| 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | March 17–20 |
| Host city | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Venue | Oregon Convention Center |
| Events | 26 (+2 exhibition) |
| Participation | 487 (+12 in exhibition events) athletes from 137 nations |
The 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held between March 17 and 20, 2016 in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1]
The event did not feature Russia. Following a WADA investigation into widespread and institutional doping practices in Russian athletics, the IAAF provisionally suspended Russia's membership of the organisation in November 2015, effectively excluding the country both from hosting events and entering competitions.
Russia's effective exclusion from the tournament was confirmed in November 2015 when it was announced by IAAF that a decision over lifting its provisional suspension from international athletics would not be taken until the end of March at the earliest.[2][3][4]
- ^ "IAAF World Indoor Championships – iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "Russia 'banned' from IAAF World Indoor Championships". Telegraph.co.uk. November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "No Russian athletes at 2016 world indoor championships – source". Eurosport British. November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "Russian track team likely to miss world indoor championships". cbc.ca. November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.