The 2003 World Indoor Championships would be the most significant athletics event to be held in the UK since the 1948 Olympic Games. With a capacity of 8000, the NIA is the finest indoor athletics venue in the UK and one of the best indoor stadiums in the world. The NIA has full facilities for all media and merchandising and corporate hospitality on site. Over 200 million has been invested in Brindley Place, making the area around the NIA the perfect venue for visitors, with a vast range of high quality bars and restaurants.
Excellent hotels are within easy walking distance of the arena.
Birmingham has had comprehensive experience in recent years of staging events with World importance such as the G8 Summit meeting.