Ataköy Athletics Arena

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| fullname = Ataköy Atletizm Salonu

| location = Ataköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey

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| built = September 2011

| opened = 27 January 2012

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| owner = Turkish Athletic Federation

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| construction_cost = TL {{Turkish lira}} 32 million
Euro 11 million

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| seating_capacity = 7,450

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Ataköy Athletics Arena ({{langx|tr|Ataköy Atletizm Salonu}}) is an indoor sporting arena for track and field athletics events located in Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey.

Construction

File:Ataköy Athletics Arena.jpg

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.{{cite web|url=http://istanbul2012wic.org/sport-facilities.php?lang=1 |publisher=IAAF WIC Istanbul 2012 |title=Teams/Sport Facilities-Atakoy Athletics Arena |access-date=2011-09-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319060430/http://istanbul2012wic.org/sport-facilities.php/?lang=1 |archive-date=2016-03-19 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.taf.org.tr/?p=481 |publisher=Türkiye Atletizm federasyonu |title=2012 Dünya Salon Atletizm Şampiyonası |language=tr |access-date=2011-08-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628033838/http://www.taf.org.tr/?p=481 |archive-date=2011-06-28 }}

As part of Istanbul bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics, it was the planned venue for the judo and taekwondo events.

The building is {{convert|125|m|ft|abbr=on}} long, {{convert|87|m|ft|abbr=on}} wide and {{convert|27|m|ft|abbr=on}} high, covering an area of {{convert|10875|m2|ft2|abbr=on}}.

Facilities

Ataköy Athletics Arena has a {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}} oval track with six lanes, a {{convert|60|m|ft|abbr=on}} straight track with eight lanes for track events, and shot put, high jump, pole vault, long/triple jump sectors for field events.

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.