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Welcome to the heart of Europe!
 Banská Bystrica is a city in Central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. There are over 76,000 inhabitants living in this area and is home to a few thousand foreigners.
 Municipality of Banská Bystrica
 With 76,089 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia.
 The City of Banská Bystrica has its own representative bodies – the Mayor and the City Parliament, as well as the advisory bodies of councils and committees.
 The Municipality Office consists of different departments dealing with various life situations:
 Department of Social Affairs – establishes centers of social services, including Section of long-term care services and Section of crisis intervention.
 Department of Education – establishes kindergartens and elementary schools.
 Registry Office – issues birth certificates, accepts applications for marriages, etc.
 Building Department – issues planning, zoning and construction permits.
 Department of Culture – establishes cultural institutions in the city and authorizes civic assemblies.
 For more information on the municipalities, its responsibilites and activities, please check: www.banskabystrica.sk

<h2>European Athletics U18 Championships</h2>
The European Athletics U18 Championships is a biennial competition for European athletes under the age of 18 in the year of competition.
The newest addition to the calendar of age-group events, the European Athletics U18 Championships was created to promote higher-level competition among the most talented members of this age group in Europe and provide a stepping stone to the U20 age group. The first edition of the European Athletics U18 Championships was held in Tbilisi, Georgia in 2016.
At the most recent edition of the championships in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia from 18-21 July, Italy topped the medal table with seven gold medals. Elisa Valensin won the 200m title in a championship best of 23.09 before anchoring Italy to gold in the medley relay. In doing so, she became the only athlete to come away with two gold medals.&nbsp;
The championships was also highlighted by European U18 bests from home favourite Laura Frlickova who blasted to a 12.86 clocking in the 100m hurdles to smash the previous mark of 12.98 set by current European champion Cyrena Samba-Mayela in 2017. She duly won the final the following day in 12.97 to win Slovakia's first ever gold medal at the European U18 Championships.
Michal Rada decimated the European U18 best in the 400m hurdles, winning the gold in an unopposed 49.42 to become the first European in his age-group to break the 50 second-barrier in the U18 400m hurdles. Remarkably, he provided the second part of a twin double after Nina Radova came home with the 400m hurdles title in the women's race.
The 2026 European Athletics U18 Championships will take place in Rieti, Italy.
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European U18 100m hurdles best for Frlickova

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

Gyor 2018 | Yaroslava Mahuchikh's Road to Gold

Gyor 2018 | Max Burgin's Road to Gold

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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.

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It is present in multiple sports and at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 Joma equipped 15% of the participating athletes. Within athletics, it sponsors important national and international athletes. Furthermore, it is the technical sponsor of national federations and marathons in different parts of the world.

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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.

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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.

Conica has been developing and manufacturing innovative seamless flooring solutions for sports, games and leisure for over 40 years and is one of the world's market leaders and innovation drivers in this field.  The user-oriented requirements for technical and sports functional performance as well as usability while guaranteeing the health aspects of the material itself, and for the user, are the focus of Conica's product development.  Conica is part of the Serafin group of companies based in Munich, Germany.

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Polanik is a family company, founded by Wiesław Szczepanik in 1966. It produces athletics equipment having over thousand products in the offer. Polanik fully equips stadiums all over the world and handles the highest-level athletics events. Stars of athletics beat world records using Polanik products. Polanik is held in high regard by many for top quality and advisory services for designers and investors of athletics stadiums.

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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.

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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 ten countries and has more than 400 employees in Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, 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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Apeldoorn is one of the greenest cities in the Netherlands and among the largest municipalities in Gelderland. It is a mid-size city with a population of approximately 161,000. Apeldoorn has a charming and lively inner city and a young, sports-minded population.

The town is easily accessible by car (A1 motorway) and train. The proximity of large cities such as Utrecht (59 kilometre) and Amsterdam (75 kilometre) and its space and tranquillity make Apeldoorn one of the most popular cities in the Netherlands. The area mainly consists of woods and heath-lands and is a popular destination for tourism, in particular hiking and cycling.

The Dutch royal family has always had close ties with the city. Apeldoorn is home to the stately Loo Palace, the former summer residence of the Dutch royal family and nowadays a national museum. Apeldoorn is possibly the most athletic-minded city in the Netherlands.

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