List of international athletics competitions

In the sport of athletics, international competitions between national teams can be distinguished into four main types:

  • Multi-sport events, commonly referred to as Games, where athletics events form part of a wider sporting programme
  • World championships, the primary competitions where all nations may compete
  • Continental or regional championships, between nations of a specific geographical area
  • Competitions where the invited nations or athletes have a shared language, religion, ethnicity, occupation or political allegiance

Competitions

Event 1st edition Kind of competition May participate
Olympic Games1896World games Worldwide
World Championships1983World championships Worldwide
World Indoor Championships1985World indoor championships Worldwide
Universiade1959University games Worldwide (college athletes)
Military World Games1995Military games Worldwide (military athletes)
World Military Track & Field Championship1941Military championships Worldwide (military athletes)
Asian Games1951Continental games Asia
Asian Indoor Games2005Continental indoor games Asia
Pan American Games1951Continental games Americas
African Games1965Continental games Africa
European Games2015Continental games Europe
European Championships1934Continental championships Europe
European Indoor Championships1966Continental indoor championships Europe
South American Championships1919Continental championships South America
Asian Championships1973Continental championships Asia
African Championships1979Continental championships Africa
Oceanian Championships1990Continental championships Oceania
Mediterranean Games1951Regional games All nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea
Pan Arab Games1953Regional games Arab World nations
Commonwealth Games1930Regional games Commonwealth of Nations
Central American and Caribbean Games1926Regional games Central American and Caribbean nations
East Asian Games1983Regional games East Asian nations
South Asian Games1953Regional games South Asian nations
Southeast Asian Games1959Regional games Southeast Asian nations
Island Games1985Regional gamesEuropean islands and other small territories
Games of the Small States of Europe1985Regional gamesSmall states of Europe
Maccabiah Games1932Ethnoreligious gamesJewish athletes and Israeli athletes (including Arab Israelis)[1][2]
Lusophony Games2006Language gamesPortuguese speaking nations
Jeux de la Francophonie1989Language gamesFrench-speaking nations
Central American and Caribbean Championships1967Regional championships Central American and Caribbean nations
North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships2007Regional championships North American, Central American and Caribbean nations
Ibero-American Championships1983Regional championshipsIbero-American countries
Pacific Conference Games1969Invitational championshipsFive Pacific-coast countries (later invitational)
FAJR Indoor Championships1992Regional championships Asia
World Deaf Athletics Championships2008World championships Worldwide

See also

References

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