Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix

The Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix, formerly known as Aviva Indoor Grand Prix, is an annual indoor track and field competition which is held in mid-February at the Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, England. It is one of a handful of events to hold IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings status.[1] As one of the later major meetings of the indoor athletics season, it often serves as preparation for the biennial European Athletics Indoor Championships and IAAF World Indoor Championships. The meeting is directed by former athlete Ian Stewart and attracts numerous high calibre athletes including World and Olympic medallists.[2]

Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix
The NIA Arena hosts the meeting
DateMid-February
LocationBirmingham, United Kingdom
Event typeTrack and field
Established2006
Official siteUKA page

The event is one of three indoor athletics competitions in the United Kingdom which are sponsored by Müller, alongside the Müller Birmingham Grand Prix and the Müller Anniversary Games in London. The Müller Indoor Grand Prix was previously known as the Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix prior to the sponsor's rebranding as Aviva in 2009.[3]

In 2016 the meeting was staged at the Emirates Arena under new sponsorship (Sainsbury's) in Glasgow instead of Birmingham.[4] The 2016 edition was part of the inaugural IAAF World Indoor Tour. The 2017 edition moved back to Birmingham, and venue will alternate in future years.

The Indoor Grand Prix venue has also been used for international level competitions, hosting the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

World records

Over the course of its history, numerous world records have been set at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix.

Year Event Record Athlete Nationality
2019 1500 m 3:31.04 Samuel Tefera  Ethiopia
2015 Two miles 8:03.40 [WB] Mo Farah  United Kingdom
2014 Two miles 9:00.48 [WB] Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia
2008 Two miles 8:04.35 [WB] Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia
2007 2000 m 4:49.99 Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia
2004 5000 m 12:49.60 Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia
2001 3000 m 8:32.88 Gabriela Szabo  Romania
2000 1000 m 2:14.96 Wilson Kipketer  Denmark

Meeting records
The men's 3000 metres race at the 2010 edition
Dayron Robles, 2008 Olympic champion, lining up for the 60 metres hurdles
Tirunesh Dibaba competing against Sentayehu Ejigu in Birmingham

Men
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref Video
60 m 6.47 Lerone Clarke  Jamaica 18 February 2012 [5][6]
Su Bingtian  China 16 February 2019 [7]
200 m 20.30 Shawn Crawford  United States 17 February 2002
400 m 45.14 Michael Johnson  United States 20 February 1993
800 m 1:44.52 Mohamed Aman  Ethiopia 15 February 2014 [8]
1000 m 2:14.96 Wilson Kipketer  Denmark 20 February 2000
1500 m 3:31.04 Samuel Tefera  Ethiopia 16 February 2019 [9]
2000 m 4:49.99 Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 17 February 2007 [10]
3000 m 7:32.43 Bernard Lagat  United States 17 February 2007 [11]
Two miles 8:03.40 [WB] Mo Farah  Great Britain 21 February 2015 [12]
5000 m 12:49.60 Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 20 February 2004
60 m hurdles 7.38 Colin Jackson  United Kingdom 26 February 1994
400 m hurdles 49.76 Felix Sanchez  Dominican Republic 19 February 2011 [13][14]
High jump 2.40 m Javier Sotomayor  Cuba 26 February 1994
Pole vault 5.82 m Sergey Bubka  Ukraine 15 February 1998
Long jump 8.31 m Irving Saladino  Panama 17 February 2007 [15]
Triple jump 17.57 m Phillips Idowu  United Kingdom 19 February 2011 [16]
Shot put 21.12 m Reese Hoffa  United States 17 February 2007

Women
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
60 m 6.98 Elaine Thompson  Jamaica 18 February 2017 [17]
200 m 22.38 Veronica Campbell  Jamaica 18 February 2005
400 m 50.60 Nicola Sanders  United Kingdom 17 February 2007 [18]
800 m 1:57.61 Stephanie Graf  Austria 17 February 2002
1000 m 2:31.93 Laura Muir  Great Britain 18 February 2017 [19]
1500 m 4:00.83 Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 16 February 2013 [20]
Mile 4:18.75 Laura Muir  Great Britain 16 February 2019 [21]
3000 m 8:24.85+ Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 15 February 2014 [22]
Two miles 9:00.48 [WB] Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 15 February 2014 [23]
60 m hurdles 7.75 Susanna Kallur  Sweden 18 February 2008
Pole vault 4.88 m Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia 18 February 2005
Long jump 6.93 m Katarina Johnson-Thompson  Great Britain 21 February 2015 [24]
Shot put 18.97 m Anita Márton  Hungary 18 February 2017 [25]

References
  1. Burka targeting indoor Mile record in Birmingham. IAAF (2010-02-15). Retrieved on 2011-02-19.
  2. Thomas, Abigail (2009-01-02). Six more World and Olympic medallists join Birmingham line-up. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-19.
  3. Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix. Euro Meetings. Retrieved on 2011-02-19.
  4. "Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix". British Athletics. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  5. "60 Metres Results" (PDF). www.uka.org.uk. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  6. Matthew Brown (18 February 2012). "Liu Xiang, Clarke, Ennis and Defar delight Birmingham". IAAF. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  7. John Mulkeen (16 February 2019). "Tefera breaks world indoor 1500m record in Birmingham". IAAF. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  8. Matthew Brown (15 February 2014). "Dibaba smashes two miles world best in Birmingham, Aman 800m in 1:44.52". IAAF. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  9. John Mulkeen (16 February 2019). "Tefera breaks world indoor 1500m record in Birmingham". IAAF. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  10. "Gardener edges Pickering in final". www.news.bbc.co.uk. 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  11. "Gardener edges Pickering in final". www.news.bbc.co.uk. 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  12. "Mo Farah breaks indoor two-mile world record in Birmingham". BBC Sport. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  13. "400 Metres Hurdles Results" (PDF). www.uka.org.uk. 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  14. Matthew Brown (2011-02-19). "Eight world leads, European 5000m record for Farah in Birmingham". IAAF. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  15. "Gardener edges Pickering in final". www.news.bbc.co.uk. 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  16. "Triple Jump Results" (PDF). www.uka.org.uk. 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  17. "60m Results" (PDF). British Athletics. 18 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-21. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  18. "Gardener edges Pickering in final". www.news.bbc.co.uk. 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  19. "1000m Results" (PDF). British Athletics. 18 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-21. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  20. Matthew Brown (16 February 2013). "Ahouré's sub-seven sprint steals the show in Birmingham". IAAF. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  21. John Mulkeen (16 February 2019). "Tefera breaks world indoor 1500m record in Birmingham". IAAF. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  22. Matthew Brown (15 February 2014). "Dibaba smashes two miles world best in Birmingham, Aman 800m in 1:44.52". IAAF. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  23. Matthew Brown (15 February 2014). "Dibaba smashes two miles world best in Birmingham, Aman 800m in 1:44.52". IAAF. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  24. Simon Turnbull (21 February 2015). "Farah breaks world indoor two mile best in Birmingham". IAAF. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  25. "Shot Put Results" (PDF). British Athletics. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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