The 2012
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was the 14th edition of the global-level
indoor track and field
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competition and was held between March 9–11, 2012 at the
Ataköy Athletics Arena in
Istanbul
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Turkey
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. It was the first of four
IAAF World Athletics Series events in
2012
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, which includes the
World Race Walking Cup, the
World Junior Championships and the
World Half Marathon Championships.
Preparation
The
IAAF
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announced on March 25, 2007, at an IAAF Council meeting in
Mombasa
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Kenya
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that it had received bids from
Turkey
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and
Qatar
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to host the
2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships. In November 2007 at an IAAF Council meeting in
Monaco
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, Doha was selected to host the 2010 edition, but due to the quality of the
Istanbul
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bid, the Turkish city was chosen to host the following edition of the competition in 2012. It will be the first time that Turkey has hosted a major global
athletics
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* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
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event. Previously, the highest level events that the country had hosted included the
Athletics at the 2005 Summer Universiade and lower-level sections of the
European Cup
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/
European Team Championships.
The events took place at the 7,450-seater
Ataköy Athletics Arena, which was constructed especially for the event in the Ataköy neighborhood of
Bakırköy next to the
Sinan Erdem Dome. The initial bid featured the Dome as the host stadium, but the venue was later changed as the Sinan Erdem Dome was host to the
2010 FIBA World Championship
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in the months before the event. The construction of the Ataköy Arena was behind schedule, leading to the cancellation of some tester events, meaning that the Turkish Indoor Championships in late January was the first competition to be held there.
Schedule
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EET (
UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
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Results
Men
2008
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2010
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, 2012 ,
2014
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,
2016
Women
2008
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,
2010
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, 2012 ,
2014
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,
2016
Medal table
Medal Table
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Gallery from the games
Photos from the games in Istanbul:
Justin Gatlin Istanbul 2012.jpg, Justin Gatlin celebrating his win in the 60 metres.
Nery Brenes Istanbul 2012.jpg, Nery Brenes celebrating his win after the 400 metres.
Ashton Eaton Istanbul 2012.jpg, Ashton Eaton en route to victory in the heptathlon.
Mauro Vinícius da Silva Istanbul 2012.jpg, Mauro Vinícius da Silva celebrating his win after long jump.
1500 m final Istanbul 2012.jpg, Abdalaati Iguider
Reda Abdalaati Iguider ( ar, عبد العاطي إيكدير; born 25 March 1987) is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Over 1500 metres, he is the bronze medalist from the London Olympic Games and the 2012 World Indoor Champi ...
(far right) en route to victory in the 1500 metres.
Ryan Whiting Istanbul 2012.jpg, Ryan Whiting during the shot put in which he won gold.
File:Renaud Lavillenie Istanbul 2012.jpg, Renaud Lavillenie
Renaud Lavillenie ( or ; born 18 September 1986) is a French pole vaulter.
Lavillenie won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in London and the silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. In addition to his Olympic success, he has won three Wor ...
during the pole vault in which he won gold.
File:Mohammed Aman Istanbul 2012.jpg, Mohammed Aman
Mohammed Aman Geleto (Amharic: መሀመድ አማን; born 10 January 1994) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. Born in Asella, he is the winner of the 800-meter final at the 2013 World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Mos ...
celebrating his win after finishing the 800 metres.
File:Dimítrios Chondrokoúkis Istanbul 2012.jpg, Dimitrios Chondrokoukis
Dimítrios Chondrokoúkis ( el, Δημήτρης Χονδροκούκης, born January 26, 1988) is a Greek- Cypriot high jumper who competes internationally for Cyprus, since 2013. He won the gold medal at the 2012 Word Indoor Championships in ...
celebrating his win in the high jump.
File:Men pole vault podium Istanbul 2012.jpg, The winners in the pole vault (from left) Björn Otto
Björn Otto (born 16 October 1977) is a retired German pole vaulter.
On 30 January 2013 in Cottbus, Germany, with the mark of 5.90 m, he set the masters world record M35.
Biography
His personal best is a jump of 6.01 metres, achieved on 5 Sep ...
, Renaud Lavillenie
Renaud Lavillenie ( or ; born 18 September 1986) is a French pole vaulter.
Lavillenie won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in London and the silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. In addition to his Olympic success, he has won three Wor ...
and Brad Walker.
File:Aries Merritt Istanbul 2012.jpg, Aries Merritt
Aries Merritt (born July 24, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles, and currently holds the world record in that event with a time of 12.80 s set on September 7, 2012. He won the gold medal i ...
en route to victory in the 60 metres hurdles.
File:Christian Taylor Istanbul 2012.jpg, Silver medalist in the triple jump Christian Taylor.
File:Bernard Lagat Istanbul 2012.jpg, Bernard Lagat
Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat (born December 12, 1974) is a Kenyan-American middle and long-distance runner.
Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya. Prior to his change of domicile to the US, Lagat had an extensive competitive career representing his ...
en route to victory in the 3000 metres.
Genzebe Dibaba Istanbul 2012.jpg, Genzebe Dibaba celebrating her win after the 1500 metres.
Yamilé Aldama Istanbul 2012.jpg, Yamilé Aldama
Yamilé Aldama Pozo ( ar, جميلة الداما; born 14 August 1972) is a Cuban-born triple jumper. She represented Cuba until 2003, Sudan from 2004 to 2010, then Great Britain from 2011 onwards. A four-time Olympian (2000–12), she won a ...
celebrating her win after the triple jump.
Nataliya Dobrynska 2012.jpg, Nataliya Dobrynska celebrating her win after the pentathlon.
File:Chaunte Howard-Lowe Istanbul 2012.jpg, Chaunté Lowe celebrating her win after the high jump.
File:Pamela Jelimo Istanbul 2012.jpg, Pamela Jelimo celebrating her win after finishing the 800 metres.
File:Asli Çakir Alptekin Istanbul 2012.jpg , Aslı Çakır Alptekin
Aslı Çakır Alptekin (born 20 August 1985 in Antalya) is a former Turkish female middle-distance runner. A member of the Üsküdar Belediyespor in Istanbul, she is coached by her husband, runner Ihsan Alptekin. She was banned for life for r ...
celebrating her bronze medal performance in the 1500 metres.
File:Hellen Obiri Istanbul 2012.jpg, Hellen Onsando Obiri winning the 3000 metres.
File:Brittney Reese Istanbul 2012.jpg, Gold medalist in the long jump Brittney Reese
Brittney Davon Reese (born September 9, 1986) is a retired American long jumper, Olympic gold medalist, and a seven-time world champion. Reese is the indoor American record holder in the long jump with a distance of 7.23 meters.
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References
External links
Official website
IAAF competition website
Turkish athletics history, at a glance – Istanbul 2012
from IAAF
{{IAAF Championships
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Iaaf World Indoor Championships 2012
2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
International athletics competitions hosted by Turkey
March 2012 sports events in Turkey
2012 in Istanbul