by RBR Admin
The 2018 World Indoor Championships, held in Birmingham, Englans from March 1-4, 2018 is just hours away! RunBlogrun will be covering each and every event from the Arena Birmingham. We thought that this resource from the IAAF was great addition to enjoying the event! Enjoy! Here’s the link for the IAAF Provisional entry list: entries-by-country-iaaf-world-indoor-champi.pdf
The provisional entry lists for the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018, which take place from 1-4 March, are now available.
The entries, as at 25 February, are now available via the athletes page on the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 mini-site where users can quickly search and browse all 632 athletes from 144 teams entered in the 17th edition of the IAAF’s second largest event.
The lists are also available to download as PDF documents listing entries by event and season’s best [download | view] and entries by country [download | view].
Official start lists will become available after the technical meeting which takes place on Thursday 1 March at 10:00 in Birmingham.
For the latest news on the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018, be sure to check our regularly updated dedicated mini-site and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
PRIZE MONEY
A total of US$2,464,000 is on offer from the IAAF as prize money at the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018. There is also a US$50,000 bonus on offer for any athlete setting a world record during the four-day championships.
The prize money is as follows…
Individual events (total US$2,288,000)
1st US$40,000
2nd US$20,000
3rd US$10,000
4th US$8000
5th US$6000
6th US$4000
Relays per team (total US$176,000)
1st US$40,000
2nd US$20,000
3rd US$10,000
4th US$8000
5th US$6000
6th US$4000
World record bonus
US$50,000 for any athlete setting a world record.
All awards are dependent upon athletes undergoing and clearing the usual anti-doping procedures.
PREVIEWS
Event-by-event previews will be published this week on the IAAF website. Field events, combined events and relays will be previewed on Tuesday 27 February, while individual track events will be previewed on Wednesday 28 February.
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