Games and Rings
  • A Blog for Olympic Sports Fans

June 20:  European Athletics Team Championships

6/3/2015

 
Picture
What: The 2015 European Athletics Team Championships

Where: Cheboksary, Russia

When: June 20 - 21, 2015

Competing: Belarus, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, Sweden

More: The current version of the team championships has been held since 2009, across four leagues of competition, with the Super League the top level. Norway, Belarus, and Finland were promoted to the Super level based on 2014 performances (dropping Czech Republic, Netherlands, and Turkey)

Fun Fact: Since 2009, Germany and Russia have won the five titles between them (Germany two, Russia three).

Official: http://www.cheboksary2015.ru

June 12:  South American Track & Field Championships

6/2/2015

 
Picture
What: The XLIX South American Athletics Championship

Where: Lima, Peru

When: June 12 - 14, 2015

More: First held in 1919, the Championships are held now every two years. 

Fun Fact: All individual winners of this event automatically qualify for the World Championships later in the summer, regardless of time or mark.

Official: http://www.resultadosonline.org

March 28:  World Cross Country Championships

3/3/2015

 
Picture
What: The IAAF World Cross Country Championships

Where: Guiyang, China

When: March 28, 2015

More: One day of racing in junior and senior events, with overall team medals also awarded.

Fun Fact: Either Kenya or Ethiopia have won the men's team title since 1981; in the women's event, a similar streak by those two nations has been held since 1991, with the exception of 1994's win by Portugal.

Official: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships

March 05:  European Indoor Athletics Championships

3/3/2015

 
Picture
What: The European Athletics Indoor Championships Praha 2015

Where: Prague, Czech Republic

When: March 05 - 08, 2015

More: 26 events across 4 days of competition in the 33rd iteration of the Championships; the event is biennial since 1990.

Fun Fact: 'Little Mole', the hero of a long-running Czech cartoon is the mascot of the event.

Official: http://www.praha2015.org

September 05:  Memorial Van Damme

9/5/2014

 
Picture
What: The AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme

Where: Brussels, Belgium

When: September 5, 2014

More: This is the final stop in the IAAF Diamond League 2014 season, and the 38th annual.  King Baudouin Stadium will host. The event is named after Belgian Olympian Ivo van Damme, killed in a car accident in 1976 after his medal performances in Montreal.

Fun Fact: The Smurfs (yes) are the official mascots.

Official:  http://www.diamondleague-brussels.com

<<Previous
Forward>>

    About This Page

    Tracking the calendar of key international Olympic sport events (World, Continental and Regional Championships, World Cups, etc.) throughout the year. 
    *(Am I missing something you think should be here? Send me a comment in the 'About' page!)


    Tweets by @GamesandRings


    Favorite Sites

    The IOC
    Team USA
    Around the Rings
    Inside the Games
    GamesBids.com
    NBC Olympics
    Olympic Historian Society
    Rio 2016
    Pyeongchang 2018
    Tokyo 2020


    Categories

    All
    African Championships
    Alpine Skiing
    Archery
    Asian Championships
    Athletics
    Badminton
    Basketball
    Beach Volleyball
    Biathlon
    Bobsled
    Boxing
    Canoeing
    Continental Championships
    Cricket
    Cross Country Racing
    Cross-country Skiing
    Curling
    Cycling
    Equestrian
    European Championships
    Fencing
    Field Hockey
    Figure Skating
    Football
    Freestyle Skiing
    Grand Slam
    Gymnastics
    Ice Hockey
    Judo
    Kayaking
    Luge
    Marathon
    Modern Pentathlon
    Mountain Biking
    Multi Sport
    Multi-sport
    Multi-sport
    Nordic Combined
    Nordic Skiing
    Oceania Championships
    Olympic Qualification
    Olympics
    One-day Event
    Regional Championships
    Rowing
    Rugby
    Sailing
    Shooting
    Short Track
    Skeleton
    Ski Jumping
    Snowboard
    Soccer
    Softball
    South American Championships
    Speed Skating
    Squash
    Summer Olympics
    Swimming
    Table Tennis
    Taekwondo
    Team Handball
    Tennis
    Track & Field
    Triathlon
    Volleyball
    Water Polo
    Weightlifting
    Winter Sports
    World Championships
    World Cup
    Wrestling
    Youth
    Youth Olympic Games


    Archives

    August 2014


    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly