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.Istanbul races with time for major athletics event. Hurriyet Daily News (2012-01-02). Retrieved 2019-07-18.
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.YearLocationDatesVenueEvents 1st 2012 Istanbul 26–28 JanuaryAtaköy Athletics Arena 16 2nd 2013 Istanbul 26–27 JanuaryAtaköy Athletics Arena 3rd 2014 Istanbul 15–16 FebruaryAtaköy 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 25–27 February Ataköy Athletics Arena 12th 2023 Istanbul 14–15 March Ataköy Athletics Arena 13th 2024 Istanbul 17–18 February Ataköy Athletics Arena
Championships records Men EventRecordAthlete/TeamDateChampionshipsPlacePole vault5.72 m Ersu Şaşma7 February 20212021 ChampionshipsIstanbulTriple jump16.62 m Can Ozupek3 February 20192019 ChampionshipsIstanbul5000 m walk19:13.59 Salih Korkmaz11 January 20202020 ChampionshipsIstanbul
Women EventRecordAthlete/TeamDateChampionshipsPlace300 m38.20 Elif Polat14 March 20232023 ChampionshipsIstanbul1500 m4:07.94Gamze Bulut15 February 20142014 ChampionshipsIstanbul3000 m walk12:31.08 Meryem Bekmez11 January 20202020 ChampionshipsIstanbul See also Turkish Athletics Championships 2021 Turkish Indoor Athletics Championships References