The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held from 6 to 9 March 2025 at the Omnisport Apeldoorn arena in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The four-day competition will feature thirteen men's and thirteen women's athletics events over three morning and four afternoon sessions.[1]
In all individual events athletes can qualify in one of two ways: by achieving the Entry Standard within the qualification period in accordance with the criteria detailed below, or by virtue of the World Rankings Position achieved at the end of the qualification period according to the respective Event Ranking Rules (and ranking period). In case of ties, athletes with the next best Performance Score will prevail. Each European Athletics Member Federation may enter up to four qualified athletes in each individual event of whom up to three may participate.
In the relays, host country the Netherlands will be allocated one place in each relay. Three places will be allocated in accordance with the order of ranking of European Athletics Member Federation official teams in 4 x 400 m combined outdoor lists 2024. The other two places (or three if the Netherlands does not take its allocated place) shall be allocated in accordance with the accumulated 400m times of individual athletes from 2024 indoor season as at 10 days prior to the first day of the European Athletics Indoor Championships (24 February 2025).
Member Federations who have no male and/or no female athletes who have achieved the Entry Standards or considered as having achieved the Entry Standard or no male and/or no female athletes who are potentially qualified by World Rankings, may enter one unqualified male athlete and/or one unqualified female athlete in one individualevent of the Championships. Two unqualified athletes of the same gender are not allowed.
The qualificiation period for the Combined Events is from 20 August 2023 to midnight 23 February 2025 (regardless of the time zone).. For all other events, the qualification period is from 25 February 2024 to midnight 23 February 2025 (regardless of the time zone).
All athletes born before and including 2009 (aged at least 16 years on 31 December 2025) are eligible to compete, except for the men's shot put where the limit is 2007 (athletes aged at least 18 years on 31 December 2025).
Entry Standards and target numbers of athletes / teams per event[6]
