No less than 8686 runners were treated to perfect weather conditions at the 12th Zurich Marathon. Unlike last year no new course records were being posted, but the races were not a bit less thrilling. The men’s race was won by 19 year-old … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
Mockenhaupt and Sanchez shine in Pravets
Two years after finishing third at the European Cup 10,000m, Germany’s Sabrina Mockenhaupt is the champion. Her winning performance came on a superb night of athletics in Pravets, Bulgaria, on Saturday which showed experience counts for … [Read more...]
Adams continues winning streak
Valerie Adams notched up her 53rd straight win in the shot put winning the Diamond League meeting in Monaco with 20.38m. IAAF Diamond League, Herculis, Stade Louis II Monte-Carlo – 18 July 2014 Christina Schwanitz of Germany was … [Read more...]
Entries confirmed for Zurich 2014
The final entries for the 22nd European Athletics Championships in Zurich 2014 have been confirmed. … [Read more...]
Geoff Mutai takes on Olomouc Half
Only a few weeks ago the Kenyan Geoffrey Ronoh made headlines when he beat world-class marathon stars Wilson Kipsang and Dennis Kimetto to win the Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon even though he began the race as a pacemaker. … [Read more...]
UK success in Gap
Gap, in the south of France, played host to the 2014 European Mountain Running Championships, and as ever the Great Britain & Northern Ireland team excelled, picking up two individual and three team medals. … [Read more...]
Euro Team Champs Streaming
The Braunschweig 2014 European Athletics Team Championships this weekend are set to receive 90 hours of free-to-air television coverage across the continent. … [Read more...]
Donato shines in Fiamme triumph
Italian’s G.A.Fiamme Gialle retained the men’s European Champion Clubs Cup Senior Group A in Portugal on Sunday as they fended off a challenge from the host nation to seal the crown. … [Read more...]
Belgrade to host 2017 Indoor Champs
The European Athletics Council awarded the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships to Belgrade and 2016 European Athletics Youth Championships to Tbilisi at its meeting on Saturday morning in Frankfurt. … [Read more...]
Maslak, Perkovic Athletes of March
European Athletics is pleased to announce that Czech Republic’s Pavel Maslak and Sandra Perkovic of Croatia have been voted by the fans and media as European Athletes of the Month for March. … [Read more...]