Indoor athletics to be replaced with ‘short track’

I think this is a good thing. It also takes away the ambiguity posed by oversized indoor tracks.

I suppose this means we are going to see wind gauges for outdoor 60s and long/triple jumps at these outdoor short track competitions.

Wahoo! This is a step towards what I've been begging for! The elimination of 400m tracks in favor of 200m tracks indoor and out. Way better for the fans!

Yep, first thing I thought: wind-aided 60s.

Looking forward to the inclusion of synchronized throwing, rhythmic distance, and backwards sprinting at the 2032 Games! Heck, go full on like swimming! Medals awarded for backwards running events, running with arms tied at your side, throwing with your non-dominant hand, etc.

They're really trying to smoother longer distance events.

I used to hate running those gimmicky city centre races. I know they are great for fans and I know it's a good concept. The atmosphere is brilliant too. But trying to run a mile with almost hairpin bends when it is raining is not very pleasant.

I think this is a step in the right direction. Indoor track doesn't really change but there will be way more motivation to construct courses that are actually better to run on. Also, 'indoor' can now be outdoor in hot places where they don't tend to have indoor tracks.

Simply put, a roof is optional, the entire southern hemisphere which has no indoor facilities is now open territory and inner city areas with limited space can now build lower cost facilities which are compliant with the competition system & rules….

I hate banked tracks

hopefully we will see more 200m tracks pop up in densely populated cities where it was previously illogical to clear out the space for a 400m track