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World record-holder Ashton Eaton, pictured here after winning the 2013 world decathlon title, was part of the Portland team that presented the bid to the IAAF.

(Associated Press)

Update:

Portland won the bid for the 2016 World Indoor Track & Field Championships today in Monaco.

The Portland team presenting the bid included TrackTown USA president Vin Lananna, USA Track & Field president Stephanie Hightower and Ashton Eaton, world record-holder in the decathlon and indoor heptathlon, among others.

Portland and Birmingham, England, made bids to the IAAF, the governing body for international track and field.

Birmingham will host the World Indoor Championships in 2018.

The Portland meet will be held in March 2016 in the Oregon Convention Center.

This is the first time the World Indoor Championships will be contested in the U.S. since 1987, when they were in Indianapolis.

The IAAF Outdoor Track & Field Championships never have been in the U.S.

I'll have more on this.

-- Ken Goe