USA Track & FieldÛªs indoor track
and field television schedule for the first time will feature live
coverage of all events, USATF announced Tuesday. Each of three meets
will be aired both live and on tape-delay for a national audience.
The 2013 Indoor USATF Championship
Series season will kick off Saturday, Feb. 2, in Boston with the New
Balance Indoor Grand Prix. It moves to New York for the 106th Millrose
Games on Saturday, Feb. 16, before concluding with the USA Indoor Track
& Field Championships March 1-3, in Albuquerque, N.M. Competition in
Albuquerque begins Friday, March 1, with menÛªs and womenÛªs combined
events, and continues Saturday and Sunday with a full schedule.
The New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
will be delivered live on ESPN3 on Feb. 2 and on tape-delay on ESPN2
Sunday, Feb. 3, from 2-4 p.m. The Millrose Games will be delivered live
on ESPN3 on Feb. 16 and from 8-10 p.m. on Feb. 17 on ESPN. All times
Eastern.
Coverage of SaturdayÛªs competition
at the USA Indoor Championships will be carried live on Universal Sports
from 6-8 p.m. Eastern on March 2, and the final day of competition will
air live on the NBC Sports Network from 4-6 p.m. Eastern on Sunday,
March 3.
ÛÏAs our business model continues to
evolve, two key components are our broadcast strategy and event
strategy,Û USATF CEO Max Siegel said. ÛÏIn 2013, we will be bringing our
events to the public in new ways while developing new broadcast
properties outside of the realm of traditional track meets.Û
For more information see www.usatf.org.
2013 Indoor USATF Championship Series
All telecast times Eastern. Check local listings.
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix – Saturday, Feb. 2
Feb. 2, LIVE on ESPN3
Feb. 3, 2-4 p.m. on ESPN
Millrose Games – Saturday, Feb. 16
Feb. 16, LIVE on ESPN3
Feb. 17, 8-10 p.m. on ESPN
USA Indoor Track & Field Championships – Friday, March 1-Sunday, March 3
March 2, LIVE 6-8 p.m. on Universal Sports
March 3, LIVE 4-6 p.m. on NBC Sports Network
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