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.IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings 2010 . IAAF (2010). Retrieved on 2010-02-15.
First held in 1990, the competition was originally held at the Flanders Expo arena and moved to the Flanders Sports Arena in 2000.Gordon, Ed (1999-02-19). Leading Marks for Devers and Pedroso in Ghent . IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-15. 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. After taking a year off, the Flanders Indoor Meeting returns in 2013 and 2014 but was cancelled from 2015 onwards.
World records 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 Nationality19957:35.1519973:48.452002Pole vault4.73 m
Meeting records
Men
+Men's meeting records of the Indoor Flanders Meeting Event Record Athlete Nationality Date 60 m6.45Andre Cason1992200 m20.37Frankie Fredericks1996300 m32.15Pavel Maslák9 February 2014400 m45.45Jamie Baulch1997600 m1:15.65Kevin Borlée13 February 2011800 m1:45.72Tony Morrell19881000 m2:16.15Abubaker Kaki Khamis28 February 20081500 m3:33.01Hicham El Guerrouj1997Mile3:48.45Hicham El Guerrouj19972000 m5:02.53John Mayock20003000 m7:35.15Moses Kiptanui1995Two miles8:09.89Hicham El Guerrouj20015000 m13:11.39Alberto García200360 m hurdles7.38Colin Jackson19942000 m steeplechase5:13.77Paul Kipsiele Koech13 February 2011Pole vault5.90 mMaksim Tarasov1998High jump2:30 mVyacheslav Voronin2000Long jump8.40 mIván Pedroso1997Triple jump17.42 mMarian Oprea26 February 2006
Women
+Women's meeting records of the Indoor Flanders Meeting Event Record Athlete Nationality Date 60 m6.97Irina Privalova1995200 m22.47Irina Privalova1992400m51.50Charity Opara1998800 m1:56.85Stephanie Graf20021500 m4:04.80Genzebe Dibaba14 February 20103000 m8:41.67Mariem Alaoui Selsouli26 February 20065000 m15:07.39Gabriela Szabo199860 m hurdles7.82Brigita Bukovec1999High jump2.00 mBlanka Vlašić26 February 2006Pole vault4.76 mAnna Rogowska9 February 2014Long jump6.61 mOlga Rublyova2000Triple jump14.47 mAshia Hansen1998
References
External links 2013 Official website 2014 Official website Indoor Flanders Records