Ataköy Athletics Arena () is an indoor sporting arena for track and field athletics events located in Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey.
Construction
The venue was built for the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships. It is situated next to the larger Sinan Erdem Dome which host's basketball among other sports. The arena was the first indoor athletics venue in the country.
As part of Istanbul bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics, it was the planned venue for the fencing and taekwondo events.
The building is long, wide and high, covering an area of .
Facilities Ataköy Athletics Arena has a oval track with six lanes, a straight track with eight lanes for track events, and shot put, high jump, pole vault, long/triple jump sectors for field events.
It has a total seating capacity of 7,450 consisting of 5,040 spectator seats, 590 VIP seats, 206 VVIP seats, 141 seats with tables for TV commentators, 230 seats with tables for press, and 144 seats with desks for photo editors and press. In addition, there are 560 seats for team stands and 60 seats for coaches.
Events hosted YearTournament/ConcertDate2012Turkish National Indoor Championships27–29 January2012Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships18–20 February2012IAAF World Indoor Championships9–11 March2012Sensation Turkey 'Wicked Wonderland'13 October2012Jennifer Lopez14 November2012Sting26 November2023European Athletics Indoor Championships2–5 March
See also List of indoor arenas in Turkey
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