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competitions, both individual sports and team sports, are eligible for the award. Balkan athletes are also eligible for the award regardless of what country in the world that they compete in, as they do not have to compete in a Balkans nation to be eligible to win the award.
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All athletes that have citizenship from a country that is a part of the Balkans region, both men's and women's, and that compete in all age categories and all levels of competition, are eligible for the award. Balkan athletes from all
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The first Balkan Athlete of the Year award was given for the year 1973. It was won by
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award. The winner of each year's award is announced by the
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that has citizenship from one of the nations of the
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Best Balkan Athlete of the Year
Balkan
Balkans
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Greece
Kosovo
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Romania
Serbia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovenia
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA)
Serbia
Novak Djokovic
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Bulgarian
romanized
athlete of the year
Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA)
athlete
Balkans region
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria

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