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09 November 2025

Balkan Cross Country Championships 2025

Băile Felix, Romania – November 8, 2025. After a 35-year break, the Romanian spa resort of Băile Felix once again became the beating heart of Balkan athletics, hosting the Balkan Cross Country Championships 2025 on the stunning and technically demanding course near the Betfia Crater. The event was organized by the Romanian Athletics Federation (FRA), the Municipality of Sânmartin, ACS Bihorul Oradea, and […]

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03 October 2025

Balkan Athletics Congress and Gala 2025 Held in Ptuj

The Balkan Athletics Congress was held on 3rd October in Ptuj, Slovenia with the participation of 20 Balkan Athletics federations. At the very beginning of the Congress, the president of Balkan Athletics, Slobodan Branković, addressed the attendees and welcomed everyone present. After him, the host of the event, Primož Feguš, delivered a welcoming speech on […]

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31 July 2025

Balkan Athletics Championships 2025 Volos Greece : The organization of records

The 77th Balkan Championship can well be described as the event of records. From the very first year of the three-year Balkan Games in Greece, both the organizational and competitive level of the games took off. On the two-day event of July 26-27, five competition records were broken at the Panthessaliko in Volos – three of them […]

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25 July 2025

Strong Performances and Rising Talents at the 2025 Balkan Athletics U20 Championships in Craiova

Craiova, Romania – The “Nicolae Mărășescu” Athletics Stadium played host to the Balkan Athletics U20 Championships on Sunday, July 13, bringing together 374 young athletes from 18 nations for a highly competitive day of athletics action. The annual event, first held in 1970, once again showcased the best emerging talent in the Balkan region across […]

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22 May 2025

Sad News – Galia Puhaleva Has Passed Away

With deep sorrow, Balkan Athletics informs the athletics community that Galia Puhaleva, long-serving Secretary General of Balkan Athletics, passed away on May 21, 2025, at the age of 50, after a long and difficult battle with a serious illness. For more than a decade (2010–2022), Galia Puhaleva served as Secretary General of Balkan Athletics during […]

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15 February 2025

Belgrade Hosted the Best Balkan Athletes

The Balkan Senior Indoor Championships took place today at the Athletics Hall in Banjica, bringing together over 250 athletes from 21 member countries of Balkan Athletics. The opening ceremony was led by the president of Balkan Athletics, Slobodan Branković, who welcomed all participants and emphasized the significance of the event: “Dear friends, guests, and athletics […]

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