Turkish Indoor Athletics Championships
 The host stadium, Ataköy Athletics Arena | |
| Sport | Track and field |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Country | Turkey |
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 | 2012 | Istanbul | 26–28 January | Ataköy Athletics Arena | 16 |
| 2nd | 2013 | Istanbul | 26–27 January | Ataköy Athletics Arena | |
| 3rd | 2014 | Istanbul | 15–16 February | Ataköy Athletics Arena | |
| 4th | 2015 | Istanbul | Ataköy Athletics Arena | ||
| 5th | 2016 | Istanbul | Ataköy Athletics Arena | ||
| 6th | 2017 | Istanbul | Ataköy Athletics Arena | ||
| 7th | 2018 | Istanbul | Ataköy Athletics Arena | ||
| 8th | 2019 | Istanbul | Ataköy Athletics Arena |
References
- ^ Istanbul races with time for major athletics event. Hurriyet Daily News (2012-01-02). Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ^ "Teams/Sport Facilities-Atakoy Athletics Arena". IAAF WIC Istanbul 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ^ "2012 Dünya Salon Atletizm Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm federasyonu. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-08-03.