The building is 125 m (410 ft) long, 87 m (285 ft) wide and 27 m (89 ft) high, covering an area of 10,875 m2 (117,060 sq ft).[1]
FacilitiesEdit
Ataköy Athletics Arena has a 200 m (660 ft) oval track with six lanes, a 60 m (200 ft) straight track with eight lanes for track events, and shot put, high jump, pole vault, long/triple jump sectors for field events.[1]
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.[1]
ataköy, athletics, arena, turkish, ataköy, atletizm, salonu, indoor, sporting, arena, track, field, athletics, events, located, ataköy, istanbul, turkey, full, nameataköy, atletizm, salonulocationataköy, bakırköy, istanbul, turkeycoordinates40, 98744, 85558, 9. Atakoy Athletics Arena Turkish Atakoy Atletizm Salonu is an indoor sporting arena for track and field athletics events located in Atakoy Istanbul Turkey Atakoy Athletics ArenaFull nameAtakoy Atletizm SalonuLocationAtakoy Bakirkoy Istanbul TurkeyCoordinates40 59 15 N 28 51 20 E 40 98744 N 28 85558 E 40 98744 28 85558OwnerTurkish Athletic FederationCapacity7 450ConstructionBuiltSeptember 2011Opened27 January 2012Construction costTL 32 million Euro 11 millionTenants2012 Balkan Indoor Championships 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships 2023 European Indoor Championships Contents 1 Construction 2 Facilities 3 Events hosted 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksConstruction Edit Exterior of the venue March 2012 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 1 2 As part of Istanbul bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics it was the planned venue for the judo and taekwondo events The building is 125 m 410 ft long 87 m 285 ft wide and 27 m 89 ft high covering an area of 10 875 m2 117 060 sq ft 1 Facilities EditAtakoy Athletics Arena has a 200 m 660 ft oval track with six lanes a 60 m 200 ft straight track with eight lanes for track events and shot put high jump pole vault long triple jump sectors for field events 1 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 1 Events hosted EditYear Tournament Concert Date2012 Turkish National Indoor Championships 27 29 January2012 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships 18 20 February2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships 9 11 March2012 Sensation Turkey Wicked Wonderland 13 October2012 Jennifer Lopez 14 November2012 Sting 26 November2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships 2 5 MarchSee also EditList of indoor arenas in TurkeyReferences Edit a b c d Teams Sport Facilities Atakoy Athletics Arena IAAF WIC Istanbul 2012 Archived from the original on 2016 03 19 Retrieved 2011 09 03 2012 Dunya Salon Atletizm Sampiyonasi in Turkish Turkiye Atletizm federasyonu Archived from the original on 2011 06 28 Retrieved 2011 08 03 External links Edit Media related to Atakoy Athletics Arena at Wikimedia Commons Preceded byAspire DomeDoha IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue2012 Succeeded byErgo ArenaSopotPreceded byArena TorunTorun European Athletics Indoor Championships Venue2023 Succeeded byOmnisport ApeldoornApeldoorn Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Atakoy Athletics Arena amp oldid 1166649887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
