International Lake Garda Marathon 2015 juostaan lokakuussa Kuvan kaunis Gardajärvi kauniine kylineen Pohjois-Italiassa on aina hurmannut vierailijansa. Vuodesta 2007 Gardajärvellä on järjestetty kansainvälinen maratontapahtuma … [Read more...]
Racing her first 10 km races
After the Copenhagen Marathon, MrsDuck prepared for a race through the streets of Ystad in the South of Sweden, some 60km from Malmo. The Wallanderloppet, is run over a distance of 6km and finishes at the town square. The race is normally … [Read more...]
Intro to the athlete, MrsDuck
Following on from the series of posts written about the athlete AB, I shall now introduce you to the athlete known as MrsDuck. MrsDuck is an ex-badminton player of a pretty high standard, playing in the A division of her country of birth, … [Read more...]
Pitkamaki, Britton athletes of March 2013
European Athletics is pleased to announce that former world javelin champion Tero Pitkämäki of Finland and two-time SPAR European cross country champion Fionnuala Britton of Ireland have been as the European Athletes of the Month for March. … [Read more...]
Farah defends Euro 5000m title
World champion Mo Farah successfully defended his continental 5000m crown on the opening day of the 2012 European Athletics Championships at the historic Olympic stadium in Helsinki, on Wednesday, with ease. A 53.6 final circuit gave him a … [Read more...]
Lemaitre leads French one-two
History will record that Christophe Lemaitre collected his second 100m gold medal in succession in the European Athletics Championships in 10.09 to cement his already secure place in the pantheon of French sport. Second place was also taken … [Read more...]
Golden girl Lalova takes Gold
She did not bother to watch the replay on the big screen and she did not even go to her rivals to accept their congratulations. Ivet Lalova just wanted a moment to herself. It is not that easy when 30,000 people are watching but as she … [Read more...]
Euro Champs massive television coverage
The Helsinki 2012 European Athletics Championships has crossed the milestone of 1,000 hours of expected television coverage, with 38 television channels from across Europe and outside the continent expressing intentions to televise the … [Read more...]
European Athletics announce broadcast intentions
According to the latest broadcast intentions for the championships received by European Athletics, there will be at least 730 hours of television coverage in Europe alone over the five days of the championships, including more than 710 … [Read more...]
Thorkildsen aims at Euro hat-trick
Norwegian javelin thrower Andreas Thorkildsen has won the gold medal in his event at the last two European Athletics Championships. He will go for his third consecutive continental title this summer in Helsinki, a rare feat in any … [Read more...]
