Belgian Athletics Championships

Sport| Track and field
Founded| 1889
Country| Belgium

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

* 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, 5000 metres

Obstacle events

* 100 metres hurdles (women only), 110 metres hurdles (men only), 400 metres hurdles, 3000 metres steeplechase

Jumping events

* Pole vault, high jump, long jump, triple jump

Throwing events

* Shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw

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

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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 | Leuven–Heverlee
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.

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