The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010.

Bidding and organisation The IAAF announced on March 25, 2007, at an IAAF Council meeting in Mombasa, Kenya that it had received bids from Turkey and Qatar to host the championships. On November 25, in a Council meeting in Monaco, the IAAF announced that Doha would host the championships.Basic Information Guide - 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships 2010 - Doha - QAT . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-07. This was the first time that a world athletics championship was held in the Middle-East and the second time the World Indoor Championships was held outside of Europe or North America (after the 1999 Championships in Japan).Record breaking gathering expected in Doha - 150 countries confirm participation. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.

The venue for the event was the indoor arena located within Doha's Aspire Zone – the ASPIRE Dome, which has previously hosted indoor athletics for the 2008 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships.Ramsak, Bob (2009-11-04). The Aspire Dome, centre stage for Doha 2010. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-26. The World Indoor Championships was the first of two significant athletics events to take place in Doha in 2010 – the inaugural 2010 IAAF Diamond League will begin with the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix meeting in May.Doha indoors to Doha outdoors - Two months to go to IAAF Diamond League. IAAF (2010-03-15). Retrieved on 2010-03-17.

Prior to the championships, the Qatar organising committee held the Doha Indoor Athletics Meeting for Juniors as a test event for the venue. The meeting began on 26 February and featured junior athletes from 11 countries within the region competing in a total of 13 events.The Doha Indoor Athletics Meeting for Juniors to be Organized in Aspire . QAAF (2010-02-21). Retrieved on 2010-02-26.

The competition set a new high for the number of nations at the World Indoor Championships: 150 countries sent teams to the championships, with a total of 374 men and 283 women athletes entered to compete.

The competition mascot was an anthropomorphic caracal named Saham – the caracal is a medium-sized cat which is native to the Middle-East.. Doha 2010 (2009-12-13). Retrieved on 2010-03-11. The inclusion of a mascot follows on from the mainstream success of the 2009 World Championships in Athletics mascot – Berlino the Bear.Fordyce, Tom (2009-08-21). Berlino the Bear - love him or loathe him?. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2010-03-11.

The IAAF extended live audio and video coverage of the championships to the internet for certain countries,Follow Doha 2010 – Read, Listen, Watch.... IAAF (2010-03-11). Retrieved on 2010-03-11. including a deal with IEC in Sports which saw events available live and on-demand via Dailymotion. This was the first deal of its kind for the competition.Athletics: New partnership agreement with Dailymotion for live and VOD broadcast of the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha . IAAF (2010-03-11). Retrieved on 2010-03-11.

Drug tests Anna Alminova, a Russian athlete who competed in the 1500 m failed a drug test while at the championships. She tested positive for pseudoephedrine, which was present in a cold medicine she was taking, and received a three-month ban.IAAF Newsletter Edition 112 . IAAF (2010-04-27). Retrieved on 2010-04-27.

Schedule

All dates are AST (UTC+3)

+Men. Doha 2010. Retrieved on 2010-02-26. Date → 12 13 14Event ↓ M A M A M A 60 m H F 400 m H F 800 m H F 1500 m H F 3000 m H F 60 m hurdles H F 4 × 400 m relay H F Long jump Q F Triple jump Q F High jump Q F Pole vault Q F Shot put Q F Heptathlon F

+Women Date → 12 13 14Event ↓ M A M A M A 60 m H F 400 m H F 800 m H F 1500 m H F 3000 m H F 60 m hurdles H F 4 × 400 m relay F Long jump Q F Triple jump Q F High jump Q F Pole vault Q F Shot put Q F Pentathlon F

Results Men 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 60 mDwain Chambers 6.48 WLMike Rodgers 6.53Daniel Bailey 6.57400 mChris Brown 45.96 SBWilliam Collazo 46.31 PBJamaal Torrance 46.43800 mAbubaker Kaki 1:46.23 SBBoaz Kiplagat Lalang 1:46.39Adam Kszczot 1:46.691500 m Deresse Mekonnen 3:41.86 Abdalaati Iguider 3:41.96 Haron Keitany 3:42.323000 m Bernard Lagat 7:37.97 SB Sergio Sánchez 7:39.55 Sammy Alex Mutahi 7:39.9060 m hurdles Dayron Robles 7.34 CR Terrence Trammell 7.36 NR David Oliver 7.44 PB4 × 400 m relayJamaal TorranceGreg NixonTavaris TateBershawn JacksonLeJerald Betters*Kerron Clement* 3:03.40 WLCedric van BranteghemKévin BorléeAntoine GilletJonathan BorléeNils Duerinck* 3:06.94 NRConrad WilliamsNigel LevineChristopher ClarkeRichard BuckLuke Lennon-Ford* 3:07.52 SBHigh jump Ivan Ukhov 2.36 Yaroslav Rybakov 2.31 Dusty Jonas 2.31Pole vault Steven Hooker 6.01 CR Malte Mohr 5.70 Alexander Straub 5.65Long jump Fabrice Lapierre 8.17 Godfrey Khotso Mokoena 8.08 SB Mitchell Watt 8.05Triple jump Teddy Tamgho 17.90 WR Yoandris Betanzos 17.69 PB Arnie David Girat 17.36 SBShot put Christian Cantwell 21.83 Ralf Bartels 21.44 PB Dylan Armstrong 21.39Heptathlon Bryan Clay 6204 Trey Hardee 6184 Aleksey Drozdov 6141

Women 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 60 m Veronica Campbell-Brown 7.00 PB Carmelita Jeter 7.05 Ruddy Zang Milama Sheri-Ann Brooks 7.14 7.14 PB400 m Debbie Dunn 51.04 Vania Stambolova 51.50 SB Amantle Montsho 52.53800 m Mariya Savinova 1:58.26 WL Jenny Meadows 1:58.43 NR Alysia Johnson 1:59.60 PB1500 m Kalkidan Gezahegne 4:08.14 Natalia Rodríguez 4:08.30 Gelete Burka 4:08.393000 m Meseret Defar 8:51.17 Vivian Cheruiyot 8:51.85 Sentayehu Ejigu 8:52.0860 m hurdles LoLo Jones 7.72 CR Perdita Felicien 7.86 SB Priscilla Lopes-Schliep 7.874 × 400 m relayDebbie DunnDeeDee TrotterNatasha HastingsAllyson Felix 3:27.34 WLDenisa RosolováJitka BartoničkováZuzana BergrováZuzana Hejnová 3:30.05 SBKim WallVicki BarrPerri Shakes-DraytonLee McConnell 3:30.29 SBHigh jump Blanka Vlašić 2.00 Ruth Beitia 1.98 Chaunte Howard Lowe 1.98 SBPole vault Fabiana Murer 4.80 Svetlana Feofanova 4.80 SB Anna Rogowska 4.70Long jump Brittney Reese 6.70 Naide Gomes 6.67 Keila Costa 6.63 SBTriple jump Olga Rypakova 15.14 WL Yargelis Savigne 14.86 SB Anna Pyatykh 14.64 SBShot put Valerie Vili 20.49 AR Anna Avdeyeva 19.47 SB Nadine Kleinert 19.34 SBPentathlon Jessica Ennis 4937 CR Nataliya Dobrynska 4851 Hyleas Fountain 4753

Medal table

Participating nations

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References

External links

Doha 2010 Statistics Handbook - Part One Doha 2010 Statistics Handbook - Part Two