Balkan Basketball Championship
The Balkan Basketball Championship, sometimes also referred to as the Balkan Basketball Cup or the Balkan Basketball Games, was the men's basketball competition of the Balkan Games. The purpose of the Balkan Games, which were first held in 1929, was to strengthen the relations between the nations of the Balkans region. Originally, the Balkan Games was just an athletics competition, but numerous other sports were added to the event over the years. In 1959, basketball was added to the event.
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Inaugural season | 1959 |
| Ceased | 1990 |
| No. of teams | 3 to 5 |
| Countries | Balkans nations |
History
The first men's basketball competition took place in Bucharest, in 1959. When it started, the basketball competition was considered to be an important event by the countries that competed in it. For many years of the competition, the best players from the Balkans region often competed at the tournament. However, over the years, the emphasis on the tournament waned, and it was eventually cancelled. The last basketball tournament was held at Skopje, in 1990.
Results
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Sources
- Athletic Echo Newspaper 14 September 1979 page 5 (in Greek)
References
External links
- Βαλκανικό 1979: Τον Γκάλη η Ελλάδα τον «υποδέχθηκε» με χρυσό μετάλλιο Balkan 1979: Gali was "welcomed" by Greece with a gold medal (in Greek)
- Εθνική μπάσκετ Σεπτέμβριος 1979 National Basketball September 1979 (in Greek)
- H πλούσια… βαλκανική ιστορία Ελλάδας-Βουλγαρίας The rich Balkan history of Greece-Bulgaria (in Greek)