Association of the Balkan

Athletics Federations

ABAF

Balkan Athletics

History

First “experimental” Balkan Games 1929

Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia.

These are the first regional athletics competitions in

Europe

Turkey joined from next year on

Balkan Athletics

Administration

Officially renewed registration in 2011 with

headquarters in Sofia, Bulgaria

New logo, new vision,

striving to new horizons

Balkan Athletics Member Federations

16 Member Federations in 2016

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BULGARIA

GREECE

MOLDOVA

TURKEY

BOSNIA AND

HERZEGOVINA

MONTENEGRO

SERBIA

GEORGIA

SLOVENIA

FYR MACEDONIA

ARMENIA

CYPRUS

ALBANIA

ROMANIA

CROATIA

ISRAEL

Structure of Balkan Athletics

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CONGRESS

PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL

EXECUTIVE BOARD

PRESIDENT

President Dobromir Karamarinov

Vice President Fatih Cintimar

Vice President

Slobodan Brankovic Finance & Marketing Director

Ion Sandu General Secretary

Galia Puhaleva

Balkan Athletics Championships

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10 Balkan Championships

held every year

Senior

Indoor

Junior

Indoor Junior

Youth

Cross Country

Race Walking

Marathon

Half Marathon

Mountain Running

Balkan Athletics activities

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Balkan Congress every year, hosted by one of the Member

Federations

Balkan Athletics activities

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Athletics in Schools Seminar

2013 Teteven BUL

Anti Doping Seminar

2014 Pravets BUL

Media Seminar

2014 Pitesti ROU

Course for Measurers

2014 Athens GRE

Strategic Development

Seminar 2016 Tel Aviv ISR

Five Balkan members in European Athletics Council

European Athletics 1st Vice President

Dobromir Karamarinov

European Athletics Council Member

Munir Yaras

European Athletics Council Member

Gregor Bencina

European Athletics Council Member

Panagiotis Dimakos

European Athletics Council Member

Gabriela Szabo

Balkan Athletics

Partnership Agreements

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Gulf Countries Council (GCC)

Asian Athletics Association

Balkan Athletics Gala

Balkan Athlete of the Year Awards

Balkan Rising Star of the Year Awards

2011 Pravets BUL

2012 Aranjelovac SRB

2013 Yerevan ARM

2014 Bucharest ROU

2015 Tbilisi GEO

2016 Dubai UAE

Financial Support by ABAF

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Administration Grant (started from 2012)

Travel expenses for two Delegates per MF

for Congress & Gala

Balkan Athletics

Balkans as one Team

DecaNation 2013 & 2014

Balkan Athletics

Balkans as one Team

ABAF-GCC 10km Road Race match, Dubai 2015

Balkan Athletics

New ideas on the Balkans

BALKANATION 2014 Ljubljana 2015 Velenje

Medals won by Balkan athletes from

World Championships

2015 Beijing

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5 medals

Blanka Vlasic CRO Silver medal in HJ

Sandra Perkovic CRO Silver medal in DT

Amel Tuka BIH Bronze medal in 800m

Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou GRE Bronze medal in PV

Ivana Spanovic SRB Bronze medal in LJ

Medals won by Balkan athletes from

World Championships

2016 Portland

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6 medals

Ivana Spanovic SRB Silver medal in LJ

Andrei Gag ROU Silver medal in SP

Filip Mihalevic CRO Bronze medal SP

Ekaterini Stefanidi GRE Bronze medal in PV

Paraskevi Papahristou GRE Bronze medal TJ

4 x 400 women ROU Bronze medal

Provides opportunities for the athletes to compete on the

international stage.

Regional competitions are the link between the National

and top level International events.

Balkan Athletics Association

Growing stronger through the years.

Creates friendships and brotherhood in true integrity.

Serves the Athletes as they are our most important value.

Balkan Athletics Association

Association of Balkan Athletic Federations

THANK YOU !