2002 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships

The 2002 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships (Чемпионат России по лёгкой атлетике в помещении 2002) was the 11th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for Russia. It was held on 12–14 February at the VGAFK Stadium in Volgograd. A total of 28 events (14 for men and 14 for women) were contested over the three-day competition. It was used for selection of the Russian team for the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

Two indoor events were contested in Moscow, separately from the main championships. An indoor 6-hour run was held on 1–2 February and the combined events were held from 3–5 February.

Natalya Cherepanova set a world indoor best for the women's 3000 metres steeplechase with 9:38.30. Vyacheslav Shabunin set a championship record of 3:40.88 to win the men's 1500 metres. Yekaterina Puzanova won an 800 metres/1500 m double on the women's side. Sergey Ivanov broke the championship record with a time of 7:57.53 minutes in the men's 3000 metres.

Men
On July 30, 2002, the IAAF in its monthly newsletter announced the disqualification of Russian hurdler Evgeny Pechonkin for 2 years. In his doping sample, taken as part of out-of-competition control on February 10, 2002, the prohibited drug norandrosterone was found. In accordance with the rules, all the athlete's results from the moment of sampling were annulled, including his win at the Russian Indoor Championship with a result of 7.63.

Russian 6-Hour Run Indoor Championships
The Russian 6-Hour Run Indoor Championships was held over 1–2 February in Moscow at the Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome. The competition was held as part of the second Moscow Night Supermarathon. 42 athletes (30 men and 12 women) from 16 regions of the country started the race. Aleksey Belosludtsev and Marina Bychkova set new Russian records of 91,017 metres and 74,475 metres, respectively.

Russian Combined Events Indoor Championships
The Russian Combined Events Indoor Championships was held from 3 to 5 February at the Znamensky Brothers Olympic Center in Moscow.

International team selection
As a result of the championships, the following athletes were selected for Russia at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships:

Men

 * 60 m: Ilya Levin
 * 200 m: Denis Busovikov, Aleksandr Makukha
 * 400 m: Dmitry Golovastov, Aleksandr Usov, Yevgeniy Lebedev
 * 4 × 400 m relay: Dmitry Golovastov, Aleksandr Usov, Yevgeniy Lebedev, Aleksandr Ladeyshchikov, Oleg Mishukov
 * 800 m: Dmitry Bogdanov, Sergey Kozhevnikov
 * 1500 m: Vyacheslav Shabunin, Andrey Zadorozhniy
 * 3000 m: Sergey Ivanov
 * 60 m hurdles: Evgeny Pechonkin
 * High jump: Pavel Fomenko, Pyotr Brayko, Yaroslav Rybakov
 * Pole vault: Yuriy Yeliseyev, Yevgeniy Mikhaylichenko, Pavel Gerasimov
 * Long jump: Vitaliy Shkurlatov, Kirill Sosunov, Danil Burkenja‡
 * Triple jump: Aleksandr Sergeyev†, Igor Spasovkhodskiy, Aleksandr Aseledchenko
 * Shot put: Pavel Chumachenko, Ivan Yushkov.

Women

 * 60 m: Larisa Kruglova, Marina Kislova, Yuliya Tabakova
 * 200 m: Yuliya Tabakova, Svetlana Goncharenko‡, Olga Khalandyreva
 * 400 m: Natalya Antyukh, Yuliya Pechonkina, Natalya Ivanova
 * 800 m: Svetlana Cherkasova
 * 1500 m: Olga Komyagina†, Yekaterina Puzanova, Yuliya Kosenkova
 * 3000 m: Yelena Zadorozhnaya, Liliya Volkova, Oksana Belyakova
 * 60 m hurdles: Svetlana Laukhova, Mariya Koroteyeva
 * High jump: Marina Kuptsova†, Yelena Sivushenko, Viktorija Seregina
 * Pole vault: Svetlana Feofanova†, Yelena Belyakova
 * Long jump: Olga Rublyova, Lyudmila Galkina, Irina Simagina
 * Triple jump: Nadezhda Bazhenova, Irina Vasilyeva, Yelena Oleynikova
 * Shot put: Lyudmila Sechko
 * Pentathlon: Yelena Prokhorova†

† Had exemption for selection and allowed not to compete at the national championships

‡ Later withdrew from the international competition