Nordic–Baltic Under-23 Athletics Championships

The Nordic–Baltic Under-23 Athletics Championships (Norwegian: Nordisk-Baltisk U23-mesterskap i friidrett) is an annual outdoor combined track and field events competition for athletes under-20 from the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) – and the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). It is typically held over two days in July or August in even-numbered years. Athletes must be 22 years of age or younger by December 31 of the year the championship is held. The hosting of the event is currently limited to the Nordic nations.[1]

Nordic–Baltic Under-23 Athletics Championships
Sportunder-23 athletics
Founded1998
CountryDenmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and Norway

The competition was first held in 1998 as the Nordic Under-23 Athletics Championships, The organisers trialled the involvement of athletes from the Baltic states in 2008 and 2010 before making this a permanent arrangement and including them in the competition name.[2]

Events

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The event programme includes six individual track running events, three obstacle events, four jumping events, four throwing events, and two relay events for each sex. Competing nations may enter three athletes per individual event, with the host nation being able to enter a further two wildcard athletes per event. Nations may enter only one team per relay event. Where the number of entries exceeds eight athletes in a track event, then multiple finals are held, with the results of each race being combined for the final placings.[1]

Track running
Obstacle events
Jumping events
Throwing events
Relay events

Editions

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Ed. Year Dates Country Place
1 1998 18–19 July Eurajoki Finland
2 2000 29–30 July Gothenburg Sweden
2002 Cancelled
3 2004 11–12 September Fredrikstad Norway
4 2006 19–20 August Aarhus Denmark
5 2008 6–7 September Tampere Finland
6 2010 4–5 September Söderhamn Sweden
7 2012 21–22 July Jessheim Norway
8 2014 26–27 July Copenhagen Denmark
9 2016 20–21 August Espoo Finland
10[3] 2018 11–12 August Gävle Sweden

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Nordic Handbook. Nordic Athletics. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  2. ^ Competition Venues. Nordic Athletics. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  3. ^ 2018 Competitions. Nordic Athletics. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
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