<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.

<a href="https://www.conica.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CONICA</a>, the preferred supplier for European Athletics, continues to provide surfaces for some of Europe&rsquo;s most iconic stadiums, with the latest one being the Raul Guidobaldi Stadium in Rieti, Italy which will have a new CONICA track installed later this year.
The new surface will be a CONIPUR Vmax track, the same track system that is installed at the Letzigrund Stadium in Z&uuml;rich and at the Stade Louis-II in Monaco, both stops on the Diamond League circuit with the former also being the venue for the 2014 European Athletics Championships.
Rieti has always been a mecca for athletics, with the prestigious annual meeting that ran from 1971-2015 seeing some truly memorable moments over the years including eight official world records.
The Raul Guidobaldi Stadium - which was also the venue for the 2013 European Athletics U20 Championships - was set to host the 2020 European Athletics U18 Championships, which was sadly cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
However, it will host the European Athletics U18 Championships in 2026 as well as the 2023 DNA U20 Clubs competition this year on 16-17 September.
When the European Athletics Council made the decision to give Rieti the 2026 European Athletics U20 Championships in November 2021, one of the key factors was the continued enthusiasm of the Rieti LOC to host the championships once the pandemic had subsided.
As part of the LOC and FIDAL&rsquo;s commitment to the event, they have promised European Athletics that there will be an extensive promotional and marketing effort to highlight the championships, which will bring Europe's top teenage talent to the heart of Italy.

New CONICA track set for Rieti’s iconic stadium in 2023

Recently crowned European U18 champions Jolanda Kallabis from Germany and Niels Laros from the Netherlands were in record-breaking form this weekend.
On Friday (9) evening in Trier, Kallabis clocked 6:07.72 in the 2000m steeplechase to shatter not only the European U18 best of 6:19.23 set by Hungary&rsquo;s Greta Varga in 2020 but also improve the world U18 best of 6:11.83 held by Ethiopia&rsquo;s Korahubish Itaa in 2009.
And from a European standpoint, only four European seniors have run faster in history: Gesa Felicitas Krause (5:52.80), Marusa Mismas-Zrimsek (5:56.28), Luiza Gega (6:00.07) and Wioletta Frankiewicz (6:03.37).
Her performance was made all the more impressive as Kallabis - whose father Damian won the European 3000m steeplechase title in Budapest 1998 - didn&rsquo;t have the luxury of pacemakers and she also stumbled at the final water jump. "The race went perfectly except for a little swim in the last water jump," Kallabis wrote on Instagram.&nbsp; &nbsp;
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But despite the abundant early promise Kallabis has shown in the steeplechase, she looks set to drop down in distance as she graduates into the U20 ranks in 2023.
&ldquo;I would have to run too many kilometers in training for that,&rdquo; said Kallabis on the prospect of the 3000m steeplechase. "I'm concentrating on the 800 meters now."
Kallabis has a lifetime best of 2:04.65 for the 800m and she leads the European U18 list in the 1500m with 4:14.08. Her range of talents also extends to the 400m hurdles having clocked 59.71.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Laros shatters long-standing European U18 best in the 3000m
The multi-talented Niels Laros rewrote the record books again in Zagreb, Croatia on Sunday (11) evening at the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Having broken Jakob Ingebrigtsen&rsquo;s European U18 1500m best with 3:39.46 in Luzern less than a fortnight ago, the tall Dutchman took a significant chunk off the long-standing European U18 best in the 3000m.
Still only 17, the European U18 1500/3000m champion broke the eight minute-barrier for the first time in his nascent career with a sparkling 7:48.25 clocking.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Laros became just the second European U18 in history to break the eight minute-barrier in the 3000m and his time smashed the previous U18 best of 7:56.4 set by East Germany&rsquo;s Hansjorg Kunze all the way back in 1976.&nbsp;
Laros also moves to second on the European U20 all-time list and has two full seasons to challenge the legendary U20 record of 7:43.2 set by Finland's Ari Paunonen in 1977.&nbsp;

Super-talents Kallabis and Laros smash world and European U18 bests

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

Ophelia Pye won Great Britain&rsquo;s seventh gold medal of the championships in the women&rsquo;s 400m hurdles final, the first track final of the last day.
Pye clattered into the penultimate barrier and she temporarily lost her balance but the 17-year-old took the crucial final hurdle much better to push past her teammate Stephanie Okoro and Belgium&rsquo;s Zoe Laureys for the title in a championship record of 58.09.
&ldquo;It was really tough, I'm not going to lie,&rdquo; said Pye, who is coached by 1968 Olympic champion in the event David Hemery.
Pye was certainly one of the most unexpected gold medalists of the championships. She wasn&rsquo;t ranked inside the top-10 on paper prior to Jerusalem nor had she ever broken the one minute-barrier in the event prior to last month.
&ldquo;That last hurdle, I wasn't sure if I was going to fall over - I just about managed to hang in there. I just really, really wanted this - honestly. I had no hopes for the podium, and just wanted to make it to the finals - that was my goal coming here,&rdquo; she said.
And an eighth gold medal for the Brits - and a seventh on the track - came in the medley relay (100m, 200m, 300m, 400m). A British team which included individual 200m winner Faith Akinbileje and anchored by Etty Sisson overcame a staunch challenge from reigning champions Italy to win gold in a European U18 best of 2:07.18.
Italy also ran faster than their previous European record with 2:07.35 while individual 400m silver medallist Lurdes Gloria Manuel ran a storming anchor leg to win bronze for Czech Republic in 2:07.53.
The Brits swept up the women&rsquo;s track events at these championships, winning seven of the eight events at 1500m and below, including both relays. The sole non-track gold medal came courtesy of Cleo Agyepong in the shot put.
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Aurstad storms to world U18 lead in the 400m hurdles&nbsp;
The way Bastian Elnan Aurstad attacked and ultimately won the men&rsquo;s 400m hurdles was redolent of the way his fellow Norwegian Karsten Warholm likes to race.
Aurstad attacked the first 300 metres in scintillating fashion and even though he came under some pressure in the home straight, Aurstad&rsquo;s technique held up over the gruelling ninth and tenth hurdles.
Aurstad, who cites Warholm as his idol, was rewarded with a world U20 leading time of 50.89 and what could be his first of many titles.&nbsp;
&ldquo;Of course in a few years time, I would like to get a gold medal at senior level, but I just take it year after year. Motivational wise, I look into the future but I don't compare myself to Karsten,&rdquo; said Aurstad who was also credited with a 45.78 anchor leg in the men's medley relay to take Norway up into silver.
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The Irish had a torturous journey to reach Jerusalem due to travel delays but Fintan Dewhirst ensured the Emerald Isle would not be leaving the Givat Ram Stadium empty handed by winning their first medal of the championships with silver in a lifetime best of 51.65.
A second gold medal for Norway came shortly afterwards from a slightly less expected source. In a slow and tactical race which saw the pack jostle through the bell in 67.69, Malin Hoelsveen kicked away in the home straight for victory in 2:09.29.
The decibel levels reached their highest at the championships for the highly anticipated men&rsquo;s 800m final featuring Noam Mamu, Israel&rsquo;s biggest prospect for a medal at these championships.
In a similarly physical and tactical encounter to the women&rsquo;s final, Mamu extricated himself from heavy traffic to set off in pursuit of Jakub Dudycha who made a decisive break with 200 metres.&nbsp;
Dudycha duly kicked to victory in 1:51.35 while Mamu, who was roared to the rafters at the Givat Ram Stadium, held off a late charge from Italy&rsquo;s Davide De Rose to ensure silver - 1:51.35 to 1:51.79 - Israel&rsquo;s first medal of not only the championships but in the nascent history of these championships.&nbsp;
In the decathlon, Amadeus Graber trailed France&rsquo;s Alexander Montagne heading into the 1500m but the German defied an ankle injury he sustained in the javelin to move into gold medal position and set a championship record score of 7626 points.
Graber was never lower than fourth throughout the entire competition but he only moved into gold medal position for the first time courtesy of a battling 4:32.21 performance - the offending ankle heavily bandaged - in the 1500m.
In a super tight finish which saw the three medallists separated by only 35 points, Sweden&rsquo;s Leo Goransson pipped Montagne for silver - 7609 to 7591 points - in a high quality competition which saw the first 10 athletes all set lifetime best totals.
Full results <a title="" href="https://jerusalem22results.european-athletics.com/en/results/athletics/daily-schedule.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
More to follow...

Eight gold medals put Great Britain top of the medal table in Jerusalem

Mattia Furlani won his second gold medal of the Jerusalem 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships on Thursday (7) morning with another virtuoso performance in the high jump final.
Two days after winning the long jump title with a championship record of 8.04m, Furlani reverted his attention back to what is - for now at least - his primary event and the prospect of a second title.
Furlani briefly dropped out of medal contention after recording two failures at 2.13m but the precocious 17-year-old Italian roused himself again and put himself back in the title hunt with a clutch third-time clearance.
Furlani admitted he was jumping on fatigued legs after a grueling competitive schedule in hot and humid conditions in Jerusalem but the Rieti-based athlete kept something in reserve and scaled 2.15m on his second attempt - a height which proved beyond his rivals.
Furlani raised the bar to a prospective championship record of 2.20m but the Italian ran through on his first attempt before drawing his championships to a close with two gold medals and a championship record in the long jump for posterity.
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&ldquo;The emotions were high today. Yesterday, it was emotional enough, so I have no words for what I have done today and over the last two days. I just wanted to stay focused and achieve my goals,&rdquo; said Furlani.
Mattia&rsquo;s older sister Erika is also an Italian international high jumper and he is coached by his mother who he richly credited for guiding him to his success at this championships.
&ldquo;The competition was tough today, especially when it came to how my muscles were reacting. 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.
Cyprus&rsquo; brilliant championships continued as Michalis Christofi added a silver medal to their coffers. He started the day with a lifetime best of 2.06m but the 16-year-old revised that mark on no fewer than three occasions and even briefly took the lead by clearing 2.13m on his second attempt.
Poland&rsquo;s Jakub Walecki also came away with a silver medal after registering an identical scorecard to Christofi.
Gold for Hossain with a championship record
A brilliant championship for 15-year-old athletes hailing from Nordic countries continued in the women&rsquo;s long jump final.
One night after Topi Parviainen broke the European U18 best in the javelin, Sweden&rsquo;s Ayla Hallberg Hossain won the long jump title with a championship record.
One of the youngest athletes competing at the championships by virtue of a December 2006 birthdate, the highly-vaunted Hossain leapt out to a championship record of 6.39m in the second round to clinch the title.&nbsp;
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Hossain becomes the second successive Swedish winner of this title after Tilde Johansson won at the last edition in Gyor, Hungary in 2018.
European U18 leader Brina Likar took full advantage of the 2.0 m/s tailwind in the fifth round to leap 6.30m to move into silver medal position while Bulgaria&rsquo;s Plamena Chakarova set a lifetime best of 6.24m to win bronze.
In the 10,000m race walk, Germany&rsquo;s Frederick Wiegel held off some late pressure from Italy&rsquo;s Giueseppe Disabato to win the title in a championship record of 44:01.60.
The winner is one of many athletes at the championships to hail from a famous sporting family. His father ad coach Ronald Wiegel is one of the greatest 50km race walkers of all-time, winning the inaugural world title for East Germany in 1983 as well as three Olympic medals.
"My dad is also my coach, currently in the United States. 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," said the winner.
Spain's Sofia Santacreu won the women's 5000m race walk title in 22:46.32.
Full results <a title="" href="https://jerusalem22results.european-athletics.com/en/results/athletics/daily-schedule.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.&nbsp;

After long jump championship record, Furlani glides to high jump gold in Jerusalem

Another chapter in the success story of Finnish javelin throwing was written on the third evening session of the Jerusalem 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships on Wednesday (6).
It took Topi Parviainen five rounds to produce his best throwing but after moving into gold medal position in round five with 75.98m, the precocious 15-year-old produced a howitzer of a throw with his sixth attempt.&nbsp;
The javelin sailed through the darkening night sky as straight as an arrow before piercing the turf far in excess of the 80 metre-line. The throw was measured at a whopping 84.52m which also surpassed the European U18 best of 83.94m set by the soon-to-be world decathlon champion Niklas Kaul from Germany in 2015.
At 15, Parviainen was by far the youngest athlete in the men&rsquo;s javelin final - and one of the youngest athletes at the championships - but the Finn proved this was far from a handicap as he won the gold medal in Jerusalem by a winning margin of more than 10 metres from Hungary&rsquo;s Mate Horvath (73.72m) and previous European U18 leader Ryan Jansen from the Netherlands (72.10m).&nbsp;
The javelin is almost a sporting institution in Finland and the name Parviainen will be familiar to followers of the event as his uncle Aki won the 2001 world title and still holds the Finnish record in the event with 93.09m.&nbsp;
&ldquo;At some point during the competition, I did feel I might not win because I did a really bad second throw. When I was getting ready for my last throw, it felt great to have everyone cheering, including my opponents. There is a very good atmosphere amongst all of us,&rdquo; said Parviainen who became the youngest gold medallist at the championships so far.
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Serbia&rsquo;s Angelina Topic also comes from a famous sporting family and she followed in her father&rsquo;s footsteps by winning European U18 gold in the high jump some 32 years after Dragutin won European senior gold in 1990.
Topic was the outstanding favourite for the title having recently equalled the world U18 best at 1.96m but the Serbian trailed her German rival Johanna Goring who cleared every height up until 1.88m on her first attempt.
Topic carried over failures at 1.82m and 1.86m but the 16-year-old was in a much more parsimonious mood at the higher heights, clearing both 1.90m and 1.92m on her first attempts to seal the title before attempting an outright world U18 best of 1.97m.&nbsp;
&ldquo;This means so much to me, because I trained so hard for this moment. The competition was great - all the other girls are amazing athletes, amazing people. Actually, I am so glad this is finally over, so I don't have to stay up at night thinking about it,&rdquo; said Topic.
Topic will be seeking to add to her tally in less than one month from now at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia before a potential appearance on the senior stage at the Munich 2022 European Athletics Championships.
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Topic was accompanied in Jerusalem not only by her father and coach Dragutin but also her mother Biljana, the 2009 world triple jump bronze medallist. Topic credits the support of her parents for her sporting success.
&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.&nbsp;
&ldquo;Before coming here, my mum gave me a smile and told me just to be myself. I love to stand for every anthem, and I was waiting all my life to listen to my own,&rdquo; she said.
Full results <a title="" href="https://jerusalem22results.european-athletics.com/en/results/athletics/daily-schedule.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

Parviainen, 15, smashes European U18 javelin best in Jerusalem with 84.52m

Pre-race favourite Jolanda Kallabis pulled away in the closing stages in devastating fashion to secure an impressive victory in the 2000m steeplechase in a championship record of 6:20.22.
In the first track final of the third day of the Jerusalem 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships, the tall German made a decisive break with 500 metres remaining and in the space of just over a lap, Kallabis eked out a winning margin of almost eight seconds on her nearest rival.
Defying the sweltering conditions, Kallabis just missed the European U18 best of 6:19.23 but the 17-year-old shattered the championship record of 6:34.52 which dates back to the first edition which was held in Tbilisi, Georgia in 2016.
With Kallabis forging a solo and destructive path to victory, the race for silver was won by her German teammate Adia Budde (6:28.09) who got the better of Denmark&rsquo;s European U20 3000m silver medallist Sofia Th&oslash;gersen in 6:29.68. All three medallists were inside the previous championship record.
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Like Th&oslash;gersen, Kallabis also competed at U20 level in Tallinn last summer - albeit on the flat in the 1500m - and she credits that experience for being invaluable in the context of these championships.
&ldquo;Competing in Tallinn last year was perfect, because I was much more relaxed here than back then - I already knew what the atmosphere was going to be like, how the call room and everything else works, so I am glad that I went to Tallinn last year,&rdquo; said Kallabis. &nbsp;
Kallabis comes from an athletics family. Her mother is her coach and her father Damian will be a recognisable name to athletics aficionados as he won the 3000m steeplechase title at the Budapest 1998 European Athletics Championships.&nbsp;
&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; she said.
In the men's shot put final, Türkiye's Ali Peker only produced one valid throw but that mark of 21.03m yielded the title by almost one metre from Germany's Georg Harpf (20.16m) and Finland's Aatu Kangasniemi (19.48m).
"I threw 21.03 metres which is lower than my personal best - 21.73m - I still think it is a good throw and I am happy anyway. I only had a valid throw, which was a good one, but the fact I had so many fouls is bad. I don't know why it happened because I wasn't feeling nervous at all - but my last throw was actually really bad," he said.
Full results <a title="" href="https://jerusalem22results.european-athletics.com/en/results/athletics/daily-schedule.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
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Dominant Kallabis shatters championship record for 2000m steeplechase gold

A slew of championship records fell on the second evening session at the Jerusalem 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in the Givat Ram Stadium on Tuesday (5).
The track session included three successive championship record performances on the track which began with Great Britain&rsquo;s Mia McIntosh winning the 100m hurdles title, one of three gold medals for the Brits on day two.
McIntosh was the fastest in the heats and semifinals and the 17-year-old, who has been testing herself against the seniors this summer, made light work of the U18 76.2 centimetre barriers and her reward was a championship record of 13.05 - only 0.07 shy of the European U18 best held by world indoor champion Cyrena Samba-Mayela from France.
&ldquo;At the start of my semi, I felt very fatigued, but I didn't do too much between the rounds, and did a quick warm up, that was it. I've been racing some seniors this year, and it has been incredible to see what they can do and how they do it. I can't wait to be in the mix of them all,&rdquo; she said.
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After gold for Mia, there was gold for Nia as her near namesake Nia Wedderburn-Goodison won the 100m title in a championship record of 11.33. Wedderburn-Goodison ran even faster in the semifinal but her time of 11.31 was marginally wind-aided.
There was also a rare men&rsquo;s sprinting gold medal for Poland at 16-year-old Marek Zakrzewski emerged into the fray with three exceptional performances - all of which were faster than the previous championship record of 10.43.
After a statement albeit wind-aided 10.29 clocking in the heat, Zakrzewski secured the championship record in wind legal conditions with 10.33 in his semifinal before running even faster in the final, stopping the clock at 10.32 to hold off the mercurial Swede Isak Hughes in the adjacent lane in 10.36.
Furlani amazes with 8.04m long jump
But perhaps the most exceptional performance of the day came from Italy&rsquo;s super talented prospect Mattia Furlani. The 17-year-old has impressed in recent seasons with his high jump prowess but Furlani is making extraordinary - if not unprecedented progress - in the long jump.
In only his third serious outdoor competition in the event - and only his second if you exclude qualifying - Furlani soared over the eight metre-line with his very first attempt with 8.04m to shatter the championship record and become the first European U18 in history to break this barrier outdoors.
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Furlani couldn&rsquo;t quite recapture this magic with his subsequent jumps but nor did he need to. The Italian passed his fifth and sixth round attempts in order to preserve some energy for the high jump final having also qualified for that event this evening.
&ldquo;To be honest, I didn't expect something like this at my first attempt, especially after having gone through the qualification in the high jump just before. The goal here is to give it my all in both events, and whatever happens, I will be pleased with it,&rdquo; he said.
&ldquo;All I can think right now is that I want to cry, because I am so proud of myself.&rdquo;
In the discus, Ukraine&rsquo;s Mykhailo Brudin had already wrapped up the gold medal before he stepped into the discus circle for the final time.&nbsp;
With his sixth round attempt, Brudin went even further and broke the championship record with 64.51m. The 17-year-old, who has been based in Spain after being displaced by the Russian invasion in February, dedicated his victory to his grandmother Faina Melnik, the 1972 Olympic champion who died in 2016.
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Jana Koscak was crowned heptathlon champion and the Croatian moved to fifth on the European U18 all-time list with a score of 6106 points despite nursing an elbow injury which limited her to just one throw in the javelin, arguably her best event.
But despite being some 10 metres down on her lifetime best with her throw of 40.58m, Koscak still won by more than 300 points from Hungary's Sarolta Kriszt (5794 points) and Germany's Pia Messing (5690 points).
"My favourite event has always been the High Jump, and probaly the Javelin. I am a little disappointed I could only do one throw due to hurting the ligaments in my elbow - my personal best in the Javelin is 11 metres further than what I threw today, so of course I am disappointed. It is still a great feeling overall," said Koscak who led proceedings from the very first event.&nbsp;
Valentina Savva from Cyprus won the first gold medal of the championships in the hammer with 70.28m.
And the Cypriot success didn&rsquo;t stop there as Emilia Kolokotroni won bronze with 65.35m. There could even be even more medalware to celebrate tomorrow with Iosif Kesidis the outstanding favourite in the men&rsquo;s final.
"I started in athletics in the long jump, but one day a coach saw me and suggested I should try the Hammer instead because of the way I am built. I love it so much, it's part of my life now," said Savva.
Full results <a title="" href="https://jerusalem22results.european-athletics.com/en/results/athletics/daily-schedule-date=2022-07-05.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

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