Turkish Indoor Athletics Championships

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Turkish Indoor Athletics Championships
Ataköy Athletics Arena2.jpg
The host stadium, Ataköy Athletics Arena
SportTrack and field
Founded2012
CountryTurkey

The Turkish Indoor Athletics Championships is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Turkish Athletic Federation, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Turkey.

The competition was first held in 2012, following the construction of the country's first international quality indoor track and field stadium – the Ataköy Athletics Arena. This venue was constructed to host the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[1][2][3]

Events[]

The following athletics events feature as standard on the Turkish Indoor Championships programme:

  • Sprint: 60 m, 200 m, 400 m
  • Distance track events: 800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m
  • Hurdles: 60 m hurdles
  • Jumps: long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault
  • Throws: shot put
  • Combined events: heptathlon (men), pentathlon (women)

Editions[]

Ed. Year Location Dates Venue Events
1st Istanbul 26–28 January Ataköy Athletics Arena 16
2nd Istanbul 26–27 January Ataköy Athletics Arena
3rd Istanbul 15–16 February Ataköy Athletics Arena
4th Istanbul Ataköy Athletics Arena
5th Istanbul Ataköy Athletics Arena
6th Istanbul Ataköy Athletics Arena
7th Istanbul Ataköy Athletics Arena
8th Istanbul Ataköy Athletics Arena
9th Istanbul Ataköy Athletics Arena
10th 2021 Istanbul 5–7 February Ataköy Athletics Arena

Championships records[]

Men[]

Event Record Athlete/Team Date Championships Place Ref
Pole vault 5.72 m National Record Ersu Şaşma 7 February 2021 2021 Championships Istanbul, Turkey [4]

References[]

  1. ^ Istanbul races with time for major athletics event. Hurriyet Daily News (2012-01-02). Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  2. ^ "Teams/Sport Facilities-Atakoy Athletics Arena". IAAF WIC Istanbul 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  3. ^ "2012 Dünya Salon Atletizm Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm federasyonu. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  4. ^ "Vetter launches javelin to 87.27m on his season's debut in Offenburg". European Athletics. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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