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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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 | ||
| 9th | 2020 | Istanbul | Ataköy Athletics Arena | ||
| 10th | 2021 | Istanbul | 5–7 February | Ataköy Athletics Arena | |
| 11th | 2022 | Istanbul | 25–77 February | Ataköy Athletics Arena | |
| 12th | 2023 | Istanbul | 14–15 March | Ataköy Athletics Arena |
Championships records
[edit]Men
[edit]| Event | Record | Athlete/Team | Date | Championships | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole vault | 5.72 m NR | Ersu Şaşma | 7 February 2021 | 2021 Championships | Istanbul | [4] |
| Triple jump | 16.62 m NR | Can Ozupek | 3 February 2019 | 2019 Championships | Istanbul | [5] |
| 5000 m walk | 19:13.59 NR | Salih Korkmaz | 11 January 2020 | 2020 Championships | Istanbul | [6] |
Women
[edit]| Event | Record | Athlete/Team | Date | Championships | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 m | 38.20 NR | Elif Polat | 14 March 2023 | 2023 Championships | Istanbul | [7] |
| 1500 m | 4:07.94 | Gamze Bulut | 15 February 2014 | 2014 Championships | Istanbul | |
| 3000 m walk | 12:31.08 NR | Meryem Bekmez | 11 January 2020 | 2020 Championships | Istanbul | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Vetter launches javelin to 87.27m on his season's debut in Offenburg". European Athletics. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Van der Plaetsen and Maudens set world leading marks in Gent". European Athletics. 4 February 2019. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "13/01/2020 Istanbul (TUR): Salih Korkmaz and Meryem Bekmez victorious in the Indoor Championships of Turkey". marciadalmondo.com. 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Atletizmde 3 sporcu Türkiye rekoru kırdı". trthaber.com (in Turkish). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "13/01/2020 Istanbul (TUR): Salih Korkmaz and Meryem Bekmez victorious in the Indoor Championships of Turkey". marciadalmondo.com. 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.