Welcome to İstanbul 2023 EICH official web site

The best athletes in Europe will battle for the medals at the continent’s most prestigious indoor championship, staged in the historic city of Istanbul

Home of the Championships: Ataköy Arena

The 7000 spectators capacity Ataköy Arena will host Europe's best athletes in 2-5 March 2023. Be part of the excitement!

Starting with the nature

Istanbul 2023 European Indoor Athletics Championships official launch was held in the venue.

Promotional campaign in EKO Climate Fair

06.04.2022

The LOC have concluded their first public campaign at the International EKO Climate fair in Ankara.

Belgrade 2022: One for history books

22.03.2022

2022 World Indoor Championships concluded in Belgrade with two new world records and a repeated one, as well as with the Ethiopians going over the top.

Official launch held in Ataköy Arena

03.03.2022

The official launch of the Istanbul 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships held in Ataköy Arena.

EICH 2023 - ISTANBUL

The European Athletics has guaranteed the obligation to comply with the Style Guidelines, which clearly states the rules of logo design in the Organizer Agreement. With reference of the Style Guidelines, it only allows the name of the province and the year of the competition to be written together with the European Athletics logo in the indicated spaces.

The Championships’ logo has been designed taking into consideration the theme which was specified in the candidature file of the European Athletics Indoor Championships, the second major athletics event in Europe, to be held in Istanbul on 2-5 March 2023, and which gained acceptance by the European Athletics Executive Board.

Theme of the Championship - Nature

The fact that nature continues to be harmed by human activities also increasing threatens the life of all living creatures. The increasing use of fossil fuels destroys the balance of the ecosystem, causing global warming and becoming the biggest threat to all life on the planet. Various factors, such as insensitive use of natural resources, mismanagement of industrial, domestic, and agricultural waste, all cause the destruction of the balance of nature. For this reason, as a major event on the international sporting calendar, the Istanbul 2023 European Indoor Athletics Championships – which will be watched by millions of people around the world – is aiming to serve as a bridge between sports and nature with its theme of nature protection.