"Ataköy Athletics Arena Ataköy Athletics Arena (), is an indoor sporting arena for track and field athletics events located in Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey. The venue was constructed special for the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships to be held in March 9–11, 2012. It is situated next to the Sinan Erdem Dome, where the training activities are being held. The arena will be the first indoor athletics venue of the country as such. In the Istanbul bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics, this venue has been discussed to hold judo and taekwondo events. The building is long, wide and high, covering"
"2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships The 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships was the fifth edition of the international indoor athletics event between Asian nations. It took place at the Vocational and Technical College Athletics Hall in Hangzhou, China, between 18 and 19 February. A total of 26 nations sent athletes to compete at the championships, which featured 25 track and field events. China topped the medal table with 14 golds. Iran was second with three golds while Bahrain finished third with three golds. The competition featured two Asian indoor records. Mutaz Essa Barshim broke the men's high jump record with"
"2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres The men's 400 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 and 10 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. The final was won by Costa Rican Nery Brenes in a time of 45.11. Rabah Yousif of Sudan, who ran the heat and the semifinal, retrospectively got his results disqualified for doping. Qualification: First 2 (Q) and the 6 fastest times qualified (q). 32 athletes from 27 countries participated. Qualification: First 2 of each heat qualified (Q). 18 athletes from 14 countries participated. 6 athletes from 5 countries participated."
"February Heats – 18 February Final – 18 February 19 February 18 February 19 February 18 February 18 February 18 February February 19 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships – Results These are the official results of the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships which took place on 18–19 February 2012 in Hangzhou, China. Heats – 18 February Semifinals – 18 February Final – 19 February Heats – 18 February Final – 18 February 19 February 18 February 19 February Heats – 18 February Final – 18 February 19 February 18 February 18 February 19 February 19 February 18–19 February Heats –"
"2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon The men's heptathlon at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 and 10 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. 8 athletes from 7 countries participated. American Ashton Eaton won with a world record points total of 6645, breaking his own previous record of 6568. Eight (8) athletes will be invited by the IAAF in the Heptathlon and in the Pentathlon as follows: In total no more than two male and two female athletes from any one Member will be invited. Upon refusals or cancellations, the invitations shall be extended to"
"to the next ranked athletes in the same lists respecting the above conditions. Members whose athletes are invited as above will receive additional quota places accordingly The 800 metres run was held at 19:37. 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon The women's pentathlon at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. 8 athletes from 6 countries participated. Ukrainian Nataliya Dobrynska won with a world record points total of 5013, breaking the previous record of 4991 held by Irina Belova. Eight (8) athletes will be invited by the IAAF in the"
"a clearance of 2.37 m, bettering Zhu Jianhua's 26-year-ol standard. Li Ling beat the women's Asian indoor record in the pole vault with a mark of 4.50 m. A total of 26 nations were represented by athletes competing at the 2012 championships 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships The 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships was the fifth edition of the international indoor athletics event between Asian nations. It took place at the Vocational and Technical College Athletics Hall in Hangzhou, China, between 18 and 19 February. A total of 26 nations sent athletes to compete at the championships, which featured 25"
"30 athletes from 20 countries participated. The qualification round started at 09:32 and ended at 10:20. 8 athletes from 7 countries participated. The final started at 17:06 and ended at 18:10. 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump The women's triple jump at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 and 10 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. Ageless wonder 39-year-old Yamilé Aldama improved upon her already pending W35 World Record in qualifying. In the second attempt of the finals, she exceeded the existing record by 31 cm, which also proved to good enough for the"
"2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships – Results These are the official results of the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships which took place on 18–19 February 2012 in Hangzhou, China. Heats – 18 February Semifinals – 18 February Final – 19 February Heats – 18 February Final – 18 February 19 February 18 February 19 February Heats – 18 February Final – 18 February 19 February 18 February 18 February 19 February 19 February 18–19 February Heats – 18 February Semifinals – 18 February Final – 19 February Heats – 18 February Final – 18 February 19 February 18 February 19"
"The final started at 19:31. 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres The men's 400 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 and 10 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. The final was won by Costa Rican Nery Brenes in a time of 45.11. Rabah Yousif of Sudan, who ran the heat and the semifinal, retrospectively got his results disqualified for doping. Qualification: First 2 (Q) and the 6 fastest times qualified (q). 32 athletes from 27 countries participated. Qualification: First 2 of each heat qualified (Q). 18 athletes from 14 countries participated. 6"
"2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump The women's triple jump at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 and 10 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. Ageless wonder 39-year-old Yamilé Aldama improved upon her already pending W35 World Record in qualifying. In the second attempt of the finals, she exceeded the existing record by 31 cm, which also proved to good enough for the win. While this competition is indoors, since 2000 IAAF rules allow for indoor records to count for overall (outdoor) records. Qualification standard 14.30 m (Q) or at least best 8 qualified."
"the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The opening ceremony was held at 4 March 2011 at 15:00 local time. There was a short ceremony but without teams participation. The closing ceremony was at the last day on March 6, 2011 at 18:00. Every participating team was invited to take part. 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011. 577 athletes representing 46 countries competed at the championships. Twenty-six track and field events were contested, with the events programme divided equally"
"2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon The women's pentathlon at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. 8 athletes from 6 countries participated. Ukrainian Nataliya Dobrynska won with a world record points total of 5013, breaking the previous record of 4991 held by Irina Belova. Eight (8) athletes will be invited by the IAAF in the Heptathlon and in the Pentathlon as follows: In total no more than two male and two female athletes from any one Member will be invited. Upon refusals or cancellations, the invitations shall be extended"
"2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres The men's 800 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships will be held at the Ataköy Athletics Arena on 9 and 11 March. The gold medal was won by 18-year-old Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia, in a time of 1:48.36 seconds. In the 800 metres final there were 6 competitors all from different nations. Jakub Holuša had run the fastest time in the semi-final (1:47.23) placing in front of the gold medalist, Mohammed Aman. Going into the final Adam Kszczot was the favourite to win the race. At the end of"
"the next ranked athletes in the same lists respecting the above conditions. Members whose athletes are invited as above will receive additional quota places accordingly 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon The men's heptathlon at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 and 10 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. 8 athletes from 7 countries participated. American Ashton Eaton won with a world record points total of 6645, breaking his own previous record of 6568. Eight (8) athletes will be invited by the IAAF in the Heptathlon and in the Pentathlon as follows: In total no"
"INAS World Indoor Athletics Championships that took place from February 28 to March 2 in Reims, France. The team was scheduled to depart on February 25, and included Salomon Oyono, Effa Théophile, Josée Onguene, Cyrille Tsanga, Eric Nfendeu, Salomon Amougou, Nathan Onana Awono and Elysée Onguene. The delegation was also supposed to included Jean-Marie Aleokol Mabieme, and Dr Olinga Ubald. Despite a farewell ceremony being held, the team could not travel at the last minute because their visas were denied. Cameroon has had a number of international representatives in ID sports. ID sports in Cameroon ID sports in Cameroon are"
"2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011. 577 athletes representing 46 countries competed at the championships. Twenty-six track and field events were contested, with the events programme divided equally between the genders. Russia topped the medal table, having won the most gold medals (six), as well as having gained the greatest total with fifteen. The host nation, France, was the next best performing team, with five golds being won by French athletes. Germany had the third highest medal haul,"
"2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 32nd European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Scandinavium and Svenska Mässan in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 1–3 March 2013. The decision to grant the event for Gothenburg was made by the European Athletics Council at their long meeting in Malta on October 15, 2007. Initially, Gothenburg applied for the 2011 Championships against Paris. The European Athletic Association thought the two cities presented very good concepts, and it ended up with the two candidates get one championship each; Paris in 2011 and Gothenburg in 2013. Gothenburg will use the concept ""All under one roof"". The"
"has also expanded from initially track and field competitions (called ""stadia"" within the organization), to include road running, race walking and cross country running events (called cumulatively ""non-stadia"", as these do not take place in a stadium). World masters championships have been held outdoors every two years since 1975, and a biennial World Masters Indoor Championships debuted in March 2004 in Sindelfingen, Germany. The most recent outdoor world meet was in Porto Alegre, Brazil, October 15–27, 2013. The next outdoor meet is scheduled for Lyon, France August 4–16, 2015. The most recent Indoor Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary, March"
"2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was the fifteenth edition of the international indoor track and field competition, organised by the IAAF. The event was held between 7–9 March 2014 at the Ergo Arena in Sopot, Poland. The IAAF announced on 1 September 2011 that it had received bids from Poland and Croatia to host the championships. Later Zagreb, Croatia withdrew due to lack of funding. On November 11, 2011 at a Council meeting in Monaco, the IAAF announced that Sopot, as the only remaining bidder, would host the championships. Budapest, Hungary had"
"bests and numerous indoor national records in athletics. 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was the fifteenth edition of the international indoor track and field competition, organised by the IAAF. The event was held between 7–9 March 2014 at the Ergo Arena in Sopot, Poland. The IAAF announced on 1 September 2011 that it had received bids from Poland and Croatia to host the championships. Later Zagreb, Croatia withdrew due to lack of funding. On November 11, 2011 at a Council meeting in Monaco, the IAAF announced that Sopot, as the only remaining"
"2012 in athletics (track and field) In 2012 the foremost competition in athletics was the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The International Association of Athletics Federations held four other global level competitions in 2012: the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. For the first time since 1945, there was no global level championship for cross country running, as the IAAF World Cross Country Championships moved to a biennial format. Three of the major continental championships were held a month prior to"
"was held in the Middle-East and the second time the World Indoor Championships was held outside of Europe or North America (after the 1999 Championships in Japan). The venue for the event was the indoor arena located within Doha's Aspire Zone – the ASPIRE Dome, which has previously hosted indoor athletics for the 2008 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. The World Indoor Championships was the first of two significant athletics events to take place in Doha in 2010 – the inaugural 2010 IAAF Diamond League will begin with the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix meeting in May. Prior to the championships,"
"2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport arena. The announcement by the IAAF in November 2003 was a blow to Madrid, which was also in the running to hold the event but Spain had already held the competition twice. This was the first major senior athletics competition to be held in the country since the highly boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. The majority of athletes from Great Britain, Australia"
"2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump The men's high jump at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place at Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 1 March 2018. The reigning outdoor world champion, Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar, led the field of eleven entries that year with his jump of , set while winning the Asian indoor title. The previous world indoor champion, Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi, was not present to defend his title, though both minor medallists were present in Great Britain's Robert Grabarz and American Erik Kynard. With the pits back to back in"
"the 2011 Championships and suggested Luzhniki Stadium as venue. When the IAAF elected to decide the 2011 and 2013 events at the same meeting, Moscow added its name to the 2013 list. The city had hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics (also at the Luzhniki Stadium) and the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Main venue was Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow with a capacity of 78,360 spectators. Day by day event schedule of the 2013 championships Reference: The championships featured 3 championship records, 22 world leadings, 2 area records, 48 national records but no world records. In addition to gold medals, individual"
"international gold medal at the 2011 Pan Arab Games held on home soil in Doha. At the 2012 indoor Asian Championships, held in Hangzhou, China, on 19 February 2012, Barshim won the gold medal and established a new personal best (and national record) of 2.37 m (7'9.25""), breaking the previous championship record of 2.34: it was also the highest indoor jump in the world, to date in 2012. He began jumping at 2.10 and had first try clearances at 2.15, 2.20 and 2.24, before missing once at 2.28, temporarily falling to second place when Chinese jumper Zhang Guowei cleared on"
"committed by star British athletes at the 2017 Outdoor World Championships held in London just 5 and a half months earlier. 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 17th IAAF World Indoor Championships was held from 1 to 4 March 2018 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. This was the city's second hosting of the event as it previously did so in 2003. Birmingham bid for the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships as well as the 2018 event. Portland was selected unanimously to host the 2016 event with Birmingham being the only other bidder. With Portland then out of the running for the"
"2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was the World Championships for track cycling in 2012. They took place in Melbourne, Australia from 4 to 8 April 2012. The championships took place in the Hisense Arena which previously hosted the world championships in 2004 and from 2008 to 2010 a round of the World Cup as well as the track cycling at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The championships were also the final ranking event for the purposes of Olympic qualification. Ten of the nineteen World Championship disciplines are replicated at the 2012 Summer Olympic"
"until the end of March at the earliest. Portland was selected unanimously with the only other bidder being 2003 host Birmingham, England. Birmingham was ultimately selected as the host of the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The reason Portland was selected for 2016 and Birmingham being selected in 2018 is that the IAAF wanted more time between events in the UK with London hosting the 2012 Olympics as well as the 2017 World Championships in Athletics along with Cardiff hosting the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. The event took place inside the Oregon Convention Center, fitted with the necessary"
"He defended his title at the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships with a championship and national record of 17.01 m, although he narrowly saw off Chinese rival Cao Shuo, who jumped the same distance but had a shorter second-best jump. In his first appearance on the global senior stage he finished eighth at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Outdoors, a big improvement to 17.38 m in April earned him a place at the London Olympics and he reached tenth in the Olympic triple jump final – the best performance by an Asian athlete. In Nanjing in March 2013 he"
"2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 14th World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born 1993 or later) which was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on 10–15 July 2012. A total of 44 athletics events were contested at the championships, 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. Several medalists from the 2010 championships were eligible to defend their titles, including Jacko Gill, Jodie Williams, Shaunae Miller, and Angelica Bengtsson. Gill and Bengtsson were successful. According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,"
"the 567 initially entered) from 48 nations. The only federations missing were Georgia, Kosovo, and Liechtenstein. 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 34th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held between 3 and 5 March 2017 at the Kombank Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. This was the second time this event was held in the city after the 1969 edition then known as the European Indoor Games, and the first time in more than 30 years that the competition was held in Eastern Europe. The three-day competition featured 13 men's and 13 women's athletics events and took place over two morning and"