Turkish Indoor Athletics Championships Explained
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 |
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1st | | | 26–28 January | | 16 |
2nd | | | 26–27 January | | |
3rd | | | 15–16 February | | |
4th | | | | | |
5th | | | | | |
6th | | | | | |
7th | | | | | |
8th | | | | | |
9th | | | | | |
10th | | | 5–7 February | | |
11th | | | 25–77 February | | |
12th | | | 14–15 March | | | |
Championships records
Men
Women
Notes and References
- http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/istanbul-races-with-time--for-major-athletics-event-10509 Istanbul races with time for major athletics event
- Web site: Teams/Sport Facilities-Atakoy Athletics Arena . IAAF WIC Istanbul 2012 . 2011-09-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160319060430/http://istanbul2012wic.org/sport-facilities.php/?lang=1 . 2016-03-19 .
- Web site: 2012 Dünya Salon Atletizm Şampiyonası . Türkiye Atletizm federasyonu . Turkish . 2011-08-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110628033838/http://www.taf.org.tr/?p=481 . 2011-06-28 .
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- News: Van der Plaetsen and Maudens set world leading marks in Gent. European Athletics. 4 February 2019. 10 February 2019. 12 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011058/http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-indoor-championships/news/article=van-der-plaetsen-and-maudens-set-world-leading-marks-gent/index.html. live.
- Web site: 13/01/2020 Istanbul (TUR): Salih Korkmaz and Meryem Bekmez victorious in the Indoor Championships of Turkey. marciadalmondo.com. 13 January 2020. 1 March 2020. 21 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200121044803/http://www.marciadalmondo.com/eng/dettagli_news.aspx?id=3684. live.
- Web site: Atletizmde 3 sporcu Türkiye rekoru kırdı. trthaber.com. tr. 15 March 2023. 10 November 2023.
- Web site: 13/01/2020 Istanbul (TUR): Salih Korkmaz and Meryem Bekmez victorious in the Indoor Championships of Turkey. marciadalmondo.com. 13 January 2020. 1 March 2020. 21 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200121044803/http://www.marciadalmondo.com/eng/dettagli_news.aspx?id=3684. live.