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Less than 100 days to go to the biggest sporting event to take place in Munich since the Olympic Games 50 years ago

Only 19, Mykolas Alekna throws 69.00m in the discus at the Lithuanian Championships

Kambundji storms a 10.89 100m victory at the Swiss Championships

Final entries published for European Athletics U18 Championships

Martin Dematteis: "I’ll bring all my courage and determination to the starting line in El Paso"

Final entries published for inaugural European Off-Road Running Championships

Stahl launches a massive world leading throw of 71.47m in Uppsala

Mathys sets sights on more gold in El Paso ahead of dual Olympic ambitions

Furlani achieves incredible jumping double at the Italian U18 Championships

All eyes will be on the Italian Martin Dematteis during the trail race&nbsp;as the inaugural European Athletics Off-Road Championships take place in El Paso in the Canary Islands, Spain from 1-3 July.&nbsp;
The same eyes will be looking in vain for his twin brother Bernard, who is currently out-of-form due to injury and not part of the squadra azzurra.
"When I talk about my sporting life, I automatically start talking about his, too," says Martin. That&rsquo;s logical: both were born on 24 May 1986 and brought up in Rore di Sampeyre, around 1000 metres above sea level in the Italian Province of Cuneo, where the Alps unite and separate Italy and France.&nbsp;
While all the other children chased a ball, the Dematteis brothers ran. When they got more interested, a trainer told them that they had runners&rsquo; DNA and it would be better for them to cultivate this. And so, their path was already set before the new Millennium started. They ran everything they could by the time they were 13: along roads, up mountains, through forests and across meadows.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
"We never thought we would be so successful," says Martin, taking a look back in time. As a matter of fact, it rained titles and medals at national, continental and world level, in the individual as well as in team events.&nbsp;
There was one very special moment at the European Mountain Running Championships 2016 in Arco, when the Dematteis brothers approached the finishing line hand-in-hand after 12.3 kilometres of running with the thought of being ex aequo winners. The time scoring denied them double-gold. Martin won one second in front of his twin. &ldquo;It was an extraordinary moment,&rdquo; said the former world champion with pride.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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It will be exactly six years to the day of this race on 2 July in El Paso. The northern Italian will compete in the Trail Race in the Canary Islands, over a distance of 47 kilometres that is new and relatively uncharted for him.&nbsp;
"Before the pandemic, I used to run the classical, somewhat shorter mountain races. Then, my training runs started getting longer as I am coming toward the end of my career, and want to run 30, 40 and 50 kilometers.&nbsp;
"I wanted to qualify for the European Off Road Running Championships this year; I won the Italian Championship equivalent and became part of the team. I&rsquo;m still a bit nervous because it is a new challenge, but I&rsquo;ll bring all my courage and determination with me to the starting line."
Is this because there&rsquo;s pressure to win a medal?&nbsp;
"Sure, I set myself goals and there is a certain pressure. I&rsquo;m not really worried about my opponents, more about the distance, as I am relatively inexperienced at it. Will I be able to manage the race and my strength well enough? And as for the medals: Italy cannot leave the Canary Islands empty-handed!"
The fact that Francesco Puppi broke his elbow in the second half of June and subsequently dropped out of the championships has been a hard blow for Team Italia. Puppi was second at the 2019 World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge in Patagonia and only beaten by Jim Whamsley from the United States.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Results are always at the forefront of title races but Dematteis hasn&rsquo;t forgotten why he started running. "Mountain runs mean everything to me. Yes, I also train on asphalt and can run a marathon in 2:17, but I&rsquo;m only really myself in the mountains on the ridges with the summits in my sights. That&rsquo;s when I feel like a fox or an ibex or an eagle. Then, I am happy and free!"
It&rsquo;s this search for pure emotion that drives Dematteis. "Humans are part of nature, it&rsquo;s part of who we are to maintain this. Thus, running on trails brings together what goes together. It&rsquo;s not about speed or victories or defeats. It&rsquo;s about discovering your true self and your true vocation in life in a natural environment. Or rediscovering it."
And so to the Canary Islands. La Palma. El Paso. The nature here is stunning. Running is an experience. Martin Dematteis also knows that the island group is not really around the corner and that the ecological footprint left by these championships is not exactly small.&nbsp;
"But many participants are traveling in a small number of planes and that&rsquo;s acceptable,&rdquo; he believes. &ldquo;There is for and against just like in every other situation. While I also try to live as sustainably and climate-friendly as possible as I can at home, I still create pollution &ndash; solely through the fact that I drive my car. It would be a good idea to find future venues that can be reached using environmentally friendly transport."
The Italian superstar is extremely positive about the new event format. "This is how it should be! Up, trail, up and down &ndash; I&rsquo;m really pleased it&rsquo;s all in one place, all within the framework of one event. We can celebrate a mountain and trail festival in El Paso and highlights like this will spur sponsor interest in our sport and maybe even make it into the Olympics. Not everyone will see it that way, but for me it would be the non plus ultra!"&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
Maybe Martin Dematteis might extend his career for a participation at the Olympic Games? Who knows. He himself remains uncertain whether he might one day consider the Ultra Trail. &ldquo;100 or more kilometers are a completely different category to 40 or 60 kilometres. I&rsquo;m not saying never. But I&rsquo;m also not saying yes right now.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Egon Theiner for European Athletics
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Maude Mathys is an off road running superstar and she is eyeing what would be a record-breaking fourth successive title in the mountain running events at the European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships in El Paso, Spain from 1-3 July.&nbsp;
The European Off-Road Running Championships is a new addition to the calendar, combining the disciplines of trail and mountain running. Mathys has won three successive titles at the European Mountain Running Championships and a fourth title would put her in rarefied company.
Mathys is someone who might be considered to be the complete runner. The Swiss star can run the marathon in under two-and-a-half hours and was recently crowned national champion at this distance in Zurich. Yet there are reasons why she will not be competing at the European Athletics Championships in Munich in August &ndash; and these can be found in the great outdoors.&nbsp;
Although Mathys has set her sights on competing in the Olympic Games marathon in Paris in 2024 as one of her long-term career goals - as well as participating in the ski mountaineering event at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina two years later - this year her focus is clearly on trails.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Her love of this type of running is nothing new for the 35-year-old from Ollon in the Canton of Waad who excels both on the trails and in the mountain running disciplines.&nbsp;
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&ldquo;I began doing this half a lifetime ago,&rdquo; said Mathys, who got into the sport by running through meadows and forests with her then-future husband.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I wanted to keep up with him and wanted to get into running as a sport. I tried out almost all athletics disciplines in my youth &ndash; but I found stamina sports the most exciting and I specialised in them.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;
And with great success as well. Mathys has trained - and trained hard - and has achieved the targets on her training plan which have been put together by her coach Mael Bohren since last year.&nbsp;
Her training programme is rigorous but Mathys follows it diligently. Sixty minutes of running means 60 minutes and not 58 minutes. And Maude Mathys would do another extra lap to reach the required time target.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;I love running outside and in the woods and I love that I keep discovering new places, wherever I am. I find all my favorite things in trail running. Running is such an easy sport. You just need shoes, pants and shirt and nothing more,&rdquo; she said.&nbsp;
The fact that a backpack, water bottles, poles and head lamp are equipment needed - sometimes - in trail running is something the three-time European champion only partially accepts. &ldquo;I prefer being out for two or three hours at a time and so I don&rsquo;t carry much equipment. And by the time I&rsquo;m thirsty, I&rsquo;m already back home,&rdquo; she said.
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Mathys has established a long and lucrative career with many more chapters likely to be written.
She has won the European Mountain Running Championships three times as well as the prestigious and lung-busting Sierre-Zinal race in Wallis, Switzerland three times, a race that is 31 kilometre, ranges over 2200 vertical metres and whose course passes five 4000-metre high mountains. The course record for women is 2:46:03 (unofficial), and (official) 2:49:20 both of which were set by Mathys.
&ldquo;Distances between 20 and 40 kilometers suit me best, as I can play on all my strengths,&rdquo; she said.
Trail running has come a long way in recent years, has found acceptance and has also inspired more and more runners, says Mathys.&nbsp;
&ldquo;This is great, as the more people who move, the healthier our society is. And trail running fits perfectly into the prevailing sentiment in terms of sustainability, climate protection and future thinking.&nbsp;
&ldquo;But there is another side to this: the greater the number of people in the mountains, the more trash that&rsquo;s found there and then taking a plane to run in another country also leaves an ecological footprint,&rdquo; said Mathys.
Mathys is conscious that people&rsquo;s intentions and actions are not in unison and educational work is needed. &ldquo;For my part, I try to be careful with resources and live green. When I travel, it&rsquo;s not only because running is my passion, but also because it&rsquo;s part of my job. And I almost always use my bike or train for my daily trips,&rdquo; she said.
Mathys will complete a special puzzle in El Paso on the Canary Island of La Palma. &ldquo;I know all the parts of this island group, bar one,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;And I am pleased I will be in La Palma in a few weeks to run for a European Championship medal.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Her programme includes the uphill mountain race and maybe also the up-and-down mountain race, although this is subject to change. &ldquo;I am currently somewhat injured as tendinitis and my Achilles are giving me problems and my training is suffering as a result. But I am going to enter to win and get medals. I think this new format of holding three disciplines in one place will be very successful and I really like it!&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Swiss athlete has won the Golden Trail Series, which was established by one of her equipment suppliers. &ldquo;It was a dream to win this competition. It was an important goal for me and I achieved it.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Although Mathys treasured these races and the attention they generated in the media, she says this is not where reputations are built. 
&ldquo;Title contests are more important,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;At the European Championships, you race for a place in the statistics books and for medals. No other race has the same meaning as a European or World Championship.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Unsurprisingly, the Mountain Running and Trail Running World Championships in Thailand in November are another goal for Mathys. But while she might be looking beyond the European Championships in El Paso, this championship will be the next major target for the amiable athlete.&nbsp;
She has one final tip for anyone wanting to begin trail running: &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t just train in your running shoes, but also in your swimming gear and on your bike. Do strength and core training. Become the most complete athlete possible and trails will be real fun.&rdquo;
The European Off-Road Running Championships will be streamed live through the <a title="" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/EuropeanAthletics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">European Athletics YouTube channel</a> from 1-3 July.
Egon Theiner for European Athletics

Polish middle distance great Marcin Lewandowski, who won eight European medals in his esteemed career, has announced his retirement from athletics at the age of 34.
Lewandowski shared the news on his Instagram account on Friday (20) afternoon, writing that he did not believe he was in shape to challenge for medals at upcoming championships this summer due to a disrupted build-up.
He wrote: &ldquo;After my daughter's accident during her rhythmic gymnastics class [just before the World Indoors], I decided to stay at home until Midia was fully recovered. Due to the fact I did not have the opportunity to train abroad, I was not able to prepare properly to defend my bronze medal from the World Championships and my silver from the European Championships and I am not interested in places outside the podium.
&ldquo;Was it a difficult decision? I didn't even think for a second because family is the priority. It was the same when I pulled out of the World Indoor Championships even though I was in great shape.
&ldquo;It was a beautiful 16 years of running - an amazing adventure that is now over. Something ends and something begins because in November I will become a dad again.&rdquo;
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Lewandowski has been one of the most successful middle distance athletes in Europe for more than a decade, first at the 800m before making a successful transition to the 1500m.
Lewandowski&rsquo;s first major title goes all the way back to the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona where he won the 800m in a close battle with Great Britain&rsquo;s Michael Rimmer and his recently-retired long-time teammate Adam Kszczot.
But the Pole had to wait almost eight years before winning his first major global medal.&nbsp;
After enduring a series of near-misses including two fourth-place finishes in the 800m at the World Athletics Championships, Lewandowski claimed an elusive silver in the 1500m at the 2018 World Athletics Indoor Championships before adding a bronze medal from the same event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships to his tally.
His last major medal fittingly came on home soil at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun where he won silver behind the soon-to-be Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
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Lewandowski retires as the Polish record-holder in the 1000m (2:14.30), 1500m (3:30.42), mile (3:49.11) 2000m (4:57.09) outdoors and 1000m (2:17.67), 1500m (3:35.71) and mile (3:56.41) indoors.&nbsp;
His 800m lifetime best stands at 1:43.72 and Lewandowski broke the 1:45-barrier in the event in no fewer than 12 seasons between 2009 and 2021.

Four-time European champion Lewandowski announces retirement

The final entries for the Jerusalem 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships from 4-7 July have been published and are available to view in pdf format.
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<li><a title="" href="https://directus.european-athletics.com/downloads/906048e4-3aeb-40e7-bb32-8967bf69c42b/EU18CH%202022%20-%20Final%20Entries%20Athletes%20List%20By%20Event.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Entry list by nation</a></li>
<li><a title="" href="https://directus.european-athletics.com/downloads/44fe1c9c-155a-4079-86bc-3727cfe9ab08/EU18CH%202022%20-%20Final%20Entries%20Athletes%20List%20By%20Event%20and%20SB.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Entry list by season&rsquo;s best</a></li>
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The entry-list for the third edition of the championships features no fewer than 17 athletes who lead the 2022 world U18 list in their respective events.
Some of the standout names on the entry-list include Serbia&rsquo;s Angelina Topic who holds the world age-16 high jump best of 1.95m and Italy&rsquo;s Mattia Furlani who jumped 7.87m and 2.16m in the long jump and high jump respectively at the Italian U18 Championships last weekend.
Brina Likar, who has jumped a world U18 leading mark of 6.54m this season, will be in contention to win Slovenia&rsquo;s first ever gold medal at the European Athletics U18 Championships in the long jump.&nbsp;
Meanwhile, Croatia has excellent prospects of winning their first gold medals in championship history through Jana Koscak who leads the world U18 heptathlon list with 5829 points and Roko Farkas, the fastest sprinter in Europe at U18 level this year with 10.44 in the 100m.
It could also be an excellent championships for Cyprus who could win a double in the hammer. Iosif Kesidis and Valentina Savva lead the world U18 list in the men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s hammer with 84.05m and 71.46m respectively.
All four days of the European Athletics U18 Championships will be streamed live on the European Athletics website.

The final entries for the inaugural European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships in El Paso, Spain from 1-3 July have been published and can be found <a title="" href="https://directus.european-athletics.com/downloads/c616e72b-2cab-4cf1-991c-3082a99ad0e6/EORRC%202022%20Final%20Entries%20Athletes%20List%20By%20Event%20updated.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
This event is the newest addition to the European Athletics calendar and brings together the disciplines of mountain running and trail running.&nbsp;
The entry-list includes some familiar names who have triumphed at the European Mountain Running Championships in the past including Switzerland&rsquo;s three-time reigning champion Maude Mathys who has entered both the classic uphill and the up-and-downhill races.&nbsp;
If Mathys prevails in one of the two disciplines, she will be the first female athlete to win four successive mountain running titles.
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Mathys looks set to renew her rivalry with Austria&rsquo;s four-time winner Andrea Mayr (2005, 2014, 2015, 2016) who had to settle for silver behind Mathys in the uphill race at the last edition of the European Mountain Running Championships in 2019.
Other familiar names on the entry-list include Great Britain&rsquo;s multiple European cross country medallist Kate Avery and Germany&rsquo;s Domenika Mayer, who helped Germany to the team title at the European 10,000m Cup in Pac&eacute; in May.
Great Britain&rsquo;s Jacob Adkin will defend his title in the men&rsquo;s uphill race. He faces a traditional strong Italian contingent which includes former winner Xavier Chevrier who won individual bronze in 2019.
Martin Dematteis will also be competing but the 2016 European mountain running champion will contest the inaugural staging of the trail race which will be held at a distance of 47.4 kilometres. Also watch out for 2016 Olympian Anna Hahner in the women's trail race.
The European Off-Road Running Championships will be streamed in its entirety on the <a title="" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/EuropeanAthletics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">European Athletics YouTube channel</a>.
More information about the European Off-Road Running Championships can be found on the dedicated competition page <a title="" href="https://www.european-athletics.com/competitions/european-off-road-running-championships/overview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

Reigning world and European U20 champion Mykolas Alekna launched another huge throw at the Lithuanian Championships in Siauliai on Saturday (25).
Still only 19, the precocious Alekna improved to 69.00m in the third round of the discus, the longest ever throw achieved by a teenager, to take the scalp of reigning European champion Andrius Gudzius who threw 65.21m.
This is Alekna&rsquo;s first full season throwing with the senior implement and the California-based thrower, whose father Virgilijus won two Olympic titles in the discipline, has already improved from 63.52m to 69.00m this year.
With the World Athletics Championships and European Athletics Championships approaching in the next two months, Alekna is fifth on the 2022 world list behind Daniel Stahl (71.47m), Kristjan Ceh (71.27m), Gudzius (69.39m) and Lukas Weisshaidinger (69.11m) and in the medal discussion for both championships.
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Does Mykolas think he can join his father Virgilijus, who holds the national record at 73.88m, in the 70 metre-plus club before the end of the season. "I'm not a fortune teller, the future will show what will happen," said Alekna.
However, the longest throw of the day in the discus was set by Kristjan Ceh at the Slovenian Championships in Velenje.&nbsp;
The two-time European U23 champion and European U23 record-holder at 70.55m - a mark that Alekna has until the end of 2024 to challenge - just missed the 70 metre-barrier by nine centimetres with 69.91m
"I've had a lot of matches in a row lately, there wasn't enough training and therefore not the right feeling, but sometimes a good throw is lucky and the discus goes very far," said Ceh modestly.&nbsp;

World indoor 60m champion Mujinga Kambundji blasted to a national record and European-leading time of 10.89 (+0.6) on the first day of the Swiss Championships in Zurich on Friday (24) evening.
In changing conditions on the first day in the famous Letzigrund Stadium, the rain abated for the highly anticipated 100m final and Kambundji stormed to a clear and unopposed victory ahead of previous national record-holder Ajla Del Ponte (11.26) and Geraldine Frey (11.31).
"I thought a personal best was possible, but you have to run one first. The conditions today weren't the best. I like the Swiss Championships because there are multiple rounds. I'm not top top yet, but I'm on the right track," said Kambundji.
But either way, Kambundji has now revised the Swiss records this season in the 60m (6.96), 100m (10.89) and the 200m (22.18) with the major outdoor championships approaching.
Kambundji will be looking to add to her medal collection at the World Athletics Championships after winning bronze in the 200m in 2019 and a return to the rostrum surely beckons at the Munich 2022 European Athletics Championships after finishing fourth in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m in Berlin four years ago.
And domestically, Kambundji extends her incredible record in the event. This was her 12th Swiss 100m title with her first triumph dating back to 2009 when she was only 17.&nbsp;
Other day one highlights included combined eventers Annik Kalin and Simon Ehammer taking a double in the long jump. Kalin achieved a personal best of 6.62m while Ehammer, who still holds the world lead at 8.45m, bounded out to 7.81m in wet conditions.

European Athletics is responsible for promoting athletics in Europe and for making it a safe environment for everyone involved in the sport and has launched its Safeguarding Policy to help ensure this.
The Safeguarding Policy can be accessed and downloaded&nbsp;<a href="https://7cy74.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/cvVJQi3T3iiPKUWYia6-i-x9ov7fPIuF-uC62vwf6Ahd2mHYdJvVM6fGE6lGWDicKAoyrzqR6npGVrl_zQTp0mamF1MZUK8te8Py7hhJgfyFIIDQgM5dXP8vLuoFZOaKU4ugIIT98kBrN6mOAVGiWxKUhE5ZC4a1rameX7EZ3Vc7PMiBjHJnupyLYXAPXIivJlOggkPhF_R6a15G6rhD9XVeTsbNCgutFXq54Isbq8dnVJSQfmqGLmSl0Uu95P9yWSOdo8roRlLLEJdqnWorVj5jXOPAu9vWhiV1CUjupwGH2F2MQ8mZNux9kg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.
The Safeguarding Policy was approved at the recent European Athletics Council meeting that was held between of 6-9 May in Munich with the guiding principles of preventing harassment, abuse and exploitation in athletics.
A key component of this policy is supporting the European Athletics Member Federations in creating or reviewing their own national safeguarding policies with a view to implementing the measures outlined by European Athletics by the end of 2023.
&ldquo;Safeguarding is instrumental to our sport, Athletics is a place where we should be able to express our passion and feel safe regardless of our role,&rdquo; commented European Athletics President Dobromir Karamarinov.
&ldquo;We took a clear stand by conditioning our funding for Member Federations to their commitment to have their own safeguarding policy in place as soon as possible and start its implementation by the end of 2023, and we will also support our Member Federations to succeed in this endeavour.&rdquo;
The European Athletics Safeguarding Programme ensures the implementation of a twin-pillar strategy based on European Athletics&rsquo; own commitments and its commitments toward the European Athletics Member Federations.
European Athletics has adopted the World Athletics Safeguarding Policy, is currently updating the EAA Code of Ethics as well as upgrading its reporting platform and has created a set of Safeguarding Principles to ensure the safe delivery of our sport in Europe.&nbsp;
European Athletics support for its Member Federations includes raising awareness of safeguarding issues by providing prevention and educational activities via its communication campaigns and also establishing forums during various events including the European Athletics Convention, the Young Leaders Forum, and the CEO Conference.&nbsp;
European Athletics Executive Board Member Karin Grute Movin, who is also the Chair of the Safeguarding Working Group, highlighted the woks of both groups to make athletics safe.&nbsp;
&ldquo;It is the time for European Athletics to lead by example as an Area Association and to provide adequate support to our Member Federations so that together we can reach the 2023 target for delivering a safer sport and a better environment in which to participate in athletics,&rdquo; said Grute Movin.&nbsp;
Everyone in the European Athletics family is responsible for ensuring that no one suffers abuse, harassment, or exploitation.&nbsp;
If anyone has any suspicion that abuse, harassment, or exploitation occurred to someone they should report it&nbsp;through the dedicated and confidential&nbsp;<a href="https://7cy74.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/37XfoPOXpYFQLN53bS7cIGjyt3nI8Ok41lBrB90h96wl8NskMjtvHt28bwmOTgsTABF81PG1-mCEx2h5CiGFoW-W7fGcPKk9ORsTuef9BHzXbqsXS4hlr_TDQ41JUzw_qodD1t9ed-l6gIy5EjU6-CqdNTrBkH9L0mC25b3nWmysoArVNO9RYw2dWfbFK36Qa3fl6Au3mIKmaZyFU5hrGYNf3NgCVg0J5PXYrxvmmREM3Wzr7PHrftXO" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">European Athletics Integrity Platform (which can be accessed here)</a>.&nbsp; This Platform is fully secured and independent from European Athletics and reports can be made anonymously.&nbsp;

European Athletics launches its safeguarding policy

European Athletics President Dobromir Karamarinov and CEO Christian Milz met with the Prime Minister of Romania Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă and Romanian Athletics Federation, President Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu to discuss the hosting of the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Cluj-Napoca on Wednesday morning (22).
The delegation from European Athletics met with the Romanian dignitaries and officials in the Prime Minister&rsquo;s offices at the Victoria Palace in Bucharest, the main government building in the Romanian capital.
The 27th edition of these championships will take place between 3-6 August in 2023 and follows on from Cluj-Napoca&rsquo;s successful staging of the European Athletics Team Championships First League earlier this year.
&ldquo;This high-calibre competition will give us the chance to promote athletes and a new generation of brilliant sports stars,&rdquo; said Ciucă.
&ldquo;The Government of Romania offers its full support to the organisation of this sporting event and will continue to be actively involved in bring high-class competitions here to be hosted by our country," he added.
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European Athletics had a very productive meeting with the Prime Minister of Romania Nicolae Ciucă along with federation leaders Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu and Mladinoiu Adrian. One year before the European U20 Championships in Cluj Napoca we are all looking in the same direction. <a href="https://t.co/LFC1OpN4OL">pic.twitter.com/LFC1OpN4OL</a>
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&ldquo;We really appreciate the initiative of Romania in organising these championships. In addition to the Prime Minister&rsquo;s support, I would also like to thank Romania for its organisational efforts that meant we had the best conditions of the Balkan Athletics Championships, which were staged in Craiova last week,&rdquo; commented President Karamarinov.
Approximately 1100 athletes from every one of the eligible European Athletics Member Federations is expected to compete in Cluj-Napoca next year.

European Athletics President Karamarinov meets with Romanian Prime Minister Ciucă

European Athletics representatives recently visited the cities of Budapest and Birmingham after the Hungarian Athletics Association (Magyar Atl&eacute;tikai Sz&ouml;vets&eacute;g) and UK Athletics had been confirmed as the two bidding Member Federations looking to host the 2026 European Athletics Championships. &ldquo;We have two excellent candidates for the 2026 European Athletics Championships, with both potential Local Organising Committees having great experience staging major outdoor athletics events. They also have excellent stadia and either one of them would make an excellent host,&rdquo; said European Athletics President Dobromir Karamarinov. &ldquo;Birmingham will stage the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Budapest will be the host of the 2023 World Athletics Championships and so by 2026 they will be able to draw on these experiences. In the past, these cities have also staged outstanding global and continental events and they both have a great legacy in this respect," added Karamarinov. &ldquo;European Athletics would also like to confirm, following a recent European Athletics Council decision, that the 2026 European Athletics Championships will be organised as a stand-alone event like that in Rome in two years time," commented European Athletics CEO Christian Milz. &ldquo;The involvement and cooperation with the host member federation is especially important for European Athletics at our major events and we believe being independent, as the European Athletics Championships were until 2016, will strengthen this relationship as well as help create a special athletics experience for the competitors, athletics fans, and every other stakeholder in our sport, such as commercial partners, and provide enhanced international visibility and profile," added Milz. Budapest was the first of the two 2026 candidates to receive European Athletics representatives and was visited on 7-8 June, followed immediately by the delegation visiting Birmingham on 9-10 June. A decision about which city will stage 2026 European Athletics Championships will be made by the European Athletics Council in November 2022.

Birmingham and Budapest are the host city candidates for the 2026 European Athletics Championships

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SPAR has been the principal sponsor of European Athletics since 1996, becoming synonymous with the sport during this period. Athletics is a sport where personal endeavour is combined with team participation to achieve success, and SPAR identifies with this principle through its national partners by ensuring that consumers enjoy shopping at SPAR. SPAR retailers continue to develop the brand through sponsorship awareness and through the critical link with individual athletes who are also customers of independent retailers. SPAR is proud to be involved with European Athletics, an organisation which strives to bring passion and enthusiasm for their sport to viewers, spectators and participants.

SPAR

Le Gruyère AOP Switzerland began its partnership with European Athletics in 2008 as a top-tier sponsor of all Major Events and the European Athletics U23 and U20  Championships. Le Gruyère is a very high quality natural cheese that has been produced for many centuries in an artisanal method without any additives. VIP guests, athletes and fans have the opportunity to taste this magnificent cheese at European Athletics events sponsored by Le Gruyère AOP Switzerland.

Le Gruyère

Toyo Tires is one of the world's largest tire manufacturers. Toyo Tire Corporation was founded in 1945 in Osaka, Japan. In 1975, the manufacturer opened its European headquarters in Germany. The product range includes winter, summer and all-season tyres for motor vehicles as well as van tyres and special off-road products. The philosophy of Toyo Tires is to combine driving pleasure with top performance. This is reflected in each of the products, as well as in its close partnership with European Athletics.

Toyo Tires

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has been the Official Broadcast Partner of European Athletics since 1981. During this 40-year partnership, the outstanding collaboration between both organisations has always been focused on developing European Athletics into a more attractive product for television, spectators and athletes. Through its operational department Eurovision Services, the EBU is continuously working to promote athletics by offering the most comprehensive coverage of European Athletics events all over Europe.

Atos is a global leader in digital transformation with 110,000 employees and an annual revenue of approximately €12 billion. It is the European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high performance computing, and the group provides tailored end-to-end solutions for all industries in 73 countries. A pioneer in decarbonisation services and products, Atos is committed to a secure and decarbonised digital environment for its clients. Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea), and listed on the CAC40 Paris stock index.

Atos is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic and  Paralympic Games. It is also the Timing-Scoring, Results and Operations provider of European Athletics events since 2017, and European Athletics Official Digital Partner for their new digital platform (web and mobile).


Atos

Mondo has designed and produced prefabricated athletics tracks since 1948 and has been a European Athletics partner since 1988. They have combined their skills in the pursuit of a shared goal: to support the growth of athletics with passion and innovation. Mondo’s athletics surfaces offer uniform dynamic response and complete control over stride, rhythm, and balance for every athlete. The advantages of Mondo’s prefabricated track surfaces include optimal performance for athletes regardless of climate and environmental conditions. Mondo operates a careful selection of its raw materials for its track surfaces and constant production as we care about athletes’ health. Mondo products have passed UL Environment Tests for more than 10,000 volatile chemical agents and have attained GREENGUARD Gold certification.

Mondo

Opened in 1909 and magnificently restored, the Hotel Royal Savoy Lausanne combines Art Nouveau and modernity with genuine panache. Featuring tailor-made service and unbeatable comfort, this legendary venue is located a short walk from the shores of Lac Leman and offers every guest the absolute luxury of feeling truly at home. The Hotel Royal Savoy is proud to be the Preferred Hotel Partner of European Athletics in Lausanne since 2016, offering valuable support and accommodation services to European Athletics business activities throughout the year.

Hotel Royal Savoy Lausanne

Getty Images is the world's leading creator and distributor of visual content – with award winning editorial photographers and videographers covering hundreds of Sports, Entertainment, and News events daily. Digital asset management and distribution services optimize efficiency and content syndication for hundreds of media partners and rights holders.

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The first companies of Würth MODYF Group were founded in Künzelsau, Germany, and Neumarkt, Italy, in 1997 as an independent subsidiary of the Würth Group and can thus look back on more than 25 years of experience in the field of workwear and safety footwear.

Würth MODYF Group currently operates companies in seven countries and has more than 400 employees in Germany, France, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. Smaller sales units support Würth MODYF’s customers in Austria, the Netherlands and Belgium. Würth MODYF Group is continuing to expand internationally, opening new branches all over Europe.

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