Editing Track and field (section)

===Other championships===
[[File:2006 European Championships in Athletics - Ullevi august 11th.jpg|thumb|The [[2006 European Athletics Championships]] at [[Ullevi Stadium]]]]
Similar to the event programmes at the Olympics, Paralympics and World Championships, track and field forms a significant part of continental championships. The [[South American Championships in Athletics]], created in 1919,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/sacu.htm |title=South American Championships (Unofficial) |publisher=gbrathletics |access-date=6 September 2015 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201005122/http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/sacu.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> was the first continental championships and the [[European Athletics Championships]] became the second championships of this type in 1934.<ref>{{Cite book |title=European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 – STATISTICS HANDBOOK |url=http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf |publisher=[[European Athletics Association]] |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808114554/http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf |archive-date=8 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Asian Athletics Championships]] and [[African Championships in Athletics]] were created in the 1970s and Oceania started its [[Oceania Area Championships in Athletics|championships]] in 1990.

There are also indoor continental competitions in Europe ([[European Athletics Indoor Championships]]) and Asia ([[Asian Indoor Athletics Championships]]). There has not been a consistent championships for all of North America, which may be (in part) due to the success of both the [[Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]] and the [[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]]. Most countries have a national championship in track and field and, for athletes, these often play a role in gaining selection into major competitions. Some countries hold many track and field championships at [[high school]] and [[college]]-level, which help develop younger athletes. Some of these have gained significant exposure and prestige, such as the [[NCAA Track and Field Championship (disambiguation)|NCAA Track and Field Championship]]<!-- intentional disambiguation target --> in the United States and the [[Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Championships|Jamaican High School Championships]].<ref>Redpath, Laura (20 March 2010). [http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100320/lead/lead5.html Historic book on Champs hits the market] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408153540/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100320/lead/lead5.html |date=8 April 2010 }}. ''[[Jamaica Gleaner]]''. Retrieved on 6 March 2010.</ref> However, the number and status of such competitions significantly vary from country to country.