# Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix

The Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix, formerly known as Aviva Indoor Grand Prix, is an annual indoor track and field competition which was last held in mid-February 2023 at the Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, England. It is one of a handful of events to hold IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings status. As one of the later major meetings of the indoor athletics season, it often serves as preparation for the biennial European Athletics Indoor Championships and IAAF World Indoor Championships. The meeting is directed by former athlete Ian Stewart and attracts numerous high calibre athletes including World and Olympic medallists.
The event is one of three indoor athletics competitions in the United Kingdom which are sponsored by Müller, alongside the Müller Birmingham Grand Prix and the Müller Anniversary Games in London. The Müller Indoor Grand Prix was previously known as the Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix prior to the sponsor's rebranding as Aviva in 2009.
In 2016 the meeting was staged at the Emirates Arena under new sponsorship (Sainsbury's) in Glasgow instead of Birmingham. The 2016 edition was part of the inaugural IAAF World Indoor Tour. The 2017 edition moved back to Birmingham, and venue will alternate in future years.
The Indoor Grand Prix venue has also been used for international level competitions, hosting the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

## World records

Over the course of its history, five world records and three world bests have been set at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix.
World records & bests set at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix :
| Year | Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality |
| 2000 | 1000 m | 2:14.96 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark |
| 2001 | 3000 m | 8:32.88 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania |
| 2004 | 5000 m | 12:49.60 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
| 2007 | 2000 m | 4:49.99 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
| 2008 | Two miles | 8:04.35 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
| 2014 | Two miles | 9:00.48 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia |
| 2015 | Two miles | 8:03.40 | Mo Farah | United Kingdom |
| 2019 | 1500 m | 3:31.04 | Samuel Tefera | Ethiopia |

## Meeting records
### Men

Men's meeting records of the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date |
| 60 m | 6.47 | Lerone Clarke | Jamaica | 18 February 2012 |
| 60 m | 6.47 | Su Bingtian | China | 16 February 2019 |
| 200 m | 20.30 | Shawn Crawford | United States | 17 February 2002 |
| 400 m | 45.14 | Michael Johnson | United States | 20 February 1993 |
| 800 m | 1:44.52 | Mohamed Aman | Ethiopia | 15 February 2014 |
| 1000 m | 2:14.96 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 20 February 2000 |
| 1500 m | 3:31.04 WR | Samuel Tefera | Ethiopia | 16 February 2019 |
| 2000 m | 4:49.99 WR | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 17 February 2007 |
| 3000 m | 7:32.43 | Bernard Lagat | United States | 17 February 2007 |
| Two miles | 8:03.40 | Mo Farah | Great Britain | 21 February 2015 |
| 5000 m | 12:49.60 WR | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 20 February 2004 |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.35 | Grant Holloway | United States | 25 February 2023 |
| 400 m hurdles | 49.76 | Felix Sanchez | Dominican Republic | 19 February 2011 |
| High jump | 2.40 m | Javier Sotomayor | Cuba | 26 February 1994 |
| Pole vault | 6.05 m | Armand Duplantis | Sweden | 19 February 2022 |
| Long jump | 8.31 m | Irving Saladino | Panama | 17 February 2007 |
| Triple jump | 17.57 m | Phillips Idowu | Great Britain | 19 February 2011 |
| Shot put | 21.12 m | Reese Hoffa | United States | 17 February 2007 |

### Women

Women's meeting records of the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date |
| 60 m | 6.98 | Elaine Thompson | Jamaica | 18 February 2017 |
| 200 m | 22.38 | Veronica Campbell | Jamaica | 18 February 2005 |
| 400 m | 50.60 | Nicola Sanders | Great Britain | 17 February 2007 |
| 800 m | 1:57.18 | Keely Hodgkinson | Great Britain | 25 February 2023 |
| 1000 m | 2:31.93 AR | Laura Muir | Great Britain | 18 February 2017 |
| 1500 m | 4:00.83 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 16 February 2013 |
| Mile | 4:18.75 | Laura Muir | Great Britain | 16 February 2019 |
| 3000 m | 8:16.69 | Gudaf Tsegay | Ethiopia | 25 February 2023 |
| Two miles | 9:00.48 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 15 February 2014 |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.75 | Susanna Kallur | Sweden | 18 February 2008 |
| High jump | 1.97 m | Eleanor Patterson | Australia | 19 February 2022 |
| Pole vault | 4.88 m | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia | 18 February 2005 |
| Long jump | 6.93 m | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Great Britain | 21 February 2015 |
| Shot put | 18.97 m | Anita Márton | Hungary | 18 February 2017 |