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The organization of the MNIL results from the desire to create an indoor version of the MNEL (National middle-distance themed meeting, supported by Décines Meyzieu Athletics since 10 years) and to offer an additional opportunity for athletes to express themselves during, the indoor season..
Furthermore, the Region has not hosted any major indoor meeting so far (excluding the Perche Elite Tour) and we wanted to highlight the Stéphane Diagana hall in Lyon, by organizing a major event that brings together national and international athletics, always with a middle distance dominance.
On his side, the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Athletics League wanted, since a long time, to organize an event in its image and at the height of its athleticism so successful. His experience and expertise in organizing major events was well established.. But the League did not want to carry out such a project alone.
The implementation of the co-organization between the two structures was done naturally and made it possible to pool resources and skills..
Local authorities such as the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Region, the City of Lyon and Greater Lyon, immediately joined the project by offering to support this first organization.
The first edition (2022) took place in a complicated health context, but Lyon has welcomed athletes from 4 corners of the world, including Olympic athletes and many young French people who came to take advantage of the conditions, to improve their personal record and seek international standards.