Balkan Games

Balkan Games
Greek: Βαλκανικοί Αγώνες

Poster of the first Balkan Games (1929)
First event	1929 Balkan Games held in Athens, Greece
Occur every	year (except for 1940–1953)
Last event	2010 Balkan Games held in Larisa, Greece
Purpose	Multi-sport event for nations of the Balkans

The Balkan Games are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Balkans. The first Games were held in Athens in 1929,^[1] and the most recent LXV Games were held in Larisa in 2010.^[2]

Organization

The Games of 1929 were unofficial, and organized by the Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association (SEGAS). They became formalized after 1930 and have been held regularly since, with the exception of the 1940–1953 period due to the Second World War and post-war turmoil. In 1946 and 1947, unofficial Games were organized, under the name Balkan and Central European Games, in which Czechoslovakia, Poland and Hungary (1947) also participated.^[3]

Nations

•  Greece (1929-present)
•  Romania (1929-present)
•  Bulgaria (1929-present)
•  Turkey (1931-present)
•  Albania (1946-present)
•  Serbia (1992-present)
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-present)
•  Croatia (1992-present)
•  Macedonia (1992-present)
•  Slovenia (1992-present)
•  Montenegro (2008-present)
•  Yugoslavia (1929-1992; history inherited by Serbia)

Editions

Games Year Venue Nation [4] 1929 Athens  Greece I 1930 Athens  Greece II 1931 Athens  Greece III 1932 Athens  Greece IV 1933 Athens  Greece V 1934 Zagreb  Yugoslavia VI 1935 Istanbul  Turkey VII 1936 Athens  Greece VIII 1937 Bucharest  Romania IX 1938 Belgrade  Yugoslavia X 1939 Athens  Greece XI 1940 Istanbul  Turkey [4] 1946 Tirana  Albania [4] 1947 Bucharest  Romania XII 1953 Athens  Greece XIII 1954 Belgrade  Yugoslavia XIV 1955 Istanbul  Turkey XV 1956 Belgrade  Yugoslavia XVI 1957 Athens  Greece XVII 1958 Sofia  Bulgaria XVIII 1959 Bucharest  Romania XIX 1960 Athens  Greece XX 1961 Belgrade  Yugoslavia

Edition Year Venue Nation XXI 1962 Ankara  Turkey XXII 1963 Sofia  Bulgaria XXIII 1964 Bucharest  Romania XXIV 1965 Athens  Greece XXV 1966 Sarajevo  Yugoslavia XXVI 1967 Istanbul  Turkey XXVII 1968 Athens  Greece XXVIII 1969 Sofia  Bulgaria XXIX 1970 Bucharest  Romania XXX 1971 Zagreb  Yugoslavia XXXI 1972 Izmir  Turkey XXXII 1973 Athens  Greece XXXIII 1974 Sofia  Bulgaria XXXIV 1975 Bucharest  Romania XXXV 1976 Celje  Yugoslavia XXXVI 1977 Ankara  Turkey XXXVII 1978 Thessaloniki  Greece XXXXVIII 1979 Athens  Greece XXXIX 1980 Sofia  Bulgaria XL 1981 Sarajevo  Yugoslavia XLI 1982 Bucharest  Romania XLII 1983 Izmir  Turkey XLIII 1984 Athens  Greece

Edition Year Venue Nation XLIV 1985 Stara Zagora  Bulgaria XLV 1986 Ljubljana  Yugoslavia XLVI 1988 Ankara  Turkey XLVII 1989 Serres  Greece XLVIII 1990 Istanbul  Turkey XLIX 1992 Sofia  Bulgaria L 1994 Trikala  Greece LI 1996 Niš  Yugoslavia LII 1997 Athens  Greece LIII 1998 Athens  Greece LIV 1999 Istanbul  Turkey LV 2000 Kavala  Greece LVI 2001 Trikala  Greece LVII 2002 Bucharest  Romania LVIII [5] 2003 Thiva  Greece LIX 2004 Istanbul  Turkey LX 2005 Novi Sad  Serbia LXI 2006 Athens  Greece LXII 2007 Plovdiv  Bulgaria LXIII 2008 Bar  Montenegro LXIV 2009 Izmir  Turkey LXV 2010 Larisa  Greece

References

1. ^ Balkan Games - Philately
2. ^ Balkan Games - History
3. ^ BALKAN GAMES/CHAMPIONSHIPS
4. ^ ^{a b c} Unofficial Games
5. ^ 58th Balkan Games – Report

See also

• Balkan Cup

External links

• BALKAN GAMES/CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Balkan Games from the site of SEGAS