Indoor Flanders Meeting
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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.[1]
| Indoor Flanders | |
|---|---|
The meeting was previously held at the Flanders Expo arena | |
| Date | Mid-February |
| Location |  Ghent, Belgium |
| Event type | Indoor track and field |
| Established | 1990 |
| Official site | Indoor Flanders |
First held in 1990, the competition was originally held at the Flanders Expo arena and moved to the Flanders Sports Arena in 2000.[2] 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.[3] 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.
| Year | Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3000 m | 7:35.15 | Moses Kiptanui |  Kenya |
| 1997 | Mile | 3:48.45 | Hicham El Guerrouj |  Morocco |
| 2002 | Pole vault | 4.73 m | Svetlana Feofanova |  Russia |
Meeting records
Men
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m | 6.45 | Andre Cason |  United States |
1992 | |
| 200 m | 20.37 | Frankie Fredericks |  Namibia |
1996 | |
| 300 m | 32.15 | Pavel Maslák |  Czech Republic |
9 February 2014 | [4] |
| 400 m | 45.45 | Jamie Baulch |  United Kingdom |
1997 | |
| 600 m | 1:15.65 | Kevin Borlée | Belgium |
13 February 2011 | [5][6] |
| 800 m | 1:45.72 | Tony Morrell | United Kingdom |
1988 | |
| 1000 m | 2:16.15 | Abubaker Kaki Khamis |  Sudan |
28 February 2008 | |
| 1500 m | 3:33.01 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
1997 | |
| Mile | 3:48.45 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
1997 | |
| 2000 m | 5:02.53 | John Mayock | United Kingdom |
2000 | |
| 3000 m | 7:35.15 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya |
1995 | |
| Two miles | 8:09.89 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
2001 | |
| 5000 m | 13:11.39 | Alberto García |  Spain |
2003 | |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.38 | Colin Jackson | United Kingdom |
1994 | |
| 2000 m steeplechase | 5:13.77 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | Kenya |
13 February 2011 | [7][8] |
| Pole vault | 5.90 m | Maksim Tarasov | Russia |
1998 | |
| High jump | 2:30 m | Vyacheslav Voronin | Russia |
2000 | |
| Long jump | 8.40 m | Iván Pedroso |  Cuba |
1997 | |
| Triple jump | 17.42 m | Marian Oprea |  Romania |
26 February 2006 |
Women
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m | 6.97 | Irina Privalova | Russia |
1995 | |
| 200 m | 22.47 | Irina Privalova | Russia |
1992 | |
| 400m | 51.50 | Charity Opara |  Nigeria |
1998 | |
| 800 m | 1:56.85 | Stephanie Graf |  Austria |
2002 | |
| 1500 m | 4:04.80 | Genzebe Dibaba |  Ethiopia |
14 February 2010 | [9] |
| 3000 m | 8:41.67 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | Morocco |
26 February 2006 | |
| 5000 m | 15:07.39 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania |
1998 | |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.82 | Brigita Bukovec |  Slovenia |
1999 | |
| High jump | 2.00 m | Blanka Vlašić |  Croatia |
26 February 2006 | |
| Pole vault | 4.76 m | Anna Rogowska |  Poland |
9 February 2014 | [10] |
| Long jump | 6.61 m | Olga Rublyova | Russia |
2000 | |
| Triple jump | 14.47 m | Ashia Hansen | United Kingdom |
1998 |