The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) president Bahadur Singh Sagoo said the World Athletics Council has allotted the 2028 Indoor Championships to India. “India will host the 2028 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Bhubaneswar. The global competition will be held at the Kalinga Indoor Stadium, Sagoo said on Thursday.The decision to award India the hosting rights of the 2028 edition was taken on Thursday during the World Athletics Council meeting in Torun, Poland, which is the venue for the 2026 edition scheduled to be held from March 20 to 22.Members of the World Athletics Council inspected Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Indoor Stadium in Odisha in January and were satisfied with the facilities.Odisha is fast becoming one of the main destinations for track and field. Incidentally, the inaugural edition of the National Indoor Athletics Championships will be held at the Kalinga Indoor Stadium on March 24 and 25.”Indian athletes have been making a good impression at the global level,” the AFI president said. “We are hopeful more youngsters will earn glory at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games,” he added.