2020 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

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2020 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
DatesMarch 13–14, 2020 (event cancelled, not held)
Host city Albuquerque, New Mexico
Venue Albuquerque Convention Center
Events34
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2021

The 2020 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships was to be the 56th NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships and the 39th NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, held at the Albuquerque Convention Center. In total, thirty-four different men's and women's indoor track and field events were to be contested from March 13 to March 14, 2020. [1] [2] The event (along with all winter championships and spring sports) was cancelled by the NCAA on March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the attendance before was to be limited only to coaches, participants and personnel. [3]

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ESPN3 and NCAA.org were to telecast the event. [4] [5]

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References

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  2. "NCAA Men's & Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships schedule" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association .
  3. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns" (Press release). NCAA. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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