<h2>European Athletics U18 Championships</h2>
This is a biennial outdoor athletics competition for European athletes under the age of 18 in the year of competition.
It was created to promote higher-level competition among the more talented members of this age group in Europe and provide a stepping stone to the U20 age group.
The third edition of the championships in Jerusalem, Israel were highlighted by 15-year-old Topi Parviainen from Finland setting a European U18 best of 84.52m in the javelin, Mattia Furlani winning gold medals in both the long jump and high jump and Serbia's Angelina Topic clearing 1.92m in the high jump.
Once again, Great Britain topped the medal table in Jerusalem with eight gold medals, all of which came in women's events. Standout highlights included Mia McIntosh winning the 100m hurdles in a championship record of 13.05 and Faith Akinbileje winning gold in the 200m and helping the Brits to the medley relay title.
The fourth edition of the European Athletics U18 Championships will be held in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia from 18-21 July 2024.

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Jerusalem 2022 | European U18 javelin best for Parviainen

Jerusalem 2022 | Furlani's 8.04m championship record

Jerusalem 2022 | Topic clears 1.92m in the high jump

Jerusalem 2022 | Elnan Aurstad storms to 400m hurdles gold

Jerusalem 2022 | Akinbileje emerges with 200m title

Jerusalem 2022 | Zakrzewski storms to 100m gold

Jerusalem 2022 | McIntosh's 100m hurdles masterclass

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Gyor 2018 | Max Burgin's Road to Gold

A recurring theme throughout the Jerusalem 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships was the sheer number of champions and medal winners who hailed from famous athletics families.
Having a famous sporting parent or sibling often comes with the millstone of unwanted comparisons and the burden of additional pressure and attention but these young athletes shouldered any extra expectations to create their own piece of history in the Givat Ram Stadium.
One of the biggest stories of the championships was Serbia&rsquo;s Angelina Topic winning her first major title with gold in the high jump to follow in the footsteps of her father Dragutin, a six-time Olympian, who famously won the 1990 European title when he was only 19.
A teen prodigy in her own right, Topic was supported in Jerusalem not only by her father Dragutin but also her mother Biljana, the 2009 world bronze medallist in the triple jump. Angelina has already emerged from the shadows of her parents by matching the world U18 best of 1.96m but she still richly credited both of them for their advice and support.&nbsp;
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&ldquo;I have amazing friends, amazing people around, my parents are obviously there to support me, and to show me the way to go through all of this because, firstly, they were the ones who went through this type of life and they are always there for me - to explain some things to me or to make things easier. Before coming here, my mum gave me a smile and told me just to be myself,&rdquo; said Topic.&nbsp;
The men&rsquo;s high jump champion Mattia Furlani from Italy, who also won the long jump title with an incredible 8.04m in his first season in the event, also comes from a family where athletics runs in the blood.
His father Marcello has a lifetime best of 2.27m - and was a contemporary of Marco Tamberi in the 1980s - and his mother Kathy Seck was an international-level sprinter for Senegal. She also coaches both Mattia and his older sister Erika, herself a 1.94m high jumper and world U18 silver medallist.
&ldquo;In the end, the result came through, thanks to my coach who is also my mum - she is the one who helps me every day. Psychologically, it was challenging, and I made some significant errors. But there is always room for improvement,&rdquo; said Furlani.
Parviainen wins javelin gold&hellip;and not for the first time&nbsp;
Topi Parviainen also added another chapter to his rich family history in the javelin with the 15-year-old winning gold with a dizzying European U18 best of 84.52m with the 700 gram implement to win the title by more than 10 metres.
Parviainen&rsquo;s uncle Aki won the 1999 world title in the event and still holds the Finnish record with 93.09m and his father Mika was also an international-calibre thrower in his own right with a lifetime best of 80.82m which dates back to 1995.&nbsp;
Aki followed his precocious nephew&rsquo;s progress in Jerusalem closely. He was naturally impressed but also cautious about forecasting greatness at this very early stage of his nascent career.
&ldquo;In general, with a young athlete, you shouldn't make massive predictions, and javelin throwing is such a sport that you never know when the last throw will be,&rdquo; said Aki, whose career was cut short due to recurring knee injuries.
&ldquo;But of course he is a huge talent; he has the potential to be the best in the world one day. I don't see any obstacles.&rdquo;
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Two of Germany&rsquo;s gold medallists won titles in disciplines in which their fathers excelled.
In the 2000m steeplechase, Jolanda Kallabis surged away in the last 500 metres to win gold some 24 years after her father Damian was crowned senior champion in the 3000m steeplechase at the Budapest 1998 European Athletics Championships.
&ldquo;Before the race, my dad told me to do it like he did at the European Championships in 1998. I couldn't really hear him during the race, but I already talked to him and he said he was really, really proud, and that I did it perfectly,&rdquo; said Kallabis.
On the last day of the championships, Frederick Wiegel won the 10,000m race walk title. His father Ronald will be familiar to race walking aficionados for winning the inaugural 50km race walk title for East Germany in 1983.
Wiegel couldn't make the championships as he is currently overseeing the German race walking team's final preparations for the World Athletics Championships in Oregon but Frederick hopes he watched proceedings from afar.
"Yes, he motivates me, but I have my own opinion about the sport. He doesn't really control me. I think maybe he will be proud of me, and probably stayed up late to watch the race," he said.
Brudin follows in Melnik&rsquo;s footsteps&nbsp;
One of the most emotional winners was Mykhailo Brudin who won Ukraine&rsquo;s only gold medal in the discus with a championship record. 
Brudin&rsquo;s great-grandmother was the late Faina Melnik, the 1972 Olympic champion and the first woman to break the 70 metre-barrier in the discus.&nbsp;And while they never met, Brudin credits Melnik for falling in love with the event.
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"One day my dad took out my grandmother's discus and offered me to throw it. At that time, I was still small and my dad's offer did not arouse much interest, but I still agreed and tried it. I tried it - and I really liked it. I'm fired up with this!&rdquo; said Brudin, whose first sport was wrestling.
After winning the gold medal in Jerusalem, Brudin brandished a photo of his grandmother to the photographers before sinking to his knees and kissing the photo which he brought with him for inspiration.
&ldquo;I am proud that I have such a grandmother, but I have never bragged about it. This is pride, memory. This is what pushes and motivates me to continue to work and reach such heights as Faina Melnik, but at the same time be myself,&rdquo; he said.

Familiar names from a new generation triumph with gold in Jerusalem

The focus of attention in the women&rsquo;s high jump at the Jerusalem 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships will be on the up-and-coming Serbian star Angelina Topic.
Topic has a captivating backstory with both of her parents winning world and European medals in their careers but the 16-year-old is forging her own path.
In her last competition before the European Athletics U18 Championships, Topic equalled the world U18 best of 1.96m at the Serbian Championships - also an outright national record - but the Serbian is focusing firstly on capturing gold in the Givat Ram Stadium. Any prospective record attempt will come later.
&ldquo;Well, I think I&rsquo;m in great form right now. I think I know what I am capable of and of course I am going to give it my best in the competition. I think it&rsquo;s more important to focus on position than height so one of my biggest goals is to jump 1.90m and show what I&rsquo;m capable of,&rdquo; said Topic to the assorted press.
Compared to the vast majority of competitors, Topic already has a wealth of experience to draw on. She reached the final at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn last year a few days before her 16th birthday and she even had the chance to compete for Serbia in front of 7000 fans at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade this March.
And while she will &ldquo;probably compete&rdquo; against the senior on an even greater stage at the Munich 2022 European Athletics Championships as well, Topic still describes this upcoming competition, which could very possibly yield her first major title, as &ldquo;meaningful.&rdquo;
She said: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s obviously an amazing feeling being here. This competition is very meaningful to me personally and I am happy I have the chance to represent my country. It&rsquo;s really an honour to be here in Israel and stand with my Serbian team.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Angelina will be accompanied in Jerusalem by her father and coach Dragutin, the 1990 European champion who scaled 2.37m in his career which spanned six Olympic Games.&nbsp;
But the sporting genes run through both sides of the family. Her mother Biljana won triple jump bronze at the 2009 World Athletics Championships, an event Angelina has also tried out this summer alongside the high jump.
&ldquo;I have competed in triple jump this year and actually I&rsquo;m really hoping to compete a bit more in the triple jump as well as in high jump. But for now I think the high jump is representing my future,&rdquo; said Topic.&nbsp;
One of the brightest Israeli prospects at the championships is pole vaulter Sivan Frumer who has improved her lifetime best to 3.90m this season.
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&ldquo;It&rsquo;s really exciting to be here. It&rsquo;s a big mission for me to represent Israel. I&rsquo;ve trained hard for the event and it&rsquo;s exciting because this is the first time a major event has been held in Israel.
&ldquo;I would really like to jump the best I can and give everything to the event. I hope to reach the final and vault as high as I possibly can,&rdquo; she said.
Arguably Israel&rsquo;s greatest athlete in history is Alexander Averbukh, the 2002 and 2006 European pole vault champion, and Frumer hopes that his impact could inspire her to another chapter in the history of Israeli athletics.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I appreciate his professionalism; I look up to him and he is an inspiration to me. Yes, I&rsquo;ve met him on quite a few occasions and you could maybe say we are also friends,&rdquo; she said.
The European Athletics U18 Championships will be streamed live through the European Athletics website from 8.05am local time (GMT+3) on Monday (4) morning.&nbsp;
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Rising Serbian star Topic poised “to show what I’m capable of” in Jerusalem

Jolanda Kallabis has been breaking all sorts of domestic records in recent years and now the up-and-coming German runner, who hails from Freiburg, is looking to make an impact internationally at the Jerusalem 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships from 4-7 July.
While most competitors will be new to this level of competition, Kallabis has some international experience to draw upon. At 16, Kallabis donned the German vest in the 1500m at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn last summer where she acquitted herself well, missing out on a place in the final by just one position.
But while Kallabis went to Tallinn mainly for the learning experience, the German will be heading to Jerusalem with clear ambitions: to win a medal.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;The European U18 Championships were canceled last year. That's why I competed in the European U20 Championship. Since the competitors were three years older, I was eliminated in the 1500m heats. I want to go to the final this year. Internationally I'm well-placed, I want a medal,&rdquo; stated Kallabis.
Kallabis is ranked first in Europe at U18 level in the 1500m by more than three seconds with her recently set lifetime best of 4:14.08 but she will be focusing solely on her primary event - the 2000m steeplechase - in Jerusalem next week.&nbsp;
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Kallabis leads both the European and world U18 list in that event with 6:23.82 and if she was to prevail, she would emulate her father Damian who won the 3000m steeplechase title at the European Athletics Championships in 1998.
Kallabis combines her high school studies with five hours of running each week along with yoga sessions and strength and conditions training in the gym. Alongside her hard work, Kallabis also credits her sporting genes for her success on the track.
"We always ask ourselves that too. Somehow it's also because of my parents. They were both good runners. My father Damian was even a European champion. I grew up on the sports track, I've been doing athletics all my life. My mother Nina is my trainer, she knows me well, that fits perfectly," said Kallabis.
Kallabis&rsquo; range of talents is considerable. Not only does she lead the U18 list in the 1500m and 2000m steeplechase, she is even ranked fifth in the 400m hurdles and could have plausibly challenged for a medal in Jerusalem in that event.
But it was over 800 metres this winter where Kallabis made the domestic headlines. Three weeks before her 17th birthday, Kallabis smashed one of the longest standing and seemingly untouchable German records, clocking 2:04.57 to break the German indoor U18 record which had stood to East Germany&rsquo;s Hildegard Ullrich since 1976.
A few weeks later, Kallabis would go on to win the German indoor U20 title in the event, beating athletes up to three years her senior.
"In Erfurt I broke an indoor record in the 800m that was 46 years old. Then I became the German U20 champion in the 800m. The two are the strongest for me," said Kallabis on her proudest sporting achievements so far.
But even greater moments could follow in the days to come in the 2000m steeplechase in Jerusalem.&nbsp;
All four days of the European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem will be streamed live through the European Athletics website from 4-7 July.

Kallabis looking to follow in her father’s footsteps with steeplechase gold in Jerusalem

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