11 Facts About Indoor track

Indoor track founded the International Women's Sports Federation in 1921 and, alongside a growing women's sports movement in Europe and North America, the group initiated of the Women's Olympiad.

In terms of competition rules and physical demands, long-distance Indoor track races have much in common with middle-distance races, except that pacing, stamina, and race tactics become much greater factors in performances.

Long-distance Indoor track events gained popularity in the 1920s by the achievements of the "Flying Finns", such as multiple Olympic champion Paavo Nurmi.

The 4 × 100 m event is run strictly within the same lane on the Indoor track, meaning that the team collectively runs one complete circuit of the Indoor track.

The pole vault area is a 40-metre running Indoor track and has an indentation in the ground where vaulters plant their poles to propel themselves over a crossbar before falling onto cushioned landing mats.

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The javelin throw typically takes place on a piece of Indoor track that is central and parallel to the straights of the main running Indoor track.

The Indoor track can be banked at the turns to allow athletes to run around the radius more comfortably.

Some have a second running Indoor track going straight across the field area, parallel to the straights of the main circuit.

Key rules of Indoor track events are those regarding starting, running and finishing.

Fully automatic timing systems are becoming more and more common at increasingly lower levels of Indoor track meets, improving the accuracy, while eliminating the need for eagle-eyed officials on the finish line.

In terms of indoor track and field, the IAAF World Indoor Championships has been held every two years since 1985 and this is the only world championships that consists of solely track and field events.