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Amsterdam to host 2016 Euro Champs

Amsterdam to host 2016 European Athletics Championships

Amsterdam - 2016 European Athletics Championships

Amsterdam - 2016 European Athletics Championships

European Athletics has awarded the 2016 European Athletics Championships to Amsterdam.

The European Athletics Council made the decision Friday after the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation, city of Amsterdam and the Dutch Olympic Committee presented their candidacy to host the 23rd edition of the event. [Read more…]

Savinova Euro Athlete of 2011

Russia’s Savinova voted 2011 European Athlete of the Year

Mariya Savinova - European Athlete of the Year 2011

Mariya Savinova - European Athlete of the Year 2011

Mariya Savinova of Russia has been voted the 2011 winner of the women’s European Athlete of the Year Award presented by MONDO.

The 26-year-old has become the fourth Russian woman – after her compatriots Irina Privalova, Svetlana Masterkova and Yelena Isinbayeva – to be honoured as the European Athletics Athlete of the Year. [Read more…]

Williams 2011 Euro Women Rising Star

Jodie Williams voted women’s 2011 European Athletics Rising Star

Jodie Williams Euro Rising Star 2011

Jodie Williams Euro Rising Star 2011

British sprint sensation Jodie Williams is the 2011 winner of the women’s European Athletics Rising Star award presented by MONDO.

The world junior champion burned up the track in the women’s 100m final at the European Athletics Junior Championships in Tallinn in July to take gold in 11.18, a championships record by three hundredths of a second and a national junior record for the teenager. [Read more…]

Storl the 2011 European Rising Star

David Storl - 2011 European Athletics Rising Star

David Storl - 2011 European Athletics Rising Star

David Storl of Germany is the 2011 winner of the men’s European Athletics Rising Star award presented by MONDO.

The shot put prodigy stunned a field studded with Olympic champions, former world champions and medallists galore to claim gold at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu with a final-round shocker of 21.78m, a massive improvement on his 2010 personal best of 20.77m. [Read more…]

10 Medals for GSC

Jesse Williams - Daegu

Jesse Williams - Daegu

With 3 gold medals, 4 silver medals en 3 bronze medals the team of Global Sports Communication looks back on a great world championship in Daegu and can look forward to London 2012 with confidence. [Read more…]

Team Morocco for Daegu

Amine Laâlou

Amine Laâlou

The Royal Moroccan Athletics Federation (FRMA) announced a squad of 19 for the IAAF World Championships, Daegu, Korea (27 August to 4 September). [Read more…]

Jos Hermens group to Daegu

Jos Hermens group to Daegu

Jos Hermens group to Daegu

Jos Hermens, owner of the management agency Global Sports Communication, and his team will be travelling to Daegu next week with a group of 75 international top athletes. The group has a variety of 15 nationalities and consists of famous World and Olympic Champions as well as new talents for the future.  [Read more…]

Klishina and Arslan European Athletes of July

 

Darya Klishina - July Athlete of the Month

Darya Klishina - July Athlete of the Month

European Athletics is pleased to announce that Russian long jump sensation Darya Klishina and Turkish mountain running specialist Ahmet Arslan have been voted as the European Athletes of the Month for July. [Read more…]

Team France for Dague

Christophe Lemaitre - Team France

Christophe Lemaitre - Team France

The French Federation has announced it would send a team of 45 athletes (27 men and 18 women) to the IAAF World Championships in Daegu. The team will be led by 3-time European champion Christophe Lemaitre and the Pole Vault pair of defending medallists Romain Mesnil and Renaud Lavillenie. [Read more…]

Lemaitre, Heidler Euro athletes of May

Lemaitre and Heidler voted European Athletes of the Month for May.

Betty Heidler

Betty Heidler

European Athletics is pleased to announce that French sprinter Christophe Lemaitre and German hammer throw world record holder Betty Heidler have been voted as the European Athletes of the Month for May. [Read more…]