European Athletics is pleased to announce that Italy’s Valeria Straneo and Arne Gabius of Germany have been voted by the fans and media as European Athletes of the Month for October.Gabius, the silver medallist from the Helsinki 2012 … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
Steel in her quickest time
October 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Gemma Steel gave another demonstration of her outstanding quality in a tremendous race in the Great South Run on Sunday. … [Read more...]
42 Kilometer Schlacht und Abenteuer
September 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
42 Kilometer Schlacht und Abenteuer oder: Warum ein Marathonlauf die Welt verbessern kann 42 Kilometer durch die Strassen von Madrid. Das ist selbst für einen Autofahrer schon eine ordentliche Distanz, auf den eigenen Füssen zurückgelegt … [Read more...]
Europe success in Continental Cup
September 15, 2014 By 2 Comments
The strength of European athletics came to the forefront in remarkable fashion in Marrakech as the team won the IAAF Continental Cup on Sunday night in style. … [Read more...]
Maryna Arzamasova planned to perfection
September 2, 2014 By Leave a Comment
As Belarusian Maryna Arzamasova reflects on her amazing season, one look at her gold medal from Zurich will tell her how she planned it to perfection. … [Read more...]
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad disqualified
August 15, 2014 By Leave a Comment
This genius, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad in photo, decided to bring celebrations to his steeple victory which simply lead to his disqualification. Great for his French team-mate, Yoann Kowal, who moved into the Gold position. … [Read more...]
Mo Farah Gold in Zurich
August 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Draped under a national flag - which came in pretty handy as the rain lashed down - Mo Farah was a gold medallist again at the European Athletics Championships on Wednesday. … [Read more...]
David Storl puts History
August 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Barely out of the junior ranks, David Storl was a fresh-faced 20-year-old when he competed at his first European Athletics Championships in Barcelona. He finished fourth. Making European History Tonight, just four years later, at the ripe … [Read more...]
Pacemaker Ronoh takes Olomouc Half
August 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Geoffrey Ronoh turned from pacemaker to a sensational winner in the course of the Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon on Saturday evening, beating the marathon world record holder Wilson Kipsang by eight seconds to set an event record for the … [Read more...]
Strong Competion for Czech Half
August 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Get ready to check out two athletes with identical personal best times in the 10 km distance – Kenyan runner and winner of last year’s Mattoni Ceske Budejovice Half Marathon, Daniel Chebii and his Ethiopian rival, Mosinet Geremew (both … [Read more...]
