Indoor Flanders Meeting

The Indoor Flanders meeting was an annual indoor track and field meeting which took place at the Flanders Sports Arena in Ghent, Belgium. It was one of foremost meetings on the indoor European circuit and one of nine events which hold IAAF Indoor Permit Meeting status.[1]

Indoor Flanders
The meeting was previously held at the Flanders Expo arena
DateMid-February
LocationBelgium Ghent, Belgium
Event typeIndoor track and field
Established1990
Official siteIndoor Flanders

First held in 1990, the competition was originally held at the Flanders Expo arena and moved to the Flanders Sports Arena in 2000.[2] Over its history the meeting has been sponsored by Energizer, KBC Bank, and Toyota (its current sponsor). The 23rd edition in 2012 was annulled because of loss sponsorship.[3] After taking a year off, the Flanders Indoor Meeting returns in 2013 and 2014 but was cancelled from 2015 onwards.

World records

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Over the course of its history, three world records have been set at the Indoor Flanders Meeting.

World records set at the Indoor Flanders Meeting
Year Event Record Athlete Nationality
1995 3000 m 7:35.15 Moses Kiptanui   Kenya
1997 Mile 3:48.45 Hicham El Guerrouj   Morocco
2002 Pole vault 4.73 m Svetlana Feofanova   Russia

Meeting records

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Women

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References

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  1. ^ IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings 2010 Archived 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (2010). Retrieved on 2010-02-15.
  2. ^ Gordon, Ed (1999-02-19). Leading Marks for Devers and Pedroso in Ghent Archived 2004-01-04 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-15.
  3. ^ "Organisatoren annuleren 23e editie Flanders Indoor" (in Dutch). www.hln.be. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  4. ^ "300m Results". www.timetronics.be. 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  5. ^ "600 Metres Results". www.timetronics.be. 2011-02-13. Archived from the original on 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  6. ^ Ivo Hendrix (2011-02-14). "Kombich clocks world leading 3:34.13 in Gent, junior Koech continues to impress". IAAF. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  7. ^ "2000 Metres Steeplechase Results". www.timetronics.be. 2011-02-13. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  8. ^ Ivo Hendrix (2011-02-14). "Kombich clocks world leading 3:34.13 in Gent, junior Koech continues to impress". IAAF. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  9. ^ "1500 Metres Results". www.sport.be. 2010-02-14. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  10. ^ "Pole Vault Results". www.timetronics.be. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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