Russian Indoor Athletics Championships

Russian Indoor Athletics Championships
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2020 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships
SportAthletics
Founded1992
CountryRussia

The Russian Indoor Athletics Championships (Russian: Чемпионат России по лёгкой атлетике в помещении) is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF), which serves as the Russian national championship for the sport. It was first held in 1992, following the independence of Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and replacing the Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships.[1][2] It is typically held as a three-day event in the Russian winter around mid to late February. The venue of the championships is usually in Moscow or Volgograd.[3] A total of 24 athletics events are on the current programme, divided evenly between the sexes.[citation needed]

The first edition of the event in 1992 was poorly attended by the nation's best athletes, as a CIS Indoor Championships was also held the same year and was involved with international selection for the Unified Team.[4]

  1. ^ Russian Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  2. ^ Soviet Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  3. ^ Г. Хинчук-Михайлова, В. Селезнев. 1922: год перелома // Лёгкая атлетика : журнал. – М., 1992. – № 1. – С. 19–20.
  4. ^ На стадионах страны и мира. Чемпионат России // Лёгкая атлетика : журнал. — 1992. — № 3. — С. 30.