The 18th
World Athletics Indoor Championships
The World Athletics Indoor Championships are a biennial indoor track and field competition served as the global championship for that version of the sport. Organised by the World Athletics, the competition was inaugurated as the ''World Indoor G ...
were held from 18 to 20 March 2022 in
Belgrade
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, Serbia.
Ethiopia
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headed the medal table, with 4 gold medals, despite winning only nine in total.
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, second on gold medals won with 3, won the most medals, 19.
Bidding process
Belgrade won the bid for the Championships on November 22, 2019.
Schedule
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Entry standards
2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships Entry standards and qualification system
World Athletics
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Medal summary
Men
Women
Medal table
Participating nations
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* Belarusian and Russian athletes are not allowed to compete at the event after a ban as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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.
Concerns and critisms
Kosovo's participation
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
had one representative at the championships, Gresa Bakraqi who competed at women's 1500m event. Due a long-standing dispute over the country’s independence from the host nation Kosovo's, flag was not shown on the big screen and not been included on the official competition website ran by the Organising Committee and hosted on the World Athletics domain.
References
External links
World Athletics website
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World Athletics Indoor Championships
World Athletics Indoor Championships
The World Athletics Indoor Championships are a biennial indoor track and field competition served as the global championship for that version of the sport. Organised by the World Athletics, the competition was inaugurated as the ''World Indoor G ...
World Indoor Championships
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21st century in Serbia
World Athletics Indoor Championships
The World Athletics Indoor Championships are a biennial indoor track and field competition served as the global championship for that version of the sport. Organised by the World Athletics, the competition was inaugurated as the ''World Indoor G ...