List of international athletics championships and games

In the sport of athletics, major international competitions between nations can be distinguished into four types:

Competitions

# Event 1st edition Kind of competition May participate
1 Olympic Games 1896 World games Worldwide
2 World Championships 1983 World championships Worldwide
3 World Indoor Championships 1985 World indoor championships Worldwide
4 Universiade 1959 University games Worldwide (college athletes)
5 Military World Games 1995 Military games Worldwide (military athletes)
5a World Military Track & Field Championship 1941 Military championships Worldwide (military athletes)
6 Asian Games 1951 Continental games Asia
7 Asian Indoor Games 2005 Continental indoor games Asia
8 Pan American Games 1951 Continental games Americas
9 All-Africa Games 1965 Continental games Africa
10 European Championships 1934 Continental championships Europe
11 European Indoor Championships 1966 Continental indoor championships Europe
12 South American Championships 1919 Continental championships South America
13 Asian Championships 1973 Continental championships Asia
14 African Championships 1979 Continental championships Africa
15 Ocenian Championships 1990 Continental championships Oceania
16 Mediterranean Games 1951 Regional games All nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea
17 Pan Arab Games 1953 Regional games Arab World nations
18 Commonwealth Games 1930 Regional games Commonwealth of Nations
19 Central American and Caribbean Games 1926 Regional games Central American and Caribbean nations
20 East Asian Games 1983 Regional games East Asian nations
21 South Asian Games 1953 Regional games South Asian nations
22 Southeast Asian Games 1959 Regional games Southeast Asian nations
23 Island Games 1985 Regional games European islands and other small territories
24 Games of the Small States of Europe 1985 Regional games Small states of Europe
25 Maccabiah Games 1950 Ethnoreligious games Jewish athletes
26 Lusophony Games 2006 Language games Portuguese speaking nations
27 Jeux de la Francophonie 1989 Language games French-speaking nations
28 Central American and Caribbean Championships 1967 Regional championships Central American and Caribbean nations
29 North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships 2007 Regional championships North American, Central American and Caribbean nations
30 Ibero-American Championships 1983 Regional championships Ibero-American countries
31 Pacific Conference Games 1969 Invitational championships Five Pacific-coast countries (later invitational)
32 FAJR Indoor Championships 1992 Regional championships Asia

See also

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