Athletic Association of Small States of Europe

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Athletic Association of Small States of Europe
Formation1994
Official language
French and English
President
Frank Carreras
Website http://www.aasse.org/
AASSE Team flag (based on official documents of the European Team Championships 2009 - 3rd League - Sarajevo) AASSE flag provisional.svg
AASSE Team flag
(based on official documents of the European Team Championships 2009 - 3rd League - Sarajevo)

The Athletic Association of Small States of Europe (AASSE) is a transnational organization representing the athletic interests of smaller European nations. It was created following a proposal by the Cyprus, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg delegations at the Congress of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in Barcelona in 1989.

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The official formation of AASSE took place during the 1994 European Athletic Association Congress in Venice in presence of the EAA president Carl-Olaf Homen. The Constitution Rules were signed by the representatives of Andorra, Cyprus, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta and San Marino.

The association only accepts membership applications from European states with a population under one million. [1] All eligible states are currently members with the exception of Vatican City, which did not participate in international athletic competitions, but participated for the first time in 2024 at the Championships of the Small States of Europe. [2]

Current members

CountryMember since
1Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Founding Member
2Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Founding Member
3Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 2015 [3]
4Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Founding Member
5Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein Founding Member
6Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Founding Member
7Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Founding Member
8Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 2000
9Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 2006
10Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino Founding Member

Competitions

The AASSE states participated as a combined team in the European Cup, which was succeeded by the European Team Championships from 2009. Andorra, Cyprus, Iceland, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro and San Marino now compete separately, with Gibraltar, Monaco and Liechtenstein competing together as the AASSE since 2021.

Since 1985, the AASSE members host and participate in the Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE), a biennial multi-sport competition with twelve men's and women's disciplines. The biennial Championships of the Small States of Europe was first held in 2016, allowing members to compete against each other in even years, following the change in schedule of the European Team Championships. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Rules of the Constitution of the Athletic Association of the Small States of Europe Athletic Association Small States of Europe
  2. ↑ https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-06/vatican-athletics-athletica-vaticana-european-small-states.html
  3. ↑ "Frank Carreras elected President of the Athletic Association of the Small States of Europe (AASSE)". Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  4. ↑ Malta looking for a championship legacy. European Athletics (2016-03-07). Retrieved 2019-08-04.
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