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If you remember last indoor season, female high jumpers weren’t able to overcome the two-meter mark before a major. The same happened in the year of 2001. That winter, Sydney Olympic Games bronze medallist and European Indoor Champion Kajsa Bergqvist of Sweden came to WIC in Lisbon cleared 1.99m for the  World Lead in Stockholm … Read moreSWEDEN’S KAJSA BERGQVIST SPEAKS TO TODAY’S WOMEN’S HIGH JUMP

Fifteen of the world’s greatest track and field athletes will headline a star-studded lineup of Olympic gold medalists, world record-holders and World Champions at the Portland 2016 Countdown Celebration on Wednesday, May 27 from 3-7 p.m. at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Over the course of their professional careers, this illustrious group has combined to establish seven … Read moreAthletes At Portland 2016 Countdown Celebration

What’s 19 feet tall, weighs 3,945 pounds, keeps accurate time down to the second and will soon be unveiled at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland as the promotional centerpiece for a world-class sporting event?   Allow us to introduce the Portland 2016 Countdown Clock.   Locally designed and built, this iconic clock features multiple … Read morePortland 2016 Countdown Clock To Be Unveiled

PORTLAND, Ore. – All-session tickets for the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Track & Field Championships go on sale to the public on Thursday, May 28 it was announced by TrackTown USA President Vin Lananna.   The 16th edition of the biennial meet – which features more than 600 athletes from as many as 214 different countries … Read morePortland 2016 Countdown Celebration

PORTLAND, Ore. – For the first time in nearly 30 years, and only the second time in history, the IAAF World Indoor Championships are coming to the United States. The 16th edition of the biennial meet will be held at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland on March 18-20, 2016. On Monday, in celebration of the “One … Read moreOne Year Out Event

The world’s best track and field athletes will gather at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon in March of 2016 to compete in the 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships. More than 600 athletes representing as many as 200 countries will participate in the biennial event. This will be the first time the IAAF World … Read moreIAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – PORTLAND 2016

MONTE CARLO, Monaco – Portland, Oregon, will host the 2016 World Indoor Track & Field Championships after the IAAF Council on Friday voted to bring the meet back to the U.S. for the first time since 1987. USATF President Stephanie Hightower, USATF CEO Max Siegel, and TrackTown USA President Vin Lananna presented the joint Portland bid to the IAAF … Read moreWORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS TO PORTLAND, OREGON IN 2016

The 16th edition of the biennial meet – which features more than 600 athletes from as many as 214 different countries from around the world – will be held March 17-20 in Portland. The four-day meet will be held in the Oregon Convention Center, featuring a new banked 200-meter oval track and state-of-the-art 7,000-seat stadium. The … Read moreIAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PORTLAND 2016 TICKETS ON SALE NOW!