The Portuguese Indoor Men's Athletics Championship (Campeonato Nacional Masculino de Atletismo em Pista Coberta) is the top division of men's teams in
athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...
in
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
. It is a competition organized by the
Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo. It started with few disciplines,
60 metres
60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At indoor events, the 60 metres is run on lanes set out in the mi ...
,
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...
,
1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...
,
4 × 400 metres relay
The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track and field, track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap, totaling 1600 meters. It is traditionally the final event of ...
and
60 metres hurdles
60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.65 seconds (Devynne Ch ...
, plus other like
High Jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...
,
Long Jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
and
Shot put
The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...
. A year later it had all of the indoor disciplines practiced. The league consists of 8 teams that are selected after a playoff. The current champions are
Benfica, who have won 13 titles in total.
Portuguese Indoor Men's Champions
*1994 -
Benfica
*1995 -
Benfica
*1996 -
Sporting
*1997 -
Sporting
*1998 -
Sporting
*1999 -
Sporting
*2000 -
Sporting
*2001 -
Sporting
*2002 -
Sporting
*2003 -
Sporting
*2004 -
Sporting
*2005 -
Sporting
*2006 -
Sporting
*2007 -
Sporting
*2008 -
Sporting
*2009 -
Sporting
*2010 -
Sporting
*2011 -
Sporting
*2012 -
Benfica
*2013 -
Benfica
*2014 -
Benfica
*2015 -
Benfica
*2016 -
Benfica
*2017 -
Sporting
*2018 -
Benfica2018 Final
*2019 - Benfica
*2020 - Benfica
*2021 - Sporting
*2022 - Benfica
*2023 - Sporting
*2024 - Benfica
*2025 - Benfica
Performance by club
Championships records
See also
* Portuguese Indoor Women's Athletics Championship
References
External links
Portuguese Athletics Federation Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Portuguese Indoor Athletics Championship
Athletics competitions in Portugal
Recurring sporting events established in 1994
Portuguese Athletics Championship
National indoor athletics competitions
1994 establishments in Portugal
Men's athletics competitions