Boston Indoor Games

Boston Indoor Games
Shalane Flanagan and Sentayehu Ejigu at the 2009 edition
Date	January or February
Location	Roxbury, Boston, United States
Event type	Track and field
Established	1996
Official site	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix

The Boston Indoor Games, known as the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix for sponsorship reasons, is an annual indoor track and field meet which is held in late January or early February at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center. It was first held in Roxbury, a neighbourhood in Boston, in 1996 and has become one of the foremost events of its type in the United States, alongside the Millrose Games.^[1]

The competition is part of USA Track and Field's Visa Championship Series and attracts high caliber athletes, including Olympic and World medalists. Since its inception, a total of six world records have been set at the event.^[1] Among them are performances by Ethiopian runner Tirunesh Dibaba, who set a world indoor record over 5000 metres in 2005 and improved that mark in 2007.^[2] The Boston Indoor Games has also featured numerous national records and United States all-comers records (the best performances recorded on US soil).^[3]

The competition has had a number of title sponsors over its history, including adidas in the early 2000s and Reebok from 2005 to 2010.^[4][5][6] New Balance became the current title sponsor in 2011.^[1] The rights to the event are owned by Global Athletics & Marketing and Mark Wetmore is the meeting director.^[7]

World records

Over the course of its history, four world records have been set at the Boston Indoor Games.

Year	Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Ref
2008	Two miles	9:10.50	Meseret Defar	Ethiopia	[8]
2007	5000 m	14:27.42	Tirunesh Dibaba	Ethiopia
2005	5000 m	14:32.93	Tirunesh Dibaba	Ethiopia
2000	4×800 m relay	7:13.94	Global Athletics & Marketing Joey Woody Karl Paranya Rich Kenah David Krummenacker	United States

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Willis among headliners at track event. ESPN (2011-01-03). Retrieved on 2011-02-22.
2. ^ Morse, Parker (2007-01-28). Dibaba shatters her World indoor 5000m record - 14:27.42 in Boston. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-22.
3. ^ Records. New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. Retrieved on 2011-02-22.
4. ^ Tulu, Dragila, Dibaba, Capel join Gebrselassie in Boston. IAAF (2004-01-08). Retrieved on 2011-02-22.
5. ^ Morse, Parker (2005-01-27). Bekele to open season at tenth Boston Indoor Games - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-22.
6. ^ Fast 5000s in Boston - Dibaba dominates, Lagat breaks US record. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-22.
7. ^ Goucher, Trammell Added to Boston Indoor Games Fields. New Balance Indoor Grand Prix (2009-02-03). Retrieved on 2011-02-22.
8. ^ Morse, Parker (2008-01-28). Defar runs 9:10.50 Two Miles World best in Boston. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-22.

External links

• Official website
• Boston Indoor Games Records