For the fifth consecutive time, the Atakoy Athletics Arena in Istanbul hosted the annual Balkan Indoor Championships. The event was held Saturday, February 27th and saw the best athletes from 16 Balkan federations competing, as well as those of the two guests Kosovo and Azerbaijan nations. It was a great test for all athletes in preparation for the World Indoor Championships scheduled for March 17 to 20 in Portland. The Atakoy Athletics Arena, which opened in 2012, houses a track with the Mondotrack surface.