The PSD Bank Meeting was an annual indoor

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competition which took place in February at the Arena-Sportpark in

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. The inaugural edition ''1. Internationales Indoor Meeting Düsseldorf'' was held in 2006 and attracted a sell-out crowd of 1500 people. The competition was created following investment by the Düsseldorf municipal council, bringing a new usage to the venue which had served as a training facility for the

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. The second edition of the competition attracted a number of high calibre athletes from Europe, Africa, Asia and North America, with

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's Irish national record in the 400 metres being a highlight. The meeting was one of a handful of competitions which holds permit status from the

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. It established itself on the international circuit with frequent world-leading performances from athletes and typically sell-out editions in the 2000 capacity venue.Gordon, Ed (2010-02-04)
13:02.95 by Koech tops eight world leads in Düsseldorf
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ran 7.33 seconds for the 60 metres hurdles which was a Panamerican record for the event and the second fastest ever. Among the performances in 2010 was an Asian indoor record for the 5000 m by

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. The sixth edition of the meeting in 2011 saw 18-year-old Isaiah Koech run the fourth fastest indoor 5000 metres in history, which was also the fastest ever by a junior athlete. Katja Demut also set a German record in the

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at that year's event. The last edition took place in 2020. In 2021 a new meeting format was organized under the name ISTAF Indoor Düsseldorf that was new located at the ISS Dome. From 2018 onwards the previously sponsor PSD Bank also started a main sponsorship at the Indoor Meeting in Dortmund.

Meeting records

Men

Women

References

External links

Official website
{{Athletics in Germany Annual indoor track and field meetings Athletics competitions in Germany Sport in Düsseldorf Recurring sporting events established in 2006 2006 establishments in Germany World Athletics Indoor Tour