2016 IAAF World Indoor Tour

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2016 IAAF World Indoor Tour
Editioninaugural
Dates6 February - 20 February
Meetings4
Individual Prize Money (US$)US$ 20,000 per winner
inaugural
2017

The 2016 IAAF World Indoor Tour was the inaugural edition of the IAAF World Indoor Tour, planned as an annual series of track and field indoor meetings. [1] It was designed to create an IAAF Diamond League-style circuit for indoor track and field events, to raise the profile of indoor track and field athletics.

Contents

The Tour was announced with initially four events for 2016, three in Europe and one in the United States, leading to the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon. Winners of the Tour enjoyed similar privileges in relation to World Indoor Championships qualification as Diamond League winners do in relation to World Championships in Athletics. [ citation needed ] This was the only edition of the tour that featured the Globen Galan, and the Stockholm leg was replaced by the International Copernicus Cup, a long-standing indoor event in Torún, Poland for 2017.

Meetings

The following four meetings were confirmed for the 2016 season: [2]

MeetStadiumCityCountryDate
Weltklasse in Karlsruhe Dm-Arena Karlsruhe / Rheinstetten Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6 February
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center Boston Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 14 February
Globen Galan Ericsson Globe Stockholm Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 17 February
Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix Emirates Arena Glasgow Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 20 February

Scoring system

At each meeting a minimum of 12 events were staged. Included in the 12 events will be a core group of five or six events split across the two-season cycle.

Tour events for 2016 were the men’s 60m, 800m, 3000/5000m, pole vault, triple jump and shot put, plus the women’s 400m, 1500m, 60m hurdles, high jump and long jump.

Points were allocated to the best four athletes in each event, with the winner getting 10 points, the runner up receiving seven points, the third-placed finisher getting five points and the athlete in fourth receiving three points.

The individual overall winner of each event received US $20,000 in prize money and, beginning with the 2016 edition in Portland, automatically qualified for the next edition of the IAAF World Indoor Championships as a ‘wild card’ entry, provided the member federation of that World Indoor Tour winner agreed to enter the athlete. [3]

Indoor Tour Events

The following events are core Tour events for the 2019 indoor season:

Results

   non World Indoor Tour events

Men's track

#Meeting 60 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 3000 m 60 m h
1 Karlsruhe [4] Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Rodgers  (USA)
6.52
-Flag of Poland.svg  Adam Kszczot  (POL)
1:45.96
-Flag of Kenya.svg  A. Kiprono Choge  (KEN)
7:43.22
-
2 Boston [5] Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Rodgers  (USA)
6.53
Flag of the United States.svg  Vernon Norwood  (USA)
(300m) 32.70
Flag of the United States.svg  Boris Berian  (USA)
(600 m) 1:15.51
Flag of the United States.svg  Andrew Wheating  (USA)
(1000 m) 2:16.68
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Nick Willis  (NZL)
(mile) 3:53.27
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Dejen Gebremeskel  (ETH)
7:42.94
-
3 Stockholm [6] -Flag of Qatar.svg  Abdalleleh Haroun  (QAT)
(500m) 59.83
Flag of Poland.svg  Adam Kszczot  (POL)
1:45.63
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Ayanleh Souleiman  (DJI)
(1000m) 2:14.20 WR
Flag of Morocco.svg  Abdalaati Iguider  (MAR)
7:39.04
-
4 Glasgow [7] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sean Safo-Antwi  (GBR)
6.56
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Pavel Maslák  (CZE)
46.02
-Flag of Morocco.svg  Abdalaati Iguider  (MAR)
3:34.94
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mo Farah  (GBR)
7:39.55
-Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wenjun Xie  (CHN)
7.63
OverallFlag of the United States.svg  Mike Rodgers  (USA)-Flag of Poland.svg  Adam Kszczot  (POL)-Flag of Kenya.svg  A. Kiprono Choge  (KEN)-

Men's field

#Meeting High jump Long jump Triple jump Pole vault Shot put
1 Karlsruhe [4] -Flag of Germany.svg  Julian Howard  (GER)
8.03m
Flag of Cuba.svg  Alexis Copello  (CUB)
16.99 m
Flag of France.svg  Renaud Lavillenie  (FRA)
5.91 m
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tim Nedow  (CAN)
20.89m
2 Boston [5] --Flag of the United States.svg  Omar Craddock  (USA)
16.82
Flag of the United States.svg  Sam Kendricks  (USA)
5.77
Flag of the United States.svg  Kurt Roberts  (USA)
21.57
3 Stockholm [6] -Flag of Sweden.svg  Andreas Otterling  (SWE)
8.12
--Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tim Nedow  (CAN)
21.33
4 Glasgow [7] -Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Fabrice Lapierre  (AUS)
8.08
Flag of the United States.svg  Omar Craddock  (USA)
16.93
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Shawnacy Barber  (CAN)
5.89
-
Overall--Flag of the United States.svg  Omar Craddock  (USA)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Shawnacy Barber  (CAN)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tim Nedow  (CAN)

Women's track

#Meeting 60 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 3000 m 60 m h
1 Karlsruhe [4] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dafne Schippers  (NED)
7.08
Flag of the United States.svg  Natasha Hastings  (USA)
52.60
-Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Axumawit Embaye  (ETH)
4:08.22
-Flag of the United States.svg  Kendra Harrison  (USA)
7.86
2 Boston [5] Flag of the United States.svg  English Gardner  (USA)
7.15
Flag of the United States.svg  Natasha Hastings  (USA)
(300 m) 36.35
-Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Dawit Seyaum  (ETH)
4:01.86
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Meseret Defar  (ETH)
8:30.83
Flag of the United States.svg  Brianna McNeal  (USA)
7.87
3 Stockholm [6] Flag of the United States.svg  Jeneba Tarmoh  (USA)
(200 m) 23.38
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lisanne de Witte  (NED)
53.21
-Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Genzebe Dibaba  (ETH)
(mile) 4:13.31 WR
--
4 Glasgow [7] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dafne Schippers  (NED)
7.10
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Stephenie Ann McPherson  (JAM)
52.05
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Melissa Bishop  (CAN)
2:00.19
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sifan Hassan  (NED)
4:01.40
Flag of Kenya.svg  Nancy Chepkwemoi  (KEN)
8:49.06
Flag of the United States.svg  Kendra Harrison  (USA)
7.92
Overall-Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lisanne de Witte  (NED)-Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Axumawit Embaye  (ETH)-Flag of the United States.svg  Nia Ali  (USA)

Women's field

#Meeting High jump Long jump Triple jump Pole vault Shot put
1 Karlsruhe [4] Flag of Germany.svg  Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch  (GER)
1.93 m
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2 Boston [5] -Flag of the United States.svg  Janay DeLoach  (USA)
6.63
-Flag of the United States.svg  Jennifer Suhr  (USA)
4.83
-
3 Stockholm [6] Flag of Spain.svg  Ruth Beitia  (ESP)
1.95
Flag of Estonia.svg  Ksenija Balta  (EST)
6.76
-Flag of Greece.svg  Nikoléta Kyriakopoúlou  (GRE)
4.81
-
4 Glasgow [7] Flag of Italy.svg  Alessia Trost  (ITA)
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Levern Spencer  (LCA)
1.93
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lorraine Ugen  (GBR)
6.80
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OverallFlag of Germany.svg  Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch  (GER)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lorraine Ugen  (GBR)---

Final 2016 World Indoor Tour standings

Men

60 m800 m3000mTriple jumpPole vaultShot put
Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Rodgers  (USA)27Flag of Poland.svg  Adam Kszczot  (POL)30Flag of Kenya.svg  Augustine Choge  (KEN)17Flag of the United States.svg  Omar Craddock  (USA)20Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Shawnacy Barber  (CAN)24Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tim Nedow  (CAN)20
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Kim Collins  (SKN)17Flag of Kenya.svg  Nicholas Kiplangat  (KEN)
Flag of the United States.svg  Andrew Wheating  (USA)
10Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Yomif Kejelcha  (ETH)14Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Carter  (USA)14Flag of the United States.svg  Sam Kendricks  (USA)
Flag of France.svg  Renaud Lavillenie  (FRA)
10Flag of the United States.svg  Kurt Roberts  (USA)10
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sean Safo-Antwi  (GBR)103 athletes. [8] 10Flag of Cuba.svg  Alexis Copello  (CUB)103 athletes. [9] 7

[10]

Women

400 m150060m hurdlesHigh jumpLong jump
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lisanne de Witte  (NED)15Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Axumawit Embaye  (ETH)20Flag of the United States.svg  Nia Ali  (USA)21Flag of Germany.svg  Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch  (GER)15Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lorraine Ugen  (GBR)17
Flag of the United States.svg  Natasha Hastings  (USA)
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Stephenie Ann McPherson  (JAM)
10Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Gudaf Tsegay  (ETH)14Flag of the United States.svg  Kendra Harrison  (USA)20Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oksana Okuneva  (UKR)12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Shara Proctor  (GBR)12
3 athletes [11] 102 athletes [12] 103 athletes [13] 102 athletes. [14] 10

[15]

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  5. 1 2 3 4 2016 IAAF World Indoor Tour - Boston results
  6. 1 2 3 4 2016 IAAF World Indoor Tour - Stockholm results
  7. 1 2 3 4 2016 IAAF World Indoor Tour - Glasgow results
  8. Mo Farah, Dejen Gebremeskel and Abdelaati Iguider.
  9. Andrei Gag, Michal Haratyk and Reese Hoffa.
  10. 2016 IAAF World Indoor Tour Standings - Men, from IAAF.org
  11. Genzebe Dibaba, Dawit Seyaum and Sifan Hassan
  12. Tiffany Porter and Brianna McNeal
  13. Ruth Beitia, Alessia Trost and Lavern Spencer
  14. Janay DeLoach and Ksenija Balta
  15. 2016 IAAF World Indoor Tour Standings - Women, from IAAF.org