The 2013

European Athletics Indoor Championships The European Athletics Indoor Championships is a biennial indoor track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skil ...

were held at

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and

Svenska Mässan The Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre () is an convention center, exhibition and convention centre in Gothenburg, Sweden and one of Scandinavia's largest assembly points, which attracts around 1.8 million visitors a year. It is one of Europe's ...

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, Sweden, on 1–3 March 2013.

Bidding process

The decision to grant the event for Gothenburg was made by the European Athletics Council at their long meeting in

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on October 15, 2007. Initially, Gothenburg applied for the 2011 Championships against

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. The

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thought the two cities presented very good concepts, and it ended up with the two candidates get one championship each; Paris in 2011 and Gothenburg in 2013. Gothenburg used the concept ''All under one roof''.

Venue

The main venue for the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be

with a maximum capacity of 12,000 spectators, but at the event the arena will have about 6,500 spectators because of the reconstruction. Prior to the championships, the arena floor was raised 3 metres and equipped with running tracks. In

, next to Scandinavium, there was a Market Square, where various activities were organized during the competitions. All the victory ceremonies took place in the Market Square during the evenings. The shot put qualifications was also held at a special shot put venue in Svenska Mässan. The host city

organized several championships in athletics before. In

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and

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, Scandinavium hosted the European Indoor Championships. Moreover, nearby

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staged the

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and the

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. Last time Sweden hosted the European Indoor Championships was in 1996 when

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held the event.

Men's results

Track

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was originally disqualified, but was reinstated upon appeal. **

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were originally disqualified, but were reinstated upon appeal.

Field

Combined

Women's results

Track

Field

Combined

Medal table

Participating nations

A total of 577 athletes from 47 countries has participated in the championships. * (3) * (1) * (2) * (5) * (2) * (12) * (13) * (2) * (13) * (8) * (4) * (21) * (6) * (7) * (11) * (32) * (3) * (28) * (2) * (29) * * (7) * (2) * (11) * (2) * (40) * (10) * (4) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (13) * (12) * (21) * (13) * (18) * (51) * (1) * (4) * (11) * (7) * (26) * (40) (Host) * (6) * (15) * (38) In brackets: Squad size

Broadcasting

TV4 in Sweden is the host broadcaster of the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

References

External links

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EAA competition website
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