2020 French Indoor Athletics Championships Explained

2020 French Indoor Athletics Championships
Events:28
Dates:29 February – 1 March
Next:2021

The 2020 French Indoor Athletics Championships was the 49th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for France, organised by the French Athletics Federation. It was held on 29 February – 1 March at the Arena Stade Couvert de Liévin in Liévin. A total of 28 events (divided evenly between the sexes) were contested over the two-day competition. It was to serve as preparation for the 2020 World Athletics Indoor Championships, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in China before the French championships.[1]

Results

Men

60 metres[2] 6.666.746.75
200 metres20.9921.1221.34
400 metres47.2847.2947.54
800 metres[3] 1:53.361:53.441:53.58
1500 metres3:48.163:49.683:50.37
3000 metres7:57.207:58.487:59.63
5000 m walk19:03.4919:54.6520:46.97
60 m hurdles7.657.807.85
High jump2.24 m2.18 m2.18 m
Pole vault5.80 m5.70 m5.60 m
Long jump[4] 8.06 m7.62 m7.60 m
Triple jump[5] 16.80 m16.39 m16.38 m
Shot put19.07 m18.20 m17.97 m
Heptathlon5799 pts5625 pts5577 pts

Women

60 metres7.297.387.45
200 metres23.4423.9323.97
400 metres53.8354.0554.08
800 metres2:06.792:07.382:08.46
1500 metres[6] 4:21.614:25.984:27.68
3000 metres9:23.299:23.759:24.72
3000 m walk12:30.5212:38.1313:07.56
60 m hurdles8.068.148.15
High jump1.91 m1.84 m1.81 m
Pole vault[7] 4.65 m4.55 m4.30 m
Long jump6.55 m6.36 m6.33 m
Triple jump[8] 13.57 m13.54 m12.86 m
Shot put16.36 m15.85 m15.41 m
Pentathlon4389 pts4359 pts4330 pts

References

Results

Notes and References

  1. https://www.worldathletics.org/news/press-release/indoor-championships-nanjing-2020-postponed World Athletics to postpone World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 2020
  2. Iran's Hassan Taftian won the men's 60 metres in a time of 6.64 seconds.
  3. Morocco's Hamza Belmer won the men's 800 metres in a time of 1:52.68 minutes.
  4. In the men's long jump Swiss athlete Jarod Biya and Benin's Romeo N'tia placed second and third, respectively.
  5. Burkinabé Hugues Fabrice Zango won the men's long jump in a distance of 17.18 m.
  6. Morocco's Hanane Bouaggad was third in the women's 1500 metres.
  7. China's Xu Huiqin placed second in the women's pole vault with a height of 4.55 m.
  8. Denmark's Janne Nielsen won the women's triple jump with a clearance of 13.72 m.