by ttreurope | Jun 4, 2012 | 10000m, Featured, News, Track, UK
Turkey’s Polat Kemboi Arikan made an impressive debut over 25 laps of the track when he won the European Cup 10,000m crown in 27:56.28, with the Spanish city of Bilbao being the host on Sunday. The front group in the 29-strong field in the A-race was taken...
by ttreurope | May 28, 2012 | Featured, Finland, News, Track
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 discipline and one that has only been...
by ttreurope | May 28, 2012 | Eurochamps, Finland, News, Track, UK
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 hours of live coverage. With one...
by ttreurope | May 8, 2012 | Eurochamps, Featured, News, Track
Spotakova confirms Helsinki 2012 plans to set up probable battle with Abakumova Czech Republic’s 2008 Olympic Games javelin champion and world record holder Barbora Špotáková was among the Prague delegation which successfully convinced the European Athletics...
by ttreurope | Apr 30, 2012 | Eurochamps, Featured, News, Track
Italy’s leading high jumper Antonietta Di Martino has confirmed that she will go for glory at both the European Athletics Championships and the Olympic Games this summer in a bid to complete her medal collection. Di Martino, now 33, has won a myriad of medals at...
by ttreurope | Apr 23, 2012 | Estonia, Featured, News, Track
Estonia’s 2008 Olympic discus champion Gerd Kanter has confirmed that he will take the short trip across the Gulf of Finland and bid for his first continental title at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki this summer. “There are now 10...
