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]
Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Stage | No. Athletes | |
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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 | Karlovac | 26–27 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 | Thessaloniki | 6–7 August | ||||
12 | 1981 | 25–26 July | |||||
13 | 1982 | 3–4 July | Municipal Stadium of Drama | ||||
14 | 1983 | 30–31 July | |||||
15 | 1984 | Maribor | 28–29 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 | Niš | 6–7 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 | Denizli | 16–17 July | ||||
54 | 2023 | Canceled | 1–2 July |