The 20th World Athletics Indoor Championships is re-scheduled to be held from 21 to 23 March 2025 in

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at the newly built Nanjing's Cube gymnasium in the

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. This would be the city's first hosting of the event although it staged the

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. Nanjing was originally due to host an edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in 2020, then in 2021, and then again in 2023, with all these dates having to be postponed due to

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regulations in China. The 2022 edition took place in

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, Serbia and the 2024 edition will be held in

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, United Kingdom.

Bidding process

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Council Meeting: Nanjing, Serbia's capital

and

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, Poland. Nanjing won the bid for the 2020 World Athletics Indoor Championships.

Venue

The facility, a brand new purpose-built gymnasium at the

known as Nanjing's Cube will be the centrepiece of the event. Construction started in September 2017 and is due to be completed in time for the event. The venue for track and field and swimming are located in Block A of the park and to the east is the Yangtze River complex. It will provide catering and hotels as well as security work for the event.

References

External links

World Athletics website
World Athletics Indoor Championships World Indoor Championships International athletics competitions hosted by China 21st century in China Athletics World Indoor Championships 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championshipss