title: Association of the Balkan Athletics Federations
text: # 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 22 member federations.
  
  * Albanian Athletics Federation
  * Azerbaijan 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
  * Athletics Federation of Moldova
  * Athletic Federation of Montenegro
  * Athletic Federation of North Macedonia
  * 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 |
  