French Indoor Athletics Championships Explained

Sport:	Indoor track and field
Country:	France
Founded:	1972

The French Indoor Athletics Championships (French: Championnats de France d'athlétisme en salle) is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Fédération française d'athlétisme (FFA), which serves as the French national championship for the sport.^[1] Typically held over two to three days in February during the French winter, it was first added to the national calendar in 1972, supplementing the main outdoor French Athletics Championships held in the summer since 1888.^[2]

Events

The following athletics events feature as standard on the French 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

scope=col	Edition	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Location	scope=col	Venue
1972	12–13 February	Grenoble
1973	17–18 February	Vittel
1974	16–17 February	Vittel
1975	15–16 February	Orléans	Parc des expositions de la Motte Minsard
1976	7–8 February	Orléans	Parc des expositions de la Motte Minsard
1977	19–20 February	Orléans	Parc des expositions de la Motte Minsard
1978	17–18 February	Grenoble
1979	3–4 February	Paris	INSEP
1980	9–10 February	Paris	INSEP
1981	7–8 February	Grenoble
1982	20–21 February	Paris	INSEP
1983	19–20 February	Paris	INSEP
1984	18–19 February	Paris	INSEP
1985	16–17 February	Paris	INSEP
1986	25–26 February	Liévin	Stade couvert régional
1987	7–8 February	Liévin	Stade couvert régional
1988	20–21 February	Liévin	Stade couvert régional
1989	4–5 February	Liévin	Stade couvert régional
1990	17–18 February	Bordeaux
1991	16–17 February	Liévin	Stade couvert régional
1992	15–16 February	Bordeaux
1993	27–28 February	Liévin	Stade couvert régional
1994	26–27 February	Bordeaux
1995	25–26 February	Liévin	Stade couvert régional
1996	10–11 February	Paris	Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
1997	22–23 February	Bordeaux
1998	14–15 February	Bordeaux
1999	12–14 February	Liévin	Stade couvert régional
2000	18–20 February	Liévin	Stade couvert régional
2001	16–18 February	Liévin	Stade couvert régional
2002	15–17 February	Liévin
2003	28 February–2 March	Aubière	Stadium Jean-Pellez
2004	20–22 February	Aubière	Stadium Jean-Pellez
2005	18–20 February	Liévin	Stade couvert régional
2006^[3]	24–26 February	Aubière	Stadium Jean-Pellez
2007^[4]	16–18 February	Aubière	Stadium Jean-Pellez
2008^[5]	15–17 February	Bordeaux	Stadium de Bordeaux-Lac
2009^[6]	20–21 February	Liévin	Stade couvert régional
2010^[7]	27–28 February	Paris	Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
2011^[8]	19–20 February	Aubière	Stadium Jean-Pellez
2012	25–26 February	Aubière	Stadium Jean-Pellez
2013	16–17 February	Aubière	Stadium Jean-Pellez
2014	22–23 February	Bordeaux	Stadium de Bordeaux-Lac
2015	21–22 February	Aubière	Stadium Jean-Pellez
2016	27–28 February	Aubière	Stadium Jean-Pellez
2017^[9]	18–19 February	Bordeaux	Stadium de Bordeaux-Lac
2018^[10]	17–18 February	Liévin	Arena stade couvert
2019^[11]	16–17 February	Miramas	Stadium Miramas Métropole
2020^[12]	29 February – 1 March	Liévin	Arena stade couvert
2021^[13]	19–21 February	Miramas	Stadium Miramas Métropole
2022^[14]	26–27 February	Miramas	Stadium Miramas Métropole

Championship records

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Place	Ref
100 m
200 m
Heptathlon

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Place	Ref
Pole Vault	4.65 m	Margot Chevrier	26 February 2022	Miramas	^[15]
Pentathlon

External links

• FFA official website
• French Athletics Championships documentation
• FFA: French Indoor Championships Records – Men
• FFA: Indoor Championships Records – Women

Notes and References

1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/frai.htm French Indoor Championships
2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/fra.htm French Championships
3. http://www.athle.com/asp.net/main.lives/lives.aspx?competition=010773 Résultats 2006
4. http://www.athle.com/asp.net/main.lives/lives.aspx?competition=016781 Résultats 2007
5. http://bases.athle.com/asp.net/liste.aspx?frmbase=resultats&frmmode=1&frmespace=0&frmcompetition=018805 Résultats 2008
6. http://bases.athle.com/asp.net/liste.aspx?frmbase=resultats&frmmode=1&frmespace=0&frmcompetition=029463 Résultats 2009
7. http://bases.athle.com/asp.net/liste.aspx?frmbase=resultats&frmmode=1&frmespace=0&frmcompetition=039887 Résultats 2010
8. http://bases.athle.com/asp.net/liste.aspx?frmbase=resultats&frmmode=1&frmespace=0&frmcompetition=065516 Résultats 2011
9. Web site: 2017 French Indoor Championships Results. FFA. 18 March 2022.
10. Web site: 2018 French Indoor Championships Results. FFA. 18 March 2022.
11. Web site: 2019 French Indoor Championships Results. FFA. 18 March 2022.
12. Web site: 2020 French Indoor Championships Results. FFA. 18 March 2022.
13. Web site: 2021 French Indoor Championships Results. FFA. 18 March 2022.
14. Web site: 2022 French Indoor Championships Results. FFA. 18 March 2022.
15. News: Kambundji and Dongmo impress on busy national indoor championships weekend. World Athletics. Steve Smythe. 26 February 2022. 27 February 2022.