Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix Explained

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Date:Mid-February
Location:Birmingham, United Kingdom
Type:Track and field
Est:2006
Homepage:UKA page
Current:2023 Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix

The Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix, formerly known as Aviva Indoor Grand Prix, is an annual indoor track and field competition which is held in mid-February at the Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, England. It is one of a handful of events to hold IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings status.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

In 2016 the meeting was staged at the Emirates Arena under new sponsorship (Sainsbury's) in Glasgow instead of Birmingham.[4] 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.

World records & bests set at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix
YearEventRecordAthleteNationality
20002:14.96
20018:32.88
200412:49.60
20074:49.99
20088:04.35
20149:00.48
20158:03.40
20193:31.04

Meeting records

Men

Men's meeting records of the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix
EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateVideo
60 m6.47Lerone Clarke18 February 2012[5] [6]
Su Bingtian16 February 2019[7]
200 m20.30Shawn Crawford17 February 2002
400 m45.14Michael Johnson20 February 1993
800 m1:44.52Mohamed Aman15 February 2014[8]
1000 m2:14.96 Wilson Kipketer20 February 2000
1500 m3:31.04 Samuel Tefera16 February 2019[9]
2000 m4:49.99 Kenenisa Bekele17 February 2007[10]
3000 m7:32.43Bernard Lagat17 February 2007[11]
Two miles8:03.40 Mo Farah21 February 2015[12]
5000 m12:49.60 Kenenisa Bekele20 February 2004
60 m hurdles7.35Grant Holloway25 February 2023[13]
400 m hurdles49.76Felix Sanchez19 February 2011[14] [15] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkypUwdiiTw
High jump2.40 mJavier Sotomayor26 February 1994
Pole vault6.05 mArmand Duplantis19 February 2022[16]
Long jump8.31 mIrving Saladino17 February 2007[17]
Triple jump17.57 mPhillips Idowu19 February 2011[18]
Shot put21.12 mReese Hoffa17 February 2007https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEAkAsEdNWs

Women

Women's meeting records of the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix
EventRecordAthleteNationalityDate
60 m6.98Elaine Thompson18 February 2017[19]
200 m22.38Veronica Campbell18 February 2005
400 m50.60Nicola Sanders17 February 2007[20]
800 m1:57.18Keely Hodgkinson25 February 2023[21]
1000 m2:31.93 Laura Muir18 February 2017[22]
1500 m4:00.83Genzebe Dibaba16 February 2013[23]
Mile4:18.75Laura Muir16 February 2019[24]
3000 m8:16.69Gudaf Tsegay25 February 2023[25]
Two miles9:00.48 Genzebe Dibaba15 February 2014[26]
60 m hurdles7.75Susanna Kallur18 February 2008
High jump1.97 mEleanor Patterson19 February 2022[27]
Pole vault4.88 mYelena Isinbayeva18 February 2005
Long jump6.93 mKatarina Johnson-Thompson21 February 2015[28]
Shot put18.97 mAnita Márton18 February 2017[29]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.iaaf.org/WIM10/news/newsid=55571.html Burka targeting indoor Mile record in Birmingham
  2. Thomas, Abigail (2009-01-02). 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
  4. Web site: Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix. British Athletics. 8 December 2015.
  5. Web site: 60 Metres Results. www.uka.org.uk. 18 February 2012. 19 February 2012. 25 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425122005/http://www.uka.org.uk/results/20120218_Birmingham/timetable/index/pdf/AT-60-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf. dead.
  6. News: Liu Xiang, Clarke, Ennis and Defar delight Birmingham. IAAF. Matthew Brown. 18 February 2012. 19 February 2012.
  7. News: Tefera breaks world indoor 1500m record in Birmingham. IAAF. John Mulkeen. 16 February 2019. 17 February 2019.
  8. News: Dibaba smashes two miles world best in Birmingham, Aman 800m in 1:44.52. IAAF. Matthew Brown. 15 February 2014. 16 February 2014.
  9. News: Tefera breaks world indoor 1500m record in Birmingham. IAAF. John Mulkeen. 16 February 2019. 17 February 2019.
  10. News: Gardener edges Pickering in final. www.news.bbc.co.uk. 2007-02-17. 2011-02-20.
  11. News: Gardener edges Pickering in final. www.news.bbc.co.uk. 2007-02-17. 2011-02-20.
  12. Web site: Mo Farah breaks indoor two-mile world record in Birmingham. BBC Sport. 21 February 2015. 21 February 2015.
  13. Web site: Whittington . Jess . 25 February 2023 . Tsegay threatens world indoor 3000m record, as tour titles are won in Birmingham . 25 February 2023 . World Athletics.
  14. Web site: 400 Metres Hurdles Results. www.uka.org.uk. 2011-02-19. 2011-02-20. 2012-03-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311120626/http://www.uka.org.uk/results/20110219_Birmingham/timetable/index/pdf/AT-400H-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf. dead.
  15. News: Eight world leads, European 5000m record for Farah in Birmingham. IAAF. Matthew Brown. 2011-02-19. 2011-02-20.
  16. Web site: Pole Vault Results. results.britishathletics.org.uk. 19 February 2022. 19 February 2022.
  17. News: Gardener edges Pickering in final. www.news.bbc.co.uk. 2007-02-17. 2011-02-20.
  18. Web site: Triple Jump Results. www.uka.org.uk. 2011-02-19. 2011-02-20. 2012-03-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311120759/http://www.uka.org.uk/results/20110219_Birmingham/timetable/index/pdf/AT-TJ-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf. dead.
  19. Web site: 60m Results. British Athletics. 18 February 2017. 18 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170221161101/http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/results/20170218_birmingham/timetable/index/pdf/AT-60-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf. 2017-02-21. dead.
  20. News: Gardener edges Pickering in final. www.news.bbc.co.uk. 2007-02-17. 2011-02-20.
  21. Web site: Whittington . Jess . 25 February 2023 . Tsegay threatens world indoor 3000m record, as tour titles are won in Birmingham . 25 February 2023 . World Athletics.
  22. Web site: 1000m Results. British Athletics. 18 February 2017. 18 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170221161011/http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/results/20170218_birmingham/timetable/index/pdf/AT-1000-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf. 2017-02-21. dead.
  23. News: Ahouré’s sub-seven sprint steals the show in Birmingham. IAAF. Matthew Brown. 16 February 2013. 16 February 2013.
  24. News: Tefera breaks world indoor 1500m record in Birmingham. IAAF. John Mulkeen. 16 February 2019. 17 February 2019.
  25. Web site: Whittington . Jess . 25 February 2023 . Tsegay threatens world indoor 3000m record, as tour titles are won in Birmingham . 25 February 2023 . World Athletics.
  26. News: Dibaba smashes two miles world best in Birmingham, Aman 800m in 1:44.52. IAAF. Matthew Brown. 15 February 2014. 16 February 2014.
  27. Web site: High Jump Results. results.britishathletics.org.uk. 19 February 2022. 20 February 2022.
  28. News: Farah breaks world indoor two mile best in Birmingham. IAAF. Simon Turnbull. 21 February 2015. 21 February 2015.
  29. Web site: Shot Put Results. British Athletics. 18 February 2017. 18 February 2017.

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