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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

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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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