Individual Discipline Winners of IAAF World Indoor Tour Series Given Wild Card Entries to 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships

By Adam Kopet, DyeStat Editor

The Muller Grand Prix Birmingham Saturday concluded the 2017 IAAF World Indoor Tour. The winners of the 11 individual disciplines were awarded automatic berths in the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships to be held in Birmingham, U.K.

The four other tour meets were the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, 12. International PSD Bank Meeting Dusseldorf 2017, Indoor Meeting - Karlsruhe and the Copernicus Cup.

Generally, only two athletes per country can compete at the IAAF World Indoor Championships, but these wild-card entries will mean that some countries get an additional athlete in certain events, based on the IAAF World Indoor Tour results.

The final call on entries in the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships will be made by the individual national federations.

There are five men and six women who have been awarded wild-card entries.

Men:

Pavel Maslak (CZE) - 400 meters

Bethwel Birgen (KEN) - 1,500 meters 

Orlando Ortega (ESP) - 60-meter hurdles

Donald Thomas (BAH) - high jump

Godfrey Mokoena (RSA) - long jump

Women:

Gayon Evans (JAM) - 60-meter dash

Joanna Jozwik (POL) - 800 meters

Hellen Obiri (KEN) - 3,000 meters

Nicole Buchler (SUI) - pole vault

Patricia Mamona (POR) - triple jump

Anita Marton (HUN) - shot put