015
18.97 mAnita MártonHungary18 February 2017

References

References

  1. [http://www.iaaf.org/WIM10/news/newsid=55571.html Burka targeting indoor Mile record in Birmingham]. [[IAAF]] (2010-02-15). Retrieved on 2011-02-19.
  2. Thomas, Abigail (2009-01-02). [http://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48813.html?cid=rssfeed&att=index Six more World and Olympic medallists join Birmingham line-up]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2011-02-19.
  3. [http://www.euromeetings.org/history.asp?id=166 Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix]. Euro Meetings. Retrieved on 2011-02-19.
  4. "Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix". [[British Athletics]].
  5. (18 February 2012). "60 Metres Results". www.uka.org.uk.
  6. Matthew Brown. (18 February 2012). "Liu Xiang, Clarke, Ennis and Defar delight Birmingham". [[IAAF]].
  7. John Mulkeen. (16 February 2019). "Tefera breaks world indoor 1500m record in Birmingham". IAAF.
  8. Matthew Brown. (15 February 2014). "Dibaba smashes two miles world best in Birmingham, Aman 800m in 1:44.52". [[IAAF]].
  9. John Mulkeen. (16 February 2019). "Tefera breaks world indoor 1500m record in Birmingham". IAAF.
  10. (2007-02-17). "Gardener edges Pickering in final". www.news.bbc.co.uk.
  11. (2007-02-17). "Gardener edges Pickering in final". www.news.bbc.co.uk.
  12. (21 February 2015). "Mo Farah breaks indoor two-mile world record in Birmingham". BBC Sport.
  13. Whittington, Jess. (25 February 2023). "Tsegay threatens world indoor 3000m record, as tour titles are won in Birmingham".
  14. (2011-02-19). "400 Metres Hurdles Results". www.uka.org.uk.
  15. Matthew Brown. (2011-02-19). "Eight world leads, European 5000m record for Farah in Birmingham". [[IAAF]].
  16. (19 February 2022). "Pole Vault Results".
  17. (2007-02-17). "Gardener edges Pickering in final". www.news.bbc.co.uk.
  18. (2011-02-19). "Triple Jump Results". www.uka.org.uk.
  19. (18 February 2017). "60m Results". [[British Athletics]].
  20. (2007-02-17). "Gardener edges Pickering in final". www.news.bbc.co.uk.
  21. Whittington, Jess. (25 February 2023). "Tsegay threatens world indoor 3000m record, as tour titles are won in Birmingham".
  22. (18 February 2017). "1000m Results". [[British Athletics]].
  23. Matthew Brown. (16 February 2013). "Ahouré’s sub-seven sprint steals the show in Birmingham". [[IAAF]].
  24. John Mulkeen. (16 February 2019). "Tefera breaks world indoor 1500m record in Birmingham". IAAF.
  25. Whittington, Jess. (25 February 2023). "Tsegay threatens world indoor 3000m record, as tour titles are won in Birmingham".
  26. Matthew Brown. (15 February 2014). "Dibaba smashes two miles world best in Birmingham, Aman 800m in 1:44.52". [[IAAF]].
  27. (19 February 2022). "High Jump Results".
  28. Simon Turnbull. (21 February 2015). "Farah breaks world indoor two mile best in Birmingham". IAAF.
  29. (18 February 2017). "Shot Put Results". [[British Athletics]].
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