2000 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships

2000 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships
Dates4–6 February
Host cityVolgograd
VenueWGAFC Indoor Stadium
Events26
1999
2001

The 2000 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships (Russian: Чемпионат России по лёгкой атлетике в помещении 2000) was the 9th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for Russia. It was held on 4–6 February at the WGAFC Indoor Stadium in Volgograd. A total of 26 events (13 for men and 13 for women) were contested over the three-day competition.[1] It was used for selection of the Russian team for the 2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

The Russian Combined Events Indoor Championships was held separately on 18–20 February in Chelyabinsk at the Ural State University of Physical Culture arena.[2]

Yelena Isinbayeva won her first national indoor title in the women's pole vault with a clearance of 4.45 m (14 ft 7 in), which was a Russian indoor record and a world under-20 record.[3]

  1. ^ Russian Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  2. ^ "Athletics. Competition Results". Sport Express. 2000-02-22. Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  3. ^ "Лёгкая атлетика". Sport Express. 2000-02-05. Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-09.