Balkan Games
The Balkan Games ( Bulgarian and Macedonian Балкански игри Balkanski igri ; Greek Βαλκανικοί Αγώνες Στίβου Valkanikí agones Stívou ; Romanian Jocurile balcanice ; Serbian Балканске игре igre Balkanske ; Albanian Lojërat Ballkanike ; Turkish Balkan Oyunları ) are since 1930 regularly conducted international competitions in the Balkans in track and field disciplines.
The first, still unofficial, Balkan Games were held in 1929. Officially held from 1930 onwards, they were held annually until 1940 and then reintroduced (with occasional interruptions) in 1953. In 1946 and 1947 two unofficial Balkan Games took place ( Balkan and Central European Games ), which were not recognized by all participating states in the Balkan Games.
In recent years the Balkan Games in the various disciplines have increasingly been held at different times and also at different competition locations, so that it is practically only a loose combination of Balkan championships.
Participating Nations
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Greece
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Yugoslavia (after 1989 : North Macedonia , Serbia , Montenegro , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Kosovo and Slovenia )
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Romania
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Bulgaria
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Turkey
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Albania
Venues
The Balkan Games have been held at the following locations since 1929 (if there are several venues, the main venue is indicated):
The marathon competition took place in 1996 and 2000 in Belgrade, 1997 in Agrinio (Greece), 1998 in Skopje , 1999 in Sofia, 2001 and 2002 in Istanbul.
The walking competitions took place in Vlasotince (then Yugoslavia) in 2000 and 2002, in 2001 in Astros (Greece), 2003 in Russe (Bulgaria), 2004 in Reșișa (Romania) and 2005 in Preveza (Greece).
| country | host |
|---|---|
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Greece
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26th |
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Turkey
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13 |
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11 |
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Romania
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11 |
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Bulgaria
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10 |
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Serbia
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2 |
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Albania
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1 |
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Montenegro
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1 |