INDIANAPOLIS -- Following the success of the first ever USA Track & Field Tour this summer, USA Track & Field announced the inaugural USA Track & Field Indoor Tour on Wednesday. It will kick off in January in New York City and build up to the USATF Indoor Track & Field Championships on February 19-21 in Indianapolis.
The 2027 USA Track & Field Indoor Tour will feature six independently operated meets which have achieved World Athletics bronze, silver or gold labels based on level of competition, athlete support and prize money.
USA Track & Field, the national governing body for athletics, collaborated with meet organizers to create a competition calendar that is maximized for athletes, sponsors and fans by ensuring multiple, unique opportunities for all discipline groups to earn points in the World Athletics ranking system. As it did with the outdoor tour, USA Track & Field will cover all costs associated with drug testing, technical delegates, sanctioning and insurance. It will prioritize Tour meets when allocating travel funding for tiered athletes and supplement the costs of any additional disciplines to the program if needed. USATF will also support the meets with marketing and media coverage of everything from ticket sales to performance highlights.
“The USA Track & Field Tour is an example of what we can do when we all work together to put our athletes first,” said Max Siegel, CEO of USATF. “We are grateful for the meet organizers who work tirelessly to put world class events and we are honored to support and celebrate their efforts.”
The USA Track & Field Tour will kick off with the NYC Indoor Grand Prix at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island January 22-23. The following weekend will see the sprint-focused PNC Lenny Lyles Open in Louisville as well as the jumps-focused K-State DeLoss Dodds Invitational in Manhattan, Kansas and the distance-focused ASICS Sound Invite in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston will be held on February 6 and the Millrose Games are scheduled for February 13 at the Armory in New York City. The final tour meets of the tour will be televised in the United States on NBC and Peacock.