TheDutch Athletics Championships (Dutch:Nederlandse kampioenschappen atletiek) is an annual outdoortrack and field competition organised by theRoyal Dutch Athletics Federation, which serves as thenational championship for the sport in theNetherlands. It is typically held as a two- or three-day event in the Dutch summer, ranging from late June to early August. The venue of the championships varies, thoughAmsterdam'sOlympic Stadium has been a regular host.

Established in 1910 as a men-only competition, the programme expanded to include women's events in 1921.^[1]

The current track and field programme features a total of 38 individual Dutch Championshipathletics events, divided evenly between the sexes.^[2]

Track running

• 100 metres,200 metres,400 metres,800 metres,1500 metres,5000 metres,10,000 metres

Obstacle events

• 100 metres hurdles (women only),110 metres hurdles (men only),400 metres hurdles,3000 metres steeplechase

Jumping events

• Pole vault,high jump,long jump,triple jump

Throwing events

• Shot put,discus throw,javelin throw,hammer throw

Combined events

• Decathlon (men only),heptathlon (women only)

Men competed in the200 metres hurdles up to the 1978 championships and women competed in that discipline in 1973 only. On some occasions, national club competitions in4 × 100 metres relay and4 × 400 metres relay are contested at the national championships.

The women's programme expanded inline with international acceptance ofwomen's athletics. The women's1500 metres was added in 1967 and3000 metres followed in 1974 (and remained on the programme up to 1994). The80 metres hurdles was held until 1968, after which it was replaced by the international standard100 metres hurdles. A women's 400 m hurdles was first held in 1976. The lastwomen's pentathlon was contested in 1980 and was then replaced by the newheptathlon event. The women's equivalents of the men's standard 5000 m and 10,000 m were added in 1981. Later additions to the women's programme were triple jump (1991), pole vault and hammer throw (1995) and the steeplechase (2002) – the final addition bringing women to parity of events in track and field.^[1]

Dutch championships incross country running,racewalking, thehalf marathon,marathon,100 kilometres run and24-hour run are all conducted separately.

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