Association of the Balkan Athletics Federations

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.

Membership

Balkan Athletics is made up of 17 member federations.

• Albanian 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
• Athletic Federation of Macedonia
• Athletics Federation of Moldova
• Athletic Federation of Montenegro
• Romanian Athletics Federation
• Athletics Federation of Serbia
• Athletic Federation of Slovenia
• Turkish Athletic Federation
• Ukrainian Athletic Federation

Competitions

Balkan Athletics runs a number of competitions.

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

External links

Balkan Athletics Website