Monaco, March 18, 2021: The World Athletics Council has announced the new dates of the much-delayed World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China.
The event was originally due to take place in March 2020 but was postponed for one year to March 19-21, 2021.
In December 2020, World Athletics announced that it would now take place in March 2023 – one year after the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade.
The new dates for the three-day meet have been confirmed as March 17-19, 2023.
The decision was taken in cooperation with the local organising committee in Nanjing and the Chinese Athletics Association.
In other news, the World Athletics Council has approved a greatly expanded Continental Tour calendar for 2021, including 85 Gold, Silver and Bronze meetings, after the new international series was launched successfully last year with 29 meetings.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe welcomed the commitment of meeting directors and Member Federations across the six continental areas to create new competition opportunities for the athletes.
“We wouldn’t have chosen to launch a new global athletics tour on the eve of a pandemic, but the Continental Tour proved to be such a strong concept that it thrived even in these adverse circumstances," he said.
“The tour has expanded substantially in 2021, and we’re delighted that it has been embraced so enthusiastically across the world.”
The Council also confirmed the dates for the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships, which will be held in Cali, Colombia from 2-7 August, 2022.