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Belgian Athletics Championships

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Belgian Athletics Championships
SportTrack and field
Founded1889
CountryBelgium

The Belgian Athletics Championships (Dutch: Belgische kampioenschappen atletiek; French: Championnats de Belgique d'athlétisme) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Royal Belgian Athletics League, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Belgium.

Typically organised in July in Brussels, the event was first held in 1889 and introduced the first events for women in 1921. The competition was not held in the years from 1915 to 1918 due to World War I and also did not take place in 1940 and 1944 due to World War II.[1]

Separate annual championship events are held for the 10,000 metres, relay races, combined track and field events, cross country running and the road running and racewalking events. There is also a Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships and an outdoor Belgian club championships.

Events

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The competition programme features a total of 34 individual Belgian Championship athletics events, 17 for men and 17 for women. There are six track running events, three obstacle events, four jumps, and four throws.[1]

Track running
Obstacle events
Jumping events
Throwing events

Men competed in a 200 metres hurdles until 1964, by which point the event had fallen out of favour in international competitions. The women's programme was gradually expanded from the 1960s onwards, with the 1500 m appearing in 1969, the 3000 m in 1973, triple jump in 1991, hammer throw and pole vault in 1995, and steeplechase in 2001. The women's hurdles events gradually changed too: the 80 metres hurdles became the 100 m version in 1969, a 200 m version was held from 1969 to 1975, then the women's 400 m hurdles began in 1976. The women's combined event was the athletics pentathlon up to 1980 and the 3000 metres was extended to match the men's 5000 m distance in 1995.[1]

Editions

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Year Date Venue
1889 Brussels (Velodrome La Cambre)
1890 Brussels
1891 Brussels
1892 Brussels
1893 Brussels
1894 Brussels
1895 Brussels
1896 Brussels
1897 June 30 Anderlecht (Wielerbaan Brussels South)
1898 October 9 Brussels (Cinquantenaire)
1899 June 11 Brussels (Cinquantenaire)
1900 July 1 Forest (United SC)
1901
1902
1903 August 7 Brussels (Wielerbaan La Cambre)
1904 July 3 Brussels (Wielerbaan La Cambre)
1905 June 25 Brussels (Wielerbaan La Cambre)
1906 July 1 Brussels
1907 July 7 Uccle (Leopold Club)
1908 August 2 Uccle (Leopold Club)
1909 June 27 Uccle (The Goose Pond)
1910 June 19 Forest (Excelsior)
1911 June 25 Uccle (Leopold Club)
1912 June 30 Uccle (The Goose Pond)
1913 June 29 Ghent
1914 June 28 Antwerp (Beerschot)
1919 August 3
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927 10 and 17 July Antwerp
1928 1 and 8 July Brussels
1929 14 and 21 July Ghent
1930 6 and 13 July Antwerp
1931 5 and 12 July Liege
1932
1933 July 9 Antwerp (Olympic Stadium)
1934 July 8 Antwerp (Olympic Stadium)
1935 July 7 Antwerp (Olympic Stadium)
1936 July 5 Antwerp (Olympic Stadium)
1937 July 25 Brussels (Heysel Stadium)
1938 Antwerp (Beerschot)
1939 Antwerp (Beerschot)
1941 Antwerp (Beerschot)
1942 August 2 Antwerp (Olympic Stadium)
1943 July 25 Antwerp (Olympic Stadium)
1945 Antwerp (Beerschot)
1946 July 28 Antwerp (Olympic Stadium)
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951 21–22 July Brussels
1952 28–29 June Antwerp
1953 11–12 July Brussels
1954 7–8 August Brussels
1955 9–10 July Brussels (Heysel)
1956 4–5 August Brussels (Heysel)
1957 3–4 August Brussels (Heysel)
1958 2–3 August Brussels (Heysel)
1959 1–2 August Brussels (Heysel)
1960 30–31 July Brussels (Heysel)
1961 29–30 July Brussels (Heysel)
1962 14–15 July Brussels (Heysel)
1963 July 28 Leuven (sports)
1964 1–2 August Brussels (Heysel)
1965 7–8 August Brussels (Heysel)
1966 6–7 August Brussels (Heysel)
1967 5–6 August Brussels (Heysel)
1968 3–4 August Brussels (Heysel)
1969 2–3 August Brussels (Heysel)
1970 8–9 August Brussels
1971 July 31 and August 1 Brussels
1972 5–6 August Brussels
1973 1–19 August Brussels
1974 2–4 August Brussels
1975 8–10 August Brussels
1976 20–22 August Brussels
1977 8–10 July Brussels
1978 4–6 August Brussels (Heysel)
1979 10–12 August Brussels (Heysel)
1980 910 –August Brussels
1981 8–9 August Brussels
1982 7–8 August Brussels
1983 23–24 July Brussels
1984 7–8 July Brussels
1985 3–4 August Brussels
1986 9–10 August Brussels
1987 31 July–2 August Brussels
1988 2–4 September Brussels
1989 28–30 July LeuvenHeverlee
1990 8–9 September Naimette-Xhovémont
1991 3–4 August Brussels
1992 15–16 August Brussels
1993 24–25 July Brussels
1994 15–17 July Brussels
1995 15–16 July Oordegem
1996 10–11 August Oordegem
1997 5–6 July Brussels (King Baudouin Stadium)
1998 18–19 July Brussels
1999 17–18 July Brussels
2000 29–30 July Brussels
2001 June 30–July 1 Brussels
2002 6–7 July Brussels
2003 9–10 August Jambes
2004 10–11 July Brussels
2005 9–10 July Brussels
2006 8–9 July Brussels
2007 4–5 August Brussels
2008 5–6 July Naimette-Xhovémont
2009 1–2 August oordegem
2010 17–18 July Brussels
2011 23–24 July Brussels
2012 16–17 June Brussels
2013 20–21 July Brussels
2014 26–27 July Brussels
2015 25–26 July Brussels
2016 25–26 June Brussels
2017 1–2 July Brussels
2018 7–8 July Brussels
2019 31 August–1 September Brussels (King Baudouin Stadium)
2020 14–16 August Brussels (King Baudouin Stadium)
2021 26–27 June Brussels (King Baudouin Stadium)
2022 24–26 June Gentbrugge (Wouter Weylandt Atletiekstadion)
2023 29–30 July Bruges (Sportcentrum Julien Saelens)
2024 29–30 June Brussels (King Baudouin Stadium)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Belgian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-28.