World Athletics to introduce ‘short track’ product to grow indoor events

Liam van der Schaaf of the Netherlands competing in the men's 60m hurdles semi final during the World Athletics Indoor Championships (Photo by Nikola Krstic/BSR Agency/Getty Images)
Liam van der Schaaf of the Netherlands competing in the men's 60m hurdles semi final during the World Athletics Indoor Championships (Photo by Nikola Krstic/BSR Agency/Getty Images)

World Athletics has announced plans to create a new ‘short track’ product to replace the current ‘indoor’ term, which is used to describe events and performances that are set on a 200m track and traditionally staged indoors.

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