| The world’s best athletes head to Poland this month for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26. It’s the pinnacle of the global indoor season and more than 500 athletes from some 120 teams are expected to compete across the 27 events during three days of action from 20-22 March. As well as World Indoor Championships competition, the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold kicks off in Melbourne, while the World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold continues in Dudince after the season opener in Taicang. There’s also Platinum Label road race action in Nagoya, Seoul, Meishan and Yangzhou. |
| The month ahead in athletics |
| A summary of competitions and stories that will be covered on the World Athletics website and its social media channels. Publication dates can be subject to change. An extensive calendar of international events can be found on the World Athletics website. Saturday 28 February – Sunday 1 March • National Indoor Championships window • South American Indoor Championships, Cochabamba, BOL – resultsSunday 1 March • Tokyo Marathon, JPN (Platinum Label) – resultsSunday 1 – Monday 2 March • Chinese Race Walking Grand Prix, Taicang, CHN (Race Walking Tour Gold)Saturday 7 March • Dudinska 50, Dudince, SVK (Race Walking Tour Gold)Sunday 8 March • Nagoya Women’s Marathon, JPN (Platinum Label) • International Women’s DayFriday 13 – Saturday 14 March • NCAA Indoor Championships, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USASunday 15 March • Seoul Marathon, KOR (Platinum Label) • Meishan Renshou Half Marathon, CHN (Platinum Label) • Asian Race Walking Championships, Nomi, JPNFriday 20 – Sunday 22 March • World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26, POL (World Athletics Series)Friday 27 – Saturday 28 March • Maurie Plant Meet, Melbourne, AUS (Continental Tour Gold)Sunday 29 March • Yangzhou Half Marathon, CHN (Platinum Label) |