Host city Budapest, Hungary Main stadium Budapest Arena | Date(s) 5 March–7 March Events 28 | |
Participation 677 athletes from
139 nations | ||
The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) were held in the Budapest Arena, Hungary between March 5 and March 7, 2004. A total off 139 countries were represented by 677 athletes at the championships.
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It was the second visit of the championships to Budapest having previously visited there 15 years earlier in 1989. The newly built 13,000 capacity arena was built on the site of a former stadium that was destroyed by fire in 1999.
This was the last World Indoor Championships where the 200 m run was contested. The race was removed because the tight bends involved in running indoors caused an enormous disadvantage to athletes drawn to run on the inside lanes.
Men
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2004
Women
2001 | 2003 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008