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

Edition	Year	City	Country	Date	Stage	No. 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	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