The Balkan Half Marathon Championships is an annual international competition over the
half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ...
between athletes from the
Balkans
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. Organised by the
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 ...
, it was inaugurated in 2012. It is one of two
road running
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain.
These events are usually classified as long-distance ac ...
championships for the region, alongside the
Balkan Marathon Championships The Balkan Marathon Championships is an annual road running competition over the marathon distance (42.195 km) between athletes from member nations of Balkan Athletics. It is one of two road running
Road running is the sport of running ...
.
Balkan Marathon
Association of Road Racing Statisticians
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. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
The championships features races for both men and women. National team competitions are held within the individual races, with each nation's score being the total of the finishing positions of their best three athletes.
Editions
References
External links
Official website
for Balkan Athletics
{{Balkan Championships
Cross Country Championships
Half marathons
Recurring sporting events established in 2012
European international sports competitions
Athletics team events
2012 establishments in Europe