Estonia's 2008 Olympic discus champion Gerd Kanter has confirmed that he will take the short trip across the Gulf of Finland and bid for his first continental title at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki this summer. … [Read more...]
Lavillenie and Dobrynska voted March Athletes of the Month
April 18, 2012 By 1 Comment
European Athletics is pleased to announce that French pole vault star Renaud Lavillenie and Ukrainian multi-eventer Nataliya Dobrynska have been voted as the European Athletes of the Month for March. … [Read more...]
Haile and Paula meet Austrian President
April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The President of Austria, Mr Heinz Fischer, has met athletics legends Paula Radcliffe and Haile Gebrselassie for a reception in the Vienna Hofburg during the marathon weekend in Vienna. On the day after this honour the two runners were … [Read more...]
Lamdassem looks to Bilbao and Helsinki
April 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
After a disappointing marathon debut recently, Spain's 2010 and 2011 SPAR European Cross Country Championships silver medallist Ayad Lamdassem aims to banish the blues with brilliant performances at the European Cup 10,000m and then the … [Read more...]
Lavillenie starts quest for Helsinki
April 10, 2012 By 1 Comment
France's pole vault star Renaud Lavillenie, the current European champion both indoor and outdoors who also won at the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, will start his summer campaign at the 51st Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava, Czech … [Read more...]
Tsegay wins Prague Half
April 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Deposed champion in today’s Hervis Prague Half Marathon, Philemon Limo was in little doubt of the quality of Atsedu Tsegay’s winning run. “If there had been no wind today, this guy would have broken the world record,” opined the Kenyan. … [Read more...]
After Istanbul success, next stop Helsinki
March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
For the vast majority of the European medallists at the World Indoor Championships, their next big competition will be this summer's European Athletics Championships in Helsinki. … [Read more...]
Czech Marathon Hopes
March 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Czech Marathon Hopes project is coming together nicely. After a successful start in September with the 5 km run as part of the Mattoni Grand Prix, preparations for the selected female trio are well underway for the Hervis Half Marathon … [Read more...]
Storl sets sights on Helsinki
February 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
David Storl sets sights on completing medal collection in Helsinki Last year was a memorable one for German shot putter David Storl, the 2011 European Athletics Rising Star of the Year. … [Read more...]
Bleasdale, Dmitrik Athletes of January 2012
February 21, 2012 By 1 Comment
Bleasdale and Dmitrik voted European Athletes of the Month for January European Athletics is pleased to announce that British pole vaulter Holly Bleasdale and Russian high jumper Aleksey Dmitrik have been voted as the European … [Read more...]
