Scotland - In the first major international event of 2019, Team Europe celebrated victory at the Simplyhealth Great Stirling XCountry, a European Athletics Cross Country Permit event, as they successfully defended their title at a … [Read more...]
Yasemin Can retains title in Samorin
December 12, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Slovakia - Turkey’s Yasemin Can gave herself the best possible birthday present as she became only the second woman to retain the senior women’s title at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships with another dominant performance. … [Read more...]
Ozbilen to the fore in Samorin
December 12, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Slovakia - Turkey won individual gold for the fourth year in a row as Kaan Kigen Ozbilen seized his chance to triumph in the most dramatic of men’s senior races at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Samorin. … [Read more...]
Pieter-Jan Hannes wins on home soil
December 3, 2014 By Leave a Comment
A series of European Athletics Cross Country Permit meetings were held at the weekend, the results of which will be important in choosing the final names for the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Samokov. … [Read more...]
Lebid targets 10
November 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The word legend is used too often in sport but when the name of Serhiy Lebid is mentioned alongside the SPAR European Cross Country Championships then there is no doubt it is the correct description. … [Read more...]
Grovdal looks to European Cross Champs
November 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The 2012 SPAR European Cross Country Championships - which take place in Szentendre, near Budapest, on 9 December - is likely to be graced by a familiar face after a two-year absence from the event: Norway's Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal. … [Read more...]
Velenje 2011 a Cross Country Success
December 13, 2011 By 1 Comment
Velenje 2011 confirms good health of cross country in Europe European Athletics President Hansjörg Wirz paid tribute to the organisation of the Velenje 2011 SPAR European Cross Country Championships and hailed the record number of … [Read more...]
Lebid to defend his Cross Title
November 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ukraine's Serhiy Lebid, arguably Europe's greatest ever cross country runner, has announced that he will defend his SPAR European Cross Country Championships title at this year's event in the Slovenian city of Velenje on 11 December. … [Read more...]
