2021 Baltic States Athletics Championships | |
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Host city | Ogre, Latvia |
Date(s) | August 13 – 14 |
Nations participating | 3 |
Events | 40 |
← 2020 2022 → |
The 2021 Baltic States Athletics Championships was held in Ogre, Latvia, between August 13 and August 14. [1]
All participating countries were eligible to delegate two participants per each event.
Host nation (Lithuania)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Lithuania (LTU) | 15 | 10 | 12 | 37 |
2 | Estonia (EST) | 13 | 17 | 19 | 49 |
3 | Latvia (LAT)* | 12 | 13 | 11 | 36 |
Totals (3 entries) | 40 | 40 | 42 | 122 |
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