The 2023

Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships The Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships (french: Championnats de Belgique d'athlétisme en salle, nl, Belgische kampioenschappen indoor atletiek) is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Royal Belgian Athletics League, ...

( nl, Belgische kampioenschappen indoor atletiek 20233, french: Championnats de Belgique d'athlétisme en salle 2023) was the year's national championship in indoor

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

for

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. It was held on Sunday 19 February at the

Flanders Sports Arena The Flanders Sports Arena ( nl, Topsporthal Vlaanderen) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Ghent, Belgium. Opened in 2000, the Flanders Sports Arena can hold up to 5,000 people in sporting events. It was realized through a public-private partne ...

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. A total of 25 events, 13 for men and 12 for women, were contested. It served as preparation for the

2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held from 2 to 5 March 2023 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, the first time the event has taken place in this country although the venue did stage the 2012 IAAF World Indo ...

. Two Belgian indoor records were broken at the competition:

Imke Vervaet Imke Vervaet (born 11 April 1993) is a Belgian athlete. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 200 m. She competed in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. In 2020, she won the silver medal in th ...

ran 23.26 seconds to win the women's

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

and

Jolien Boumkwo Jolien Maliga Boumkwo (born 27 August 1993) is a Belgian athlete competing in the shot put and hammer throw. She holds national record in shot put both indoor and outdoor. In 2023 she attracted international attention after stepping in to repla ...

won the women's

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

with 17.87 m.De Bock, Jolien (2023-02-19)
Jolien Boumkwo stelt eigen BR kogelstoten gevoelig scherper tijdens BK indoor
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Results

Men

Women

References

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Results
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Sports competitions in Ghent