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Irish Indoor Athletics Championships

The Irish Indoor Athletics Championships, also known as the National Senior Indoor Championships, is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by Athletics Ireland, which serves as the Irish national championship for the sport.

Irish Indoor Athletics Championships
SportIndoor track and field
Founded1988
CountryRepublic of Ireland, Northern Ireland

It was first organised in 1988 by the Bord Luthchleas na hEireann (Irish Athletic Board), which later folded into Athletics Ireland and made the competition an all-Ireland championships from 2000 onwards.[1][2] Athletes from Northern Ireland are also eligible to compete at the British Indoor Athletics Championships, which has a higher standard of competition, though many opt to compete at the Irish event for personal or logistical reasons.

Typically contested in February, the competition features championships for both men and women, with 28 events divided equally between the sexes. The event has had a regular title sponsor, with Woodie's DIY serving from 2007 to 2014 and Irish Life/GloHealth from 2015 to present. Since 2003, non-Irish athletes may participate as guests only, though non-Irish athletes may compete if they are members of an athletics club in the Republic of Ireland.

Events

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The following athletics events feature as standard on the Irish Indoor Championships programme:

  • Sprint: 60 m, 200 m, 400 m
  • Distance track events: 800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m
  • Hurdles: 60 m hurdles
  • Jumps: long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault
  • Throws: shot put
  • Racewalking: 5000 m (men), 3000 m (women)
  • Combined events: heptathlon (men), pentathlon (women)

Editions

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Edition Date Location Dates Venue Events Reference
1st 1988 (details) Nenagh Nenagh Arena 20 [2]
2nd 1989 (details) Nenagh Nenagh Arena 20 [2]
3rd 1990 (details) Nenagh Nenagh Arena 20 [2]
4th 1991 (details) Nenagh Nenagh Arena 29 [2]
5th 1992 (details) Nenagh Nenagh Arena 29 [2]
6th 1993 (details) Nenagh Nenagh Arena 29 [2]
7th 1994 (details) Nenagh Nenagh Arena 29 [2]
8th 1995 (details) Nenagh Nenagh Arena 29 [2]
9th 1996 (details) Nenagh Nenagh Arena 29 [2]
10th 1997 (details) Nenagh Nenagh Arena 29 [2]
11th 1998 (details) Nenagh 14–15 February Nenagh Arena 29 [2][3]
12th 1999 (details) Nenagh 13–14 February Nenagh Arena 29 [2][4]
13th 2000 (details) Nenagh 12–13 February Nenagh Arena 29 [2][5]
14th 2001 (details) Nenagh 3–4 February Nenagh Arena 29 [2][6]
15th 2002 (details) Nenagh 16–17 February Nenagh Arena 28 [2][7]
16th 2003 (details) Belfast 15–16 February Odyssey Arena 28 [2][8]
17th 2004 (details) Belfast 14–15 February Odyssey Arena 28 [2][9]
18th 2005 (details) Nenagh 5–6 February Nenagh Arena 29 [2][10]
19th 2006 (details) Belfast 18–19 February Odyssey Arena 28 [2][11]
20th 2007 (details) Belfast 17–18 February Odyssey Arena 28 [12]
21st 2008 (details) Belfast 26–27 January Odyssey Arena 28 [13]
22nd 2009 (details) Belfast 7–8 February Odyssey Arena 28 [14]
23rd 2010 (details) Belfast 6–7 February Odyssey Arena 28 [15]
24th 2011 (details) Belfast 19–20 February Odyssey Arena 28 [16]
25th 2012 (details) Belfast 11–12 February Odyssey Arena 28 [17]
26th 2013 (details) Athlone 17–18 February AIT International Arena 28 [18]
27th 2014 (details) Athlone 15–16 February AIT International Arena 28 [19]
28th 2015 (details) Athlone 21–22 February AIT International Arena 28 [20]
29th 2016 (details) Dublin 27–28 February National Indoor Arena 28 [21]
30th 2017 (details) Athlone 18–29 February National Indoor Arena 28 [22]
31st 2018 (details) Athlone 17–18 February National Indoor Arena 28 [23]
32nd 2019 (details) Athlone 16–17 February National Indoor Arena 28 [24]

Venues

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The Odyssey Arena in Northern Ireland first hosted the event in 2003.
 
AIT International Arena held the 2013 championships.

The Irish Indoor Championships has been held at four different venues during its lifetime. The Nenagh Arena in Nenagh has hosted the event the most, serving as host on sixteen occasions in an unbroken run from 1988 to 2002. It was the only indoor track and field stadium in the country during that time. The Odyssey Arena in Belfast became a regular host after that period, holding all but one of the championships from 2002 to 2012. The AIT International Arena in Athlone served as the host venue from 2012 to 2016.

Venue Location First hosted Years hosted Total hosts
Nenagh Arena Nenagh, Republic of Ireland 1988 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 16
Odyssey Arena Belfast, Northern Ireland 2003 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 9
AIT International Arena Athlone, Republic of Ireland 2013 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 4
National Indoor Arena, Dublin Dublin, Republic of Ireland 2017 2017, 2018, 2019 3

Championships records

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Men

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Event Record Athlete/Team Date Place Ref
60 m 6.57 NR Israel Olatunde 19 February 2023 Abbotstown [25]
3000 m walk 11:06.69 NR Alex Wright 2 February 2019 Abbotstown [26]
5000 m walk 18:50.70 NR Alex Wright 18 February 2017 Dublin [27]

References

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  1. ^ Watterson, Johnny (1999-10-07). BLE and NACA set to become one body. Irish Times. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Irish Indoor Championships. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  3. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 1998 - Results. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  4. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 1999 - Results. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  5. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2000 - Results. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  6. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2001 - Results. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  7. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2002 - Results. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  8. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2003 - Results. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  9. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2004 - Results. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  10. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2005 - Results. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  11. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2006 - Results. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  12. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2007 - Results Archived 2016-09-26 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  13. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2008 - Results Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  14. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2009 - Results Archived 2016-09-26 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  15. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2010 - Results Archived 2016-09-26 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  16. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2011 - Results Archived 2016-09-26 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  17. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2012 - Results Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  18. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2013 - Results Archived 2016-09-26 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  19. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2014 - Results Archived 2015-07-11 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  20. ^ Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2015 - Results Archived 2015-07-11 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  21. ^ GloHealth National Senior Indoors. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  22. ^ Irish Life Health Sen Indoor Champs '17. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  23. ^ Irish Life Health Sen Indoor Champs '18. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  24. ^ National Indoor Seniors Championships 2019. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  25. ^ "'Ireland's fastest man' smashes national indoor 60m record". Athletics Ireland. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  26. ^ "National Record For Alex Wright". leevale.org. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  27. ^ Feidhlim Kelly (18 February 2017). "Alex Wright Sets New National 5k Race Walk Record". corkathletics.org. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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