The 2019 IAAF World Indoor Tour was the fourth edition of the IAAF World Indoor Tour, the highest series of international track and field indoor meetings. It was designed to create an IAAF Diamond League-style circuit for indoor track and field events, to raise the profile of indoor track and field athletics.
The Tour retains six events for 2019, five in Europe and one in the United States. All six 2018 meetings returned, although the order of the meetings has been rearranged from 2018, and the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix has returned from Glasgow to Birmingham as part of a long term deal, having hosted the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Glasgow, in turn, will host the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships at the end of the indoor season, from 1–3 March 2019.
Meetings
Continuing the long term agreement alternating venues of the Great Britain leg, the Glasgow Grand Prix returns to Birmingham, England, accommodating in this case the holding of the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
MeetStadiumCityCountryDateNew Balance Indoor Grand PrixReggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center Boston 26 JanuaryWeltklasse in Karlsruhe Dm-Arena Karlsruhe 2 FebruaryCopernicus Cup Toruń Arena Toruń 6 February Madrid Indoor Gallur Madrid 8 FebruaryMüller Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham Barclaycard Arena Birmingham 16 FebruaryPSD Bank Meeting Arena-Sportpark Düsseldorf 20 February
Scoring system At each meeting a minimum of 12 events were staged. Included in the 12 events will be a core group of five or six events split across the two-season cycle.
Tour counting events for 2019 were the men’s 60m, hurdles 400m, 1500m, high jump and long jump, plus the women’s 60m, 800m, 3,000/5,000m, pole vault, triple jump and shot put.
Points were allocated to the best four athletes in each event, with the winner getting 10 points, the runner up receiving seven points, the third-placed finisher getting five points and the athlete in fourth receiving three points. There is a bonus 3 points awarded to any athlete who set a world record.
The individual overall winner of each event received US $20,000 in prize money. In each event the finishing positions offered the following money: 1st: $3000. 2nd: $1500. 3rd: $1000. 4th: $750. 5th: $500. 6th: $300. For middle distance races, $200 and $150 will be awarded to 7th and 8th place. All tour winners qualify for the 2020 IAAF World Indoor Championships, taking a wildcard spot subject to ratification by their country.
Indoor Tour Events
The following events are core Tour events for the 2019 indoor season:2019 IAAF World Indoor Tour Retrieved 9 March 2023
Men
400 metres 1500 metres 60 metre hurdles High jump Long jump
Women
60 metres 800 metres 3000 metres Pole vault Triple jump Shot put
Results
Men's track
1BostonIAAF World Indoor Tour - Boston results - 46.97 1:45.91 3:51.70 (mile) 7:37.41 7.642KarlsruheIAAF World Indoor Tour - Karlsruhe results - 46.78 1:46.52 3:38.23 - -3ToruńTorun results - 46.19 1:47.49 3:35.57 - 7.494MadridIAAF World Indoor Tour - Madrid results 6.57 46.21 1:47.76 3:40.17 - 7.565BirminghamIAAF World Indoor Tour - Glasgow results 6.47 46.45 1:47.27 3:31.04 - 7.516DusseldorfIAAF World Indoor Tour - Dusseldorf results 6.49 46.48 1:46.63 3:36.02 - 7.52 Overall - - -
Men's field
1Boston - - - - -2Karlsruhe 2.35 8.08 - - -3Toruń 2.25 8.12 - 5.78 -4Madrid - 8.23 - - 21.015Birmingham 2.29 8.21 - - -6Dusseldorf 2.34 - - - - Overall - - -
Women's track
1Boston 7.21 36.97 (300m) 1:27.31 (600m) 4:24.80 (mile) 15:15.80 (5000m) -2Karlsruhe 7.10 - - - 8:43.36 7.973Toruń 7.15 - 1:59.49 - - 7.954Madrid 7.11 - - 4:08.31 8:43.76 -5Birmingham 7.13 52.24 2:01.16 4:18.75 (mile) 8:54.60 7.916Dusseldorf 7.02 54.61 2:00.70 - - - Overall - - -
Women's field
1Boston - - - 4.86 19.282Karlsruhe - - 14.51 4.71 -3Toruń - - - - 18.974Madrid - - 14.92 4.91 -5Birmingham - 6.78 - 4.81 -6Dusseldorf - - 14.46 4.77 19.14 Overall - -
Final 2019 World Indoor Tour standings
Men
400 m 1500 60m hurdles High jumpLong jump 30 30 30 30 27 27 24 27 14 20 19 17 21 2 athletes.Luis Castro Rivera and Ilya Ivanyuk 10 15 2017 IAAF World Indoor Tour Standings - Men, from IAAF.org
Women
60 m 800 m3000m Pole vaultTriple jumpShot put 30 20 27 30 27 27 22 17 10 22 17 3 athletesMaggie Ewen, Jessica Ramsey and Fanny Roos 10 19 2 athletes.Raevyn Rogers and Līga Velvere 10 20 10 2017 IAAF World Indoor Tour Standings - Women, from IAAF.org
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