With the competition areas of the Velódromo Luis Puig” especially resurfaced for the 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships, Valencia, Spain (7 – 9 March), with the same covering as will be used for 2008 Olympic Games, and many of the world’s top athletes breaking their winter training schedule to compete, the athletics world is preparing for three days of exciting action in the venue which hosted the 1998 European Indoor Championships.

We begin by examining the expected highlights of the men’s events. The Combined Events and Women's competitions are analysed in separate previews.

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NB. Official Start Lists will only become available after the Technical meeting which takes place at 16:00hrs on Thursday 6 March, therefore previews are correct as of date of writing (3 March)

Sprints

60m: With no one sprinter displaying dominance in the short dash this year, the only certainty in the men’s 60m is that a new World champion will emerge. With reigning champion Leonard Scott (USA) missing a chance to defend after pulling up with an injury at the U.S. Championships, the way was paved for newcomer Mike Rodgers to make his mark.