The Championships of the Small States of Europe (CSSE) is a biennial competition in outdoor track and field organised by the Athletic Association of Small States of Europe (AASE). First held in 2016, the competition is held on alternate years with the Games of the Small States of Europe.
The idea for a stand-alone athletics championships for European small states arose through discussions with AASE president Edwin Attard and European Athletic Association president Hansjörg Wirz. The European small states traditionally sent a combined team to the European Team Championships, but following that competition's change to a biennial format a gap in the sporting calendar emerged. Competing nations used the competition to help their athletes push for qualifying standards to the European Athletics Championships and Summer Olympics.[1]
The 2020 edition of the competition, originally set for 4–6 June at the San Marino Stadium, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Editions
edit| Ed. | Year | Venue | City | Country | Dates | No. of events |
No. of nations |
No. of athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2016[2] | Matthew Micallef St. John Athletics Stadium | Marsa | Malta | 11 June | 22 | 18 | c. 300 |
| 2nd | 2018[3] | Sportanlage Rheinwiese | Schaan | Liechtenstein | 9 June | 22 | 18 | c. 250 |
| 3rd | 2021 | San Marino Stadium | Serravalle | San Marino | 5 June | 22 | 16 | |
| 4th | 2022 | Matthew Micallef St. John Athletics Stadium | Marsa | Malta | 11 June | 22 | 16 | c.350 |
| 5th | 2024 | Lathbury Athletics Stadium | Gibraltar | Gibraltar | 22 June | 29 | 16 |
Participation
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Medal table (2016-2022)
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cyprus (CYP) | 21 | 20 | 13 | 54 |
| 2 |  Iceland (ISL) | 14 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
| 3 |  Moldova (MDA) | 13 | 19 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 |  Luxembourg (LUX) | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 |  Malta (MLT) | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 |
| 6 |  Georgia (GEO) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 |  Albania (ALB) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 |  Armenia (ARM) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 10 |  San Marino (SMR) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 |  Montenegro (MNE) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 |  Kosovo (KOS) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 13 |  North Macedonia (MKD) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 |  Monaco (MON) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 |  Andorra (AND) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Liechtenstein (LIE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 88 | 88 | 86 | 262 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Malta looking for a championship legacy. European Athletics (2016-03-07). Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ Results 2016. CSSE 2016. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ About Archived 2019-08-03 at the Wayback Machine. CSSE 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-03.