Balkan Athletics U20 Championships

The Balkan Athletics U20 Championships is an annual track and field competition for athletes under-20 years old from the Balkans. Formerly known as the Balkan Athletics Junior Championships, it was first held in 1970 and is organised by Balkan Athletics.[1] It is one of the oldest youth athletics championships, being created in the same year at the European Athletics Junior Championships, though predated by the South American U20 Championships in Athletics.[2][3]

Balkan Athletics U20 Championships
Greek: Βαλκανικό Πρωτάθλημα Στίβου U20
First event1970
Occur everyyear
PurposeAthletics event for under-20 athletes of the Balkans
WebsiteOfficial website

Nations

Former nations

Editions

Edition Year City Country Date Stage No.
Sports
No.
Athletes
11970Piraeus GreeceGeorgios Karaiskakis Stadium
21971
31972
41973
51974
61975
71976
81977
91978
101979
111980
121981
131982
141983
151984
161985
171986
181987
191988
201989 Bulgaria
211990Ljubljana Slovenia
221991Thessaloniki Greece
231992 Turkey
241993
251994 Turkey
261995
271996 Romania
281997
291998Constantinople Turkey11-12 July
301999Komotini Greece
312000Constanța Romania
322001Ankara Turkey
332002
342003 Romania
352004 Bosnia and Herzegovina
362005Katerini Greece24-25 SeptemberKaterini Municipal Stadium
372006Katerini Greece
382007Kragujevac Serbia
392008Bursa Turkey
402009Schimatari Greece5–6 SeptemberShimatari Municipal Stadium
41201031 July to 1 August
422011Edirne Turkey16–17 July
432012Eskişehir Turkey23–24 June
442013Denizli Turkey6–7 July
452014Serres Greece5–6 JulySerres Municipal Stadium733
462015Pitești Romania4–5 July

References

  1. Results. Balkan Athletics. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  2. South American Junior Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  3. European Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
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