Balkan Athletics U20 Championships Explained

Balkan Athletics U20 Championships
Greek, Modern (1453-);: Βαλκανικό Πρωτάθλημα Στίβου U20
Formation:1970
Recurrence:year
Purpose:Athletics event for under-20 athletes of the Balkans
Website:Official website

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]

Nations

Former nations

Editions

EditionYearCityCountryDateStageNo.
Athletes
1 1970 25–26 July
2 1971 31 July – 1 August
3 1972 22–23 July
4 1973 28–29 July
5 1974 10–11 August
6 1975 Karlovac26–27 July
7 1976 21–22 August
8 1977 30–31 July
9 1978 1–2 July 19th May Stadium
10 1979 28–29 September "Tundzha" Stadium
11 1980 Thessaloniki6–7 August
12 1981 25–26 July
13 1982 3–4 July Municipal Stadium of Drama
14 1983 30–31 July
15 1984 Maribor28–29 July Athletic Stadium
16 1985 27–28 July Stadium Elena Venizelou
17 1986 26–27 July
18 1987 26–27 July
19 1988 9–10 July
20 1989 15–16 July
21 1990 29–30 July
22 1991 27–28 July
23 1992 15–16 August
24 1993 10–11 July
25 1994 2–3 July
26 1995 Niš6–7 July
27 1996 6–7 July
28 1997 12–13 July
29 1998 11–12 July
30 1999 24–25 July Ethniko Panthrakiko Stadio
31 2000 16–17 September Stadionul "Gheorghe Hagi"
32 2001 15–16 September
33 2002 14–15 September
34 2003 13–14 September
35 2004 25–26 July
36 2005 24–25 September
37 2006 9–10 September
38 2007 8–9 September
39 2008 19–20 July
40 2009 5–6 September Shimatari Municipal Stadium / 'Evangelos Depastas'
41 2010
42 2011 16–17 July
43 2012 23–24 June
44 2013 6–7 July
45 2014 5–6 July 733
46 2015 4–5 July
47 2016 2–3 July
48 2017 1–2 July
49 2018 23–24 June
50 2019 2–3 July
51 2020 12–13 September
52 2021 12–13 June
53 2022 Denizli16–17 July
54 2023 Canceled 1–2 July

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.balkan-athletics.eu/results.php Results
  2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/saj.htm South American Junior Championships (Men)
  3. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ejm.htm European Junior Championships