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World Athletics has announced that Glasgow will host the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships.

The meet will be held in the Emirates Arena. According to organizers, the event will be the biggest Indoor athletics championships of all time. Glasgow hosted the European Indoor Championships in 2019.

Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, said, “I’m delighted that Glasgow has been chosen to host the prestigious World Athletics Indoor Championships in 2024. This will underline Scotland’s global reputation as the perfect stage for events and is welcome news as we look to recover from the pandemic.”

Emirates Arena offers a 200m track that can accommodate 60m sprints, hurdles and the facility can host indoor field events. The three-day meet will be action-packed. In comparison, the outdoor championships take place over a seven to 10-day schedule. The 2022 Eugene meet happens from July 15 to the 24th.

Paul Bush OBE, VisitScotland’s Director of Events, Councillor David McDonald, Chair of Glasgow Life and Depute Leader of Glasgow City Council, Ian Beattie, Chair of UK Athletics and Dame Katherine Grainger, Chair of UK Sport all praised the announcement. Grainger added, “I am delighted that with our event hosting partners, we have secured another world-class event to take place in Scotland. As part of our new strategy to reach, inspire and unite communities across the UK, ensuring a wide geographical reach is of utmost importance to us. The National Lottery investment into this event will help ensure a truly inspirational event, both on and off the field of play.”

Glasgow also hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Also happening in 2024 is the Paris Olympics.

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