A Brief History of the IAAF Indoor World Track and Field Championships

The first indoor world track and field championship event was held in Paris in 1985 and was billed as “The World Indoor Games.” The initial IAAF-sanctioned World Indoor Championships was held two years later, in Indianapolis. The event was held every other year through 2003. It was then moved to even-numbered years, beginning in 2004, to avoid coinciding with the World Outdoor Championships.