| First event | 1970 |
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| Occur every | year |
| Purpose | Athletics event for under-20 athletes of the Balkans |
| Website | Official website |
The Balkan Athletics U20 Championships is an annual track and field competition for athletes under-20 years old from the Balkans. Formerly known as the Balkan Athletics Junior Championships, it was first held in 1970 and is organised by Balkan Athletics. [1] It is one of the oldest youth athletics championships, being created in the same year at the European Athletics Junior Championships, though predated by the South American U20 Championships in Athletics. [2] [3]
Greece (from 1970)
Romania (from 1970)
Bulgaria (from 1970)
Turkey (from 1970)
Albania (from 1970)
Slovenia (from 1992)
Croatia (from 1992)
North Macedonia (from 1992)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (from 1992)
Montenegro (from 2006)
Serbia (from 2006)
Armenia (from 2013)
Cyprus (from 2014)
Georgia (from 2014)
Israel (from 2015)
Kosovo (from 2016)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1970-1990)
Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2005)
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