The Belarusian Athletics Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Belarusian Athletic Federation, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Belarus.[1]
The event was first held in 1992, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It replaced the Soviet Athletics Championships as the national event for athletes from Belarus. Separate annual championship events are held for cross country running, road running and racewalking events. There is also a Belarusian Indoor Athletics Championships.[2]
Events
The competition programme features a total of 38 individual Belarusian Championship athletics events, 19 for men and 19 for women. For each of the sexes, there are seven track running events, three obstacle events, four jumps, four throws, and one combined track and field event.[1]
- Track running
- Obstacle events
- Jumping events
- Throwing events
- Combined events
The women's programme expanded to match the men's within its first decade. The women's field events reached parity with the men's after the addition of the pole vault in 1997. The women's steeplechase appeared in 2000 metres steeplechase format in 1995 before taking the standard 3000 m distance in 2001. The 3000 metres and 5000 m alternated in early years, with the 5000 m becoming the regular event in 2003.[1]
