Ataköy Athletics Arena
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| Full name | Ataköy Atletizm Salonu |
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| Location | Ataköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 40°59′15″N 28°51′20″E / 40.98744°N 28.85558°E |
| Owner | Turkish Athletics Federation |
| Capacity | 7,450 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2011 |
| Opened | 27 January 2012 |
| Tenants | |
| 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships | |
Ataköy Athletics Arena (Turkish: Ataköy Atletizm Salonu), is an indoor sporting arena for track and field athletics events located in Ataköy neighborhood of Bakırköy, Istanbul.
The venue is being constructed special for the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships to be held in March 9–11, 2012. It is next to the Sinan Erdem Dome, where the training activities will be held. The arena will be the first indoor athletics venue of the country as such.[1][2]
The building is 125 m (410 ft) long, 87 m (285 ft) wide and 27 m (89 ft) high, covering an area of 10,875 m2 (117,060 sq ft).[1]
Ataköy Athletics Arena will have a 200 m oval track with six lanes, a 60 m straight track with eight lanes for track events, and shot put, high jump, pole vault, long/triple jump sectors for field events.[1]
It will have a seating capacity of 7,450: 5040 spectator seats, 590 VIP seats, 206 VVIP seats, 141 seats with table for TV commentators, 230 seats with table for press, and 144 seats with desk for photo editors and press. In addition, there will be 560 seats for team stands and 60 seats for coaches.[1]
| Year | Tournament | Date |
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| 2012 | Turkish National Indoor Championships | 27–29 January |
| 2012 | Balkan Countries Indoor Championships | 18–20 February |
| 2012 | IAAF World Indoor Championships | 9–11 March |
References
- ^ a b c d "Teams/Sport Facilities-Atakoy Athletics Arena". IAAF WIC Istanbul 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ^ "2012 Dünya Salon Atletizm Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm federasyonu. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
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