Association of the Balkan Athletics Federations
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The Association of the Balkan Athletics Federations, commonly known as Balkan Athletics is the organisation which organises the annual senior Balkan Athletics Championships and Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships, as well as other competitions at junior and youth level on track and field and other surfaces.[1]
Membership
Balkan Athletics is made up of 22 member federations.[2]
Albanian Athletics Federation
Azerbaijan Athletics Federation
Armenian Athletic Federation
Athletic Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgarian Athletic Federation
Croatian Athletics Federation
Amateur Athletic Association of Cyprus
Athletic Federation of Georgia
Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association
Israeli Athletic Association
Kosovo Athletic Federation
Athletics Federation of Moldova
Athletic Federation of Montenegro
Athletic Federation of North Macedonia
Romanian Athletics Federation
Athletics Federation of Serbia
Athletic Federation of Slovenia
Turkish Athletic Federation
Ukrainian Athletic Federation
Nations
- Greece (from 1929)
- Romania (from 1929)
- Bulgaria (from 1929)
- Turkey (from 1931)
- Albania (from 1946)
- Slovenia (from 1992)
- Croatia (from 1992)
- North Macedonia (from 1992)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (from 1992)
- Moldova (from 1992)
- Montenegro (from 2006)
- Serbia (from 2006)
- Armenia (from 2013)
- Cyprus (from 2014)
- Georgia (from 2014)
- Israel (from 2015)
- Kosovo (from 2016)
San Marino (from 2016)- Ukraine (from 2016)
- Azerbaijan (from 2017)
Austria (from 2018)
Former nations
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929-1940)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1953-1990)
Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2005)
Competitions
Balkan Athletics runs a number of competitions.[3]
| Competition | Type | First held |
|---|---|---|
| Balkan Athletics Championships | outdoor track and field | 1930 |
| Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships | indoor track and field | 1994 |
| Balkan Cross Country Championships | cross country running | 1940 |
| Balkan Mountain Running Championships | mountain running | 2008 |
| Balkan Half Marathon Championships | half marathon | 2012 |
| Balkan Marathon Championships | marathon | 1930 |
| Balkan Race Walking Championships | racewalking | 2002 |
| Balkan Relay Championships | Relay | 2018 |
| Balkan Athletics U20 Championships | outdoor under-20 athletics | 1970 |
| Balkan U20 Indoor Athletics Championships | indoor under-20 athletics | 2017 |
| Balkan U18 Athletics Championships | outdoor under-18 athletics | 2003 |
