Vin Lananna Tries to Elevate the World Indoor Track Championships Above the Problems

Published by The Oregonian on September 23, 2015

We're less than six months away from the USA Track & Field Indoor Championships and World Track & Field Indoor Championships, which will be staged back-to-back at the Oregon Convention Center, and Vin Lananna has an unanticipated problem.

He has unsold tickets.

"I'm a little surprised," Lananna says of Portland's apparent unwillingness to totally embrace the two events – at least, so far.

Lananna is president of the Eugene-based TrackTown USA organizing committee, which is staging the meets.