Turkish Indoor Athletics Championships

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.

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

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
1st2012Istanbul26–28 JanuaryAtaköy Athletics Arena16
2nd2013Istanbul26–27 JanuaryAtaköy Athletics Arena
3rd2014Istanbul15–16 FebruaryAtaköy Athletics Arena
4th2015IstanbulAtaköy Athletics Arena
5th2016IstanbulAtaköy Athletics Arena
6th2017IstanbulAtaköy Athletics Arena
7th2018IstanbulAtaköy Athletics Arena
8th2019IstanbulAtaköy Athletics Arena
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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.
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