List of international athletics competitions explained

In the sport of athletics, international competitions between national teams can be distinguished into four main types:

Competitions between athletes of different nations which do not feature team selection at the national or continental level, such as the Diamond League, are excluded.

Single-sport competitions

EventFirst editionFinal editionPeriodicityAge categoryCompetition typeParticipating region/people
1979 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from African nations
1999 Ongoing Irregular Senior Continental championships Athletes from African nations
1985 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from African nations
1995 1999 Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from African nations
1994 1996 Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from African nations
? Ongoing Biennial Over-40 Continental championships Athletes from African nations
2009 2014 Annual Senior Continental championships Athletes from African nations
1999 2015(?) Irregular Senior Continental championships Athletes from African nations
1995 Ongoing Biennial Senior Regional championships Athletes from Southern Africa
1997 Ongoing Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from Southern Africa
2000 Ongoing Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from Southern Africa
1994 Ongoing Biennial Under-20 Continental championships Athletes from African nations
2013 Ongoing Biennial Under-18 Continental championships Athletes from African nations
1987 1995 Irregular Senior Regional championships Athletes from Southern Africa
1977 Ongoing Biennial Senior Community championships Athletes from Arab nations
1978 Ongoing Biennial Senior Community championships Athletes from Arab nations
1984 Ongoing Biennial Under-20 Community championships Athletes from Arab nations
2004 Ongoing Biennial Under-18 Community championships Athletes from Arab nations
1981 Ongoing Biennial Over-40 Continental championships Athletes from Asian nations
1973 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from Asian nations
1991 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from Asian nations
2004 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from Asian nations
1986 Ongoing Biennial Under-20 Continental championships Athletes from Asian nations
1988 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from Asian nations
2006 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from Asian nations
2005 2005 One-off Senior Continental championships Student-athletes from Asian nations
2015 Ongoing Biennial Under-18 Continental championships Athletes from Asian nations
2018 Ongoing Undecided Senior Team competition Leading athletics nations
1893 1927 Irregular Senior Regional championships Athletes from Australia and New Zealand
2014 2015 Irregular Senior Team competition Athletes from the Balkans[1]
1929 Ongoing Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from the Balkans
1994 Ongoing Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from the Balkans
2017 Ongoing Annual Under-20 Regional championships Athletes from the Balkans
2003 Ongoing Annual Under-18 Regional championships Athletes from the Balkans
1970 Ongoing Annual Under-20 Regional championships Athletes from the Balkans
1940 Ongoing Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from the Balkans
2012 Ongoing Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from the Balkans
1991 Ongoing Annual Over-40 Regional championships Athletes from Balkan nations
2015 Ongoing Annual Over-40 Regional championships Athletes from Balkan nations
2007 Ongoing Annual Over-40 Regional championships Athletes from Balkan nations
2008 Ongoing Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from Balkan nations
2002 Ongoing Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from Balkan nations
2018 Ongoing Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from Balkan nations
1995 2006 Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from the Baltic states
2011 Ongoing Annual Senior Regional team competition Athletes from the Baltic states
1957 1965 Annual Senior Community championships Athletes from the British West Indies
1972 Ongoing Annual Under-20 Community competition Athletes from member nations of the Caribbean Free Trade Association
1975 Ongoing Irregular Senior Regional championships Athletes from Central Africa
1994 Ongoing Annual Under-16 Regional championships Athletes from Central America
1985 Ongoing Biennial Under-14 Regional championships Athletes from Central America and the Caribbean
1967 Ongoing Biennial Senior Regional championships Athletes from Central America and the Caribbean
1983 2003 Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from Central America and the Caribbean
1974 Ongoing Biennial Under-20 Regional championships Athletes from Central America and the Caribbean
1958 Ongoing Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from Central America
2004 Ongoing Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from Central America
1975 Ongoing Annual Under-20 Regional championships Athletes from Central America
2007 Ongoing Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from Central America
2016 Ongoing Biennial Senior Regional championships Athletes from small European nations
2014 Ongoing Annual Senior Regional team competition Athletes from China, Japan and South Korea
2009 2011 Biennial Senior Community championships Athletes from the British Commonwealth
? Ongoing[2] Annual Schools Regional competition Student athletes from Southern Africa
2005 Ongoing Annual Senior Team competition Leading athletics nations and regions
Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships 2002 Ongoing Biennial Under-15 Community championships Athletes from the Dutch Caribbean
1995 ? Biennial Senior Regional championships Athletes from East African nations
1984(?) Ongoing Irregular Senior Regional championships Athletes from East Africa
2000 ? Irregular Senior Regional championships Athletes from East African nations
2013 Ongoing Irregular Under-20 Regional championships Athletes from East African and Central African nations
1955 1990 Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from East African and Central African nations
1997 Ongoing Annual Senior Continental team competition Athletes from European nations
1934 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from European nations
1966 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from European nations
2003 2008 Biennial Senior Continental team competition Athletes from European nations
2016 Ongoing Biennial Under-18 Continental championships Athletes from European nations
1964 Ongoing Biennial Under-20 Continental championships Athletes from European nations
1997 Ongoing Biennial Under-23 Continental championships Athletes from European nations
1975 Ongoing Annual Senior Continental team competition Athletes from European clubs
1962 Ongoing Annual Senior Continental team competition Athletes from European clubs
1979 Ongoing Annual Under-20 Continental team competition Athletes from European clubs
1973 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental team competition Athletes from European nations
1994 Ongoing Annual Senior Continental championships Athletes from European nations
1965 2008 Annual Senior Continental team competition Athletes from European nations
2016 Ongoing Quadrennial Senior Continental team competition Athletes from European nations
1981 Ongoing Quadrennial Senior Continental team competition Athletes from European nations
1989 Ongoing Biennial Over-40 Regional championships Athletes from European nations
1978 Ongoing Annual Over-40 Continental championships Athletes from European nations
1997 Ongoing Biennial Over-40 Regional championships Athletes from European nations
2006 Ongoing Irregular Over-40 Continental championships Athletes from European nations
1995 Ongoing Annual Senior Continental championships Athletes from European nations
1996 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental team competition Athletes from European nations
2009 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental team competition Athletes from European nations
2001 Ongoing Annual Senior Continental team competition Athletes from European nations
1992 Ongoing Annual Senior Community championships Muslim athletes
1925 Ongoing Annual Senior Team competition Athletes from Finland and Sweden
1986 Ongoing Biennial Senior Community championships Athletes from member nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council
2000 Ongoing Biennial Under-18 Community championships Athletes from member nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council
2010 Ongoing Biennial Senior Global championships Athletes with Down syndrome from all nations
1977 Ongoing Quadrennial Senior Global team competition Athletes from all nations in continental teams
World Athletics Championships1983 Ongoing Biennial Senior Global championships Athletes of all nations
World Athletics Cross Country Championships1973 Ongoing Biennial Senior Global championships Athletes of all nations
World Athletics Half Marathon Championships1992 Ongoing Biennial Senior Global championships Athletes of all nations
World Athletics Indoor Championships1985 Ongoing Biennial Senior Global championships Athletes of all nations
1985 2011 Biennial Senior Global team competition Athletes from all nations
World Athletics Relays2014 Ongoing Biennial Senior Global team competition Athletes of all nations
1986 1998 Biennial Senior Global championships Athletes of all nations
World Athletics U20 Championships1986 Ongoing Biennial Under-20 Global championships Athletes of all nations
1983 1991 Annual Senior Global championships Athletes of all nations
1999 2017 Biennial Under-18 Global championships Athletes of all nations
2001 Ongoing Biennial Senior Global championships Athletes of all nations
2005 Ongoing Annual Senior Global championships Athletes of all nations
2010 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from Asian nations
1992 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from European nations
1987 Ongoing Annual Senior Global championships Athletes of all nations
1992 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from European nations
2007 Ongoing Annual Senior Global championships Athletes of all nations
1960 Ongoing Biennial Senior Community championships Athletes from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking nations
2000 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes with intellectual disabilities from Europe
1998 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes with intellectual disabilities from Europe
2001 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes with intellectual disabilities from Europe
2005 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes with intellectual disabilities from Europe
2001 Ongoing Biennial Senior Global championships Athletes with intellectual disabilities
1989 Ongoing Quadrennial Senior Global championships Athletes with intellectual disabilities
2002 Ongoing Biennial Senior Global championships Athletes with intellectual disabilities
2006 Ongoing Biennial Senior Global championships Athletes with intellectual disabilities
1903 1972 Annual Senior International championships Athletes from Europe, North Africa, and North America
1993 Ongoing Annual Under-15 Regional championships Athletes from Leeward Islands nations
2001 Ongoing Annual Under-20 Regional championships Athletes from Leeward Islands nations
1967 1990 Irregular Senior Regional championships Athletes from the Maghreb
1935 1949 Irregular Senior Regional championships Athletes from Mediterranean nations
2014 Ongoing Biennial Under-23 Regional championships Athletes from Mediterranean nations
2019 Ongoing Biennial Under-23 Regional championships Athletes from Mediterranean nations
2001 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from Melanesian nations
2003 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from Micronesian nations
2007 Ongoing Irregular Senior Continental championships Athletes from North and Central American and Caribbean nations
2005 Ongoing Annual Senior Continental championships Athletes from North and Central American and Caribbean nations
1979 Ongoing Biennial Over-40 Continental championships Athletes from North and Central America and the Caribbean
2004 Ongoing Annual Senior Continental championships Athletes from North and Central American and Caribbean nations
2019 Ongoing Biennial Under-18 Continental championships Athletes from North and Central American and Caribbean nations
2000 Ongoing Biennial Under-23 Continental championships Athletes from North and Central American and Caribbean nations
1997 Ongoing Annual Senior Community competition Athletes from Nordic countries
1961 1965 Biennial Senior Community championships Athletes from Nordic countries
1949 1970 Biennial Senior Community championships Athletes from Nordic countries
1986 1987 Annual Senior Community championships Athletes from Nordic countries
1974 1978 Biennial Senior Community championships Athletes from Nordic countries
2004 Ongoing Annual Under-20 Community championships Athletes from Nordic countries
1974 Ongoing Annual Under-20 Community championships Athletes from Nordic countries
1966 2003 Annual Under-20 Community championships Athletes from Nordic countries
1949 1979 Biennial Senior Community championships Athletes from Nordic countries
1957 Ongoing Annual Senior Community championships Athletes from Nordic countries
1974 1982 Biennial Senior Community competition Athletes from Nordic countries
1998 Ongoing Biennial Under-23 Community competition Athletes from Nordic countries and Baltic states
2003 2004 Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from North African nations
2004 2004 One-off Senior Regional championships Athletes from North African nations
1985(?) Ongoing Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from North Africa
2002 2005 Annual Senior Regional championships Athletes from North America
2003 2004 Annual Senior Continental championships Athletes from North and Central American and Caribbean nations
1990 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from Oceanian nations
2011 Ongoing Annual Senior Continental championships Athletes from Oceanian nations
2009 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from Oceanian nations
1994 Ongoing Biennial Under-20 Continental championships Athletes from Oceanian nations
2008 Ongoing Annual Senior Continental championships Athletes from Oceanian nations
1982 Ongoing Biennial Over-40 Continental championships Athletes from Oceanian nations
2011 Ongoing Annual Senior Continental championships Athletes from Oceanian nations
1993 Ongoing Biennial Under-18 Continental championships Athletes from Oceanian nations
1969 1985 Quadrennial Senior Regional competition Athletes from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the United States
2005 Ongoing Annual Senior Regional team competition Athletes from the Americas
2015 Ongoing Biennial Senior Regional team competition Athletes from the Americas
1984 Ongoing Biennial Senior Regional team competition Athletes from the Americas
1980 Ongoing Biennial Under-20 Regional championships Athletes from the Americas
2015 Ongoing Biennial Under-18 Regional championships Athletes from the Americas
2000 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from Polynesian nations
2010 Ongoing Biennial Senior Global championships Athletes of all nations
1982 Ongoing Biennial Over-40 Continental championships Athletes from South American nations
1918 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from South American nations
1986 Ongoing Annual Senior Continental championships Athletes from South American nations
1995 Ongoing Annual Senior Continental championships Athletes from South American nations
1994 Ongoing Annual Senior Continental championships Athletes from South American nations
2006 Ongoing Annual Senior Continental championships Athletes from South American nations
1989 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes from South American nations
2000(?) Ongoing Annual Senior Continental championships Athletes from South American nations
1973 Ongoing Biennial Under-18 Continental championships Athletes from South American nations
1969 Ongoing Biennial Under-20 Continental championships Athletes from South American nations
2004 Ongoing Biennial Under-23 Continental championships Athletes from South American nations
2005 2005 One-off Senior Regional championships Student-athletes from South American nations
1976 1984 Irregular Senior Regional championships Athletes from South Pacific nations
2007 Ongoing Irregular Under-20 Regional championships Athletes from South Asia[3]
2006 Ongoing Annual Under-18 Regional championships Athletes from Southeast Asia
2019 Ongoing Biennial Senior Team competition Athletes from Europe and the United States
2015 Ongoing Biennial Senior Global championships Athletes of all nations
1958 1985 Irregular Senior Team competition Athletes from the United States and the Soviet Union
1997 Ongoing Biennial Senior Regional championships Athletes from West African nations
1996 1996 One-off Senior Regional championships Athletes from West African nations
1995 1995 One-off Senior Regional championships Athletes from West and North African nations
2010 Ongoing Irregular Senior Regional championships Athletes from West Asia
1922 1934 Quadrennial Senior Global competition Female athletes from all nations
2008 Ongoing Quadrennial Senior Global championships Deaf athletes of all nations
2004 Ongoing Annual Senior Global championships Athletes of all nations
1998 Ongoing Biennial Over-40 Global championships Athletes from all nations
1975 Ongoing Biennial Over-35 Global championships Athletes of all nations
2004 Ongoing Biennial Over-35 Global championships Athletes of all nations
1992 2004 Biennial Over-35 Global championships Athletes of all nations
1946 Ongoing Irregular Senior Global championships Military athletes of all nations
1985 Ongoing Annual Senior Global championships Athletes of all nations
1994 Ongoing Biennial Senior Global championships Athletes with a disability of all nations
2003 Ongoing Biennial Senior Continental championships Athletes with disabilities from European nations
2017 Ongoing Biennial Under-20 Global championships Athletes with a disability of all nations

Athletics at multi-sport events

EventFirst editionFinal editionPeriodicityAge categoryCompetition typeParticipating region/people
1965 Ongoing Quadrennial Senior Continental multi-sport event Athletes from African nations
2003 2003 One-off Senior Community multi-sport event Athletes of Africa and Asia
2005 Ongoing Biennial Senior Community multi-sport event Athletes from members of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas
1956 1991 Quadrennial Senior Mass competition Athletes from the Soviet Union and foreign athletes

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.balkan-athletics.eu/results.php Balkan Championships
  2. https://www.gov.sz/index.php/component/content/article/118-sports-culture-a-youth-affairs/2234-hon-minister-opens-20th-edition-of-cossasa-games Hon. Minister opens 20th edition of COSSASA games
  3. https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/india-dominates-inaugural-south-asian-junior India dominates inaugural South Asian junior championships

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