World Athletics and Infront have their media partnership for the Indoor Tour until 2029 ©World Athletics

World Athletics and Infront have extended their worldwide media rights partnership for the World Athletics Indoor Tour until the end of 2029.

The six-year agreement covers international rights to all World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold series meetings and builds on a partnership which first began in 2020.

It supplements Infront's already established 10-year exclusive international media rights agreement for the World Athletics Continental Tour and five-year international media rights agreement for the Diamond League from 2025 - agreements that were both signed in 2019.

The 2023 World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold series has enjoyed coverage in more than 70 territories, further boosting its exposure.

With a strong partnership in place, the collaboration has helped to further strengthen the Tour's global presence.

The World Athletics Indoor Tour was launched in 2016.

It was designed to create a Diamond League-style circuit for indoor track and field events and replaced the IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings series.

This year's World Athletics Indoor Tour featured seven gold standard events, including Birmingham ©Getty Images
This year's World Athletics Indoor Tour featured seven gold standard events, including Birmingham ©Getty Images

In 2023, the addition of further events meant the Tour comprised 54 meetings in Europe, North America and Asia, with seven gold standard events, five in Europe and two in the United States. 

Jon Ridgeon, the World Athletics chief executive, said: "Working with Infront over the past three seasons has been instrumental in allowing World Athletics to open up to new markets.

“Their extensive network of broadcast contacts and deep understanding of where the sport is headed has helped create a positive and productive relationship.

"Thanks to Infront's efforts, the Tour has been able to reach new audiences and continues to grow."

"Julien Ternisien, Infront senior vice-president summer sports, said: "Our partnership with World Athletics is built on trust and a shared vision for the growth of athletics.

"We are proud to be recognised as a key partner for one-day meetings in athletics, and our efforts on the Continental Tour have helped us boost the exposure of the World Indoor Tour."