From Oropesa del Mar to Brussels! A look ahead to an action-packed 2023 season
Athletics is a sport for all seasons - and all surfaces as well! With the festive break over and the first results emerging from the roads, cross coun [...]
European bronze medallist Topic wins prestigious Piotr Nurowski Prize
European high jump bronze medallist Angelina Topic from Serbia has been named winner of the 2022 Piotr Nurowski Best Summer European Young Athlete Pri [...]
Reigning European U20 champions excel in the United States
Some of the outstanding athletes at last year's European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn last July were in excellent early season form in meeti [...]
Nine European U20 champions from Tallinn repeat in Nairobi
Nine athletes followed up their victories at the Tallinn 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships with victories on the global stage at the World Ath [...]
Alekna threatens world U20 discus record with 69.81m in Nairobi
Lithuania's Mykolas Alekna won his second major title of the season in the discus on the last day of competition at the World Athletics U20 Championsh [...]
Zhoya obliterates world U20 110m hurdles record with 12.72 in Nairobi
France's Sasha Zhoya obliterated his world U20 record in the 110m hurdles final with a 12.73 clocking on the penultimate day of the World Athletics U2 [...]
Vanninen adds world U20 heptathlon title to her collection in Nairobi
Finland's Saga Vanninen added the world U20 heptathlon title to her European U20 title on the second day of the World Athletics U20 Championships in N [...]
Record-breaking participation and streaming figures recorded for European Athletics U23 and U20 Championships
The European Athletics U23 and U20 Championships in Tallinn were hugely successful and record-breaking championships both on and off the track with re [...]
Three relay titles propel Great Britain to the top of the medal table in Tallinn
Great Britain topped the medal table at the Tallinn 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships for the second successive edition with six gold medals - [...]
Askag lands a rare horizontal jump double on the final day in Tallinn
Sweden's Maja Askag enhanced her status as one of the breakthrough performers at the Tallinn 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships by winning her [...]
Zhoya and Kosonen break championship records on day three in Tallinn
Sasha Zhoya broke the championship record in the 110m hurdles to win his first - and surely not his last - major gold medal in the 110m hurdles at the [...]
Adeleke leads Irish gold medal rush with a sprint double in Tallinn
Ireland had only won three titles in European Athletics U20 Championships history prior to Tallinn but the Irish contingent have amassed four gold med [...]
Zhoya scorches to a 12.98 clocking in the 110m hurdles semifinals in Tallinn
The precocious Sasha Zhoya stormed to a 12.98 clocking in the 110m hurdles semifinals on the second day of the Tallinn 2021 European Athletics U20 Cha [...]
Vanninen scores 6271 points to win European U20 heptathlon title in Tallinn
Finland's Saga Vanninen added more than 400 points to her lifetime best to win the heptathlon title on the second day of the Tallinn 2021 European Ath [...]
Championship records broken and equalled on the second morning in Tallinn
One championship record was broken and another was equalled within the first hour of competition on the second morning session of the Tallinn 2021 Eur [...]
Ramadani wins Kosovo’s first ever European title with U20 gold in Tallinn
Muhamet Ramadani created athletics history for Kosovo by becoming his country's first ever European champion across all age groups and disciplines wit [...]
10 to watch at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn
With the Tallinn 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships beginning tomorrow (15) morning, we pick out 10 of the outstanding prospects from across th [...]
Hauttekeete aiming to emulate Van der Plaetsen with European U20 decathlon gold in Tallinn
As one might expect from a nation with such a proud and illustrious tradition in the heptathlon and decathlon, the focus of attention was on the combi [...]
Final entries published for European Athletics U20 Championships
The final entries for the Tallinn 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships from 15-18 July have been published and can be found here. The entry-list [...]
Medals and official anthem for Tallinn 2021 European Athletics U23 and U20 Championships launched
The medals for the Tallinn 2021 European Athletics U23 and U20 Championships have been officially unveiled with one week to go until the U23 event kic [...]
Tickets on sale for European Athletics U23 and U20 Championships
A limited number of tickets are on sale for the European Athletics U23 and U20 Championships which take place in back-to-back weeks in the Kadriorg St [...]
Media accreditation opens for European Athletics U23 and U20 Championships
Media accreditation is now open for the European Athletics U23 Championships (8-11 July) and for European Athletics U20 Championships (15-18 July), bo [...]
One month to go until the European Athletics U20 Championships
Today (15) marks one month to go until the Kadriorg Stadium in Tallinn plays host to the continent's outstanding junior athletes at the European Athle [...]
Estonian DJ NOËP to write the official anthem for Tallinn 2021
With less than 100 days until the European Athletics U20 Championships take place in Tallinn, Estonia from 15-18 July, the organisers have secured the [...]
European Athletics U20 Championships celebrates its Golden Anniversary
Fifty years ago today, the first European Junior Championships – now the European Athletics U20 Championships – got underway in the Stade Olympique de [...]
European Athletics U20 Championships returns to Tallinn in 2021
The European Athletics U20 Championships will return to the Kadriorg Stadium in Tallinn, Estonia after a decade-long hiatus in 2021. The last time the [...]
Mahuchikh closing in on world U20 record after close attempts in Boras
With a season's best some 14 centimetres higher than the next best competitor, Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh as expected delivered one of the most com [...]
Sclabas concludes glittering U20 track career with 1500m gold
Racing for the fifth time in the championships, Switzerland’s Delia Sclabas won the 1500m title at the Boras 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships [...]
Great Britain tops the medal table after three track titles on final day
World U20 leader Max Burgin might have been missing from these championships due to injury but the British contingent still thoroughly dominated the 8 [...]
Iapichino overcomes conditions to win a dramatic long jump final
Italy’s Larissa Iapichino won a see-sawing long jump final at the Boras 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships with 6.58m, following in the footste [...]
Iapichino and Johansson sail through to the long jump final
Italy’s Larissa Iapichino and Sweden’s Tilde Johansson both surpassed the automatic qualifying mark of 6.35m with their first attempts in the long jum [...]
Mahuchikh dominates the high jump final and comes close to the world U20 record
The championship record of 1.95m remains intact for at least two more years but the world U20 record of 2.01m might not survive for too much longer su [...]
Johansson remains on course for double gold after 100m hurdles title
Sweden's Tilde Johansson is on course to win two gold medals on home soil at the Boras 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships after storming to the [...]
Home favourite Johansson opens account with 100m hurdles heat victory
Tilde Johansson began her campaign for two gold medals at the Boras 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships with a slick display in the 100m hurdles [...]
Kokhan breaks European U20 record twice to win the hammer
All five of Myhaylo Kokhan’s valid throws in the hammer final at the Boras 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships surpassed the previous championsh [...]
Vicente prevails in a pulsating heptathlon with 6115 points
Just when it seemed the gold medal was slipping out of Maria Vicente’s grasp, the Spaniard mustered up another phenomenal competitive effort in the 80 [...]
Borås 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships photos available for media
A selection of hi-res photographs from the Borås 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships from 18-21 July will be made available to the media courte [...]
How to follow the European Athletics U20 Championships
A live streaming service for the European Athletics U20 Championships in Boras, Sweden from 18-21 July will be available on the European Athletics web [...]
Heptathlon finely balanced after the first day of the heptathlon
A tantalising two points separate Spain’s world and European U18 champion Maria Vicente from Spain and Great Britain’s Holly Mills after the first day [...]
Mills begins heptathlon campaign with two lifetime bests in Borås
Great Britain’s Holly Mills leads the heptathlon after setting lifetime bests in the first two events at the Boras 2019 European Athletics U20 Champio [...]
Getting to know Amy Hunt, the world's fastest U18 200m runner
Amy Hunt is one of the most in-demand athletes at the Boras 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships after a record-breaking run in an event she wasn [...]
Class of 2019 aim for honours at the European Athletics U20 Championships
The European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto two years ago will surely be looked back on as one of the vintage editions of an event which goes [...]
Borås 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships press conference highlights
Ahead of the Boras 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships, four of the prospective stars of the next four days spoke to the press about their prepa [...]
Media advisory: Borås 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships press conference
Accredited members of the media are invited to attend the pre-event press conference for the Borås 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships on Wedne [...]
Final entries available for European Athletics U20 Championships
Final entries for the Boras 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships have been finalised and can be viewed here. The championships take place between [...]
Jakob Ingebrigtsen smashes European U20 1500m record with 3:30.16
Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen came tantalisingly close to breaking the sub-3:30 barrier but the 18-year-old still came away with a massive improvement o [...]
Johansson eclipses Swedish U20 long jump record with 6.73m in Karlstad
Swedish teenager Tilde Johansson set herself up for a pursuit of more gold at this month’s European Athletics U20 Championships in her own country by [...]
Hunt sets world U18 best of 22.42; world age-17 best of 2.00m for Mahuchikh
Great Britain’s Amy Hunt took advantage of the near-perfect conditions and the notoriously quick track at the Mannheim Junior Gala in Germany on Sunda [...]
Burgin, Iapichino and Nacheva excel with European U20 Championships approaching
Three outstanding youngsters set significant performances this weekend which could set the tone for next month’s Boras 2019 European Athletics U20 Cha [...]
One month to go - European Athletics U20 Championships
Four years after Eskilstuna held the event, the European Athletics U20 Championships returns to Swedish soil one month today (18) when Boras stages th [...]
Tzenggo, 16, improves European U18 javelin best to 61.48m in Halle
Elina Tzenggo still has one more season left in the U18 ranks but this has not stopped the precocious 16-year-old from making sizeable advancements wi [...]
One final hurrah awaits Bekmez in her U20 farewell in Boras
In the end, there is no secret to a country’s athletics success. If the money is in the pot, and the right coaches are in place and the identified tal [...]
Media accreditation open for Boras 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships
Written press, non-rights holders and photographers are now invited to apply for accreditation for the Boras 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships [...]
Tzenggo surpasses world U18 javelin best in Ioannina
Greece’s Elina Tzenggo surpassed the world U18 javelin best with the 500g implement at the Greek Schools Championships in Ioannina on Wednesday (8). T [...]
Mahuchikh focused on clinching the European U20 title amid senior success
Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh has two seasons left in the U20 ranks but the 17-year-old has already created her fair share of headlines in senior comp [...]
Ingebrigtsen finishes 12th in U20 race at the World Cross Country Championships
European 1500m and 5000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen finished a battling 12th in the U20 race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, [...]
Ingebrigtsen confirmed for U20 race at the World Cross Country Championships
Reigning European 1500m and 5000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has confirmed he will contest the U20 race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships [...]
Ingebrigtsen improves world indoor U20 1500m record to 3:36.02
Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen set his second world indoor U20 1500m record in 10 days at the International PSD Bank Meeting in Dusseldorf on Wednesday ( [...]
Mahuchikh equals world indoor U20 high jump record with 1.99m
Reigning world and European U18 high jump champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh from Ukraine continued her remarkable ascent at the Skakani Hustopece high jump [...]
Green named as event ambassador for 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships
Retired Swedish high jumper Emma Green has been named as an event ambassador for the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Boras, Sweden from 1 [...]
Ukrainian athletes win a trio of titles at the Youth Olympic Games
European athletes won eleven gold medals at the third edition of the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 11-16 October with Ukraine le [...]
Vicente and Nacheva to renew rivalry at the Youth Olympic Games
Some 26 individual gold medallists from the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships in Gyor, Hungary from July are on the provisional entry-lists fo [...]
Borås to host the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships
Sweden will host both the European Athletics U20 and U23 Championships in 2019 and one week after Gävle stages the older age-group event, the baton wi [...]
European Athletics U20 Championships had impact of more than €8 million
A recently released survey into the economic impact of the Grosset 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships has revealed that more than €8 million wa [...]
The sky is the limit for Nedasekau after breakthrough win in Grosseto
Maksim Nedasekau has even considered trying out for the decathlon, such is the range of his talents. The Belarusian teenager has run 10.9 for the 100m [...]
Sclabas now setting her sights on revising the Swiss record books
Delia Sclabas caught the eye at the Grosseto 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships when she won the women’s 3000m. It wasn’t just the fact that s [...]
Arrivederci Grosseto!
The American writer Mark Twain popularised the phrase ‘Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics’ but with regards to the Grosseto 2017 European Athletics U20 Ch [...]
Duplantis surpasses championship record for pole vault gold
A day after the longest standing men’s championship record was beaten with a 2.33m clearance in the high jump, Sweden’s Armand Duplantis broke another [...]
Two world U20 records for Germany on final day in Grosseto
Niklas Kaul drew the curtain down on his glittering career in the junior ranks by smashing his world U20 decathlon record on the final day of the Euro [...]
Nedasekau breaks 40-year-old record for high jump gold
While the heptathlon has been the outstanding competition of the championships on the women’s side thus far, the high jump was the standout final for [...]
Aceti adds to Italian medal haul with 400m gold
A day after Filippo Tortu stormed to the 100m title at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto, the hosts claimed their second gold medal [...]
Shukh edges out Ruckstuhl in a classic heptathlon battle
While the Gotzis Hypo-Meeting in May produced arguably the greatest heptathlon competition in history, the European Athletics U20 Championships in Gro [...]
Tortu crowned European U20 100m champion
Filippo Tortu was aiming before the championships to break his Italian U20 record of 10.15 in the 100m final but times were irrelevant on a windy even [...]
Rusu kicks for 10,000m gold in Grosseto
Romania’s Dorin Andrei Rusu played the waiting game to perfection as he sprinted to victory in the 10,000m on the first evening session of the Europea [...]
How to follow the European Athletics U20 Championships
The European Athletics U20 Championships take place in Grosseto, Italy between Thursday and Sunday this week (20-23 July) and you can follow the actio [...]
Smerdova lands first gold medal in Grosseto
Competing as an Authorised Neutral Athlete, Yana Smerdova followed up her success at the European Race Walking Cup in Podebrady in May when she won th [...]
Ingebrigtsen targets a hat-trick of titles in Grosseto
Jakob Ingebrigtsen has already made plenty of headlines this summer season with his exploits across a range of distances and he is set to star at the [...]
Championship records poised to fall at U20 Championships in Grosseto
A 5.60m clearance was sufficient to win the pole vault at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz on Sunday but with four vaulters compe [...]
Live streaming from the European Athletics U20 Championships
European Athletics will stream the European Athletics U20 Championships from Grosseto, Italy, on its website. The event takes place from Thursday to S [...]
Final entries available for European Athletics U20 Championships
The final entries for the European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy which begin on 20 July are now available to view here. There will be [...]
Kaul spearheads German team for Grosseto
Germany will be sending 80 athletes to compete at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy from 20-23 July. One of the standout nam [...]
One month to go – European Athletics U20 Championships
Today marks one month to go until the European Athletics U20 Championships takes place in Grosseto, Italy, from 20-23 July. Performances already thi [...]
Tortu breaks Italian U20 100m record in Savona
Filippo Tortu won a silver medal behind Noah Lyles in the 100m at the World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz last summer and the 18-year-old is continui [...]
Media accreditation is open for European Athletics U20 Championships
Media accreditation for the European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto from 20-23 July is now open for written press, photographers and broadcas [...]
Grosseto to stage European Athletics U20 Championships
The Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini played host to some of the biggest names in Paralympic sport at the IPC European Athletics Championships this summe [...]
Glory times for a glorious future
It was four days to remember in Eskilstuna - a European Athletics Junior Championships of records, of tears, of cheers and, above all, an event that s [...]
It's Swede success for the relay men
Host nation Sweden won their first gold medal of these 23rd European Athletics Junior Championships in Eskilstuna with a national junior record in the [...]
Record-breaker Babayev in a class of his own
Azerbaijan's Nazim Babayev produced the performance of the week in Eskilstuna today with a stunning leap in the triple jump to smash a record that had [...]
Garcia hits all the right notes
Diego Garcia won 10,000m race-walking gold for Spain at the European Athletics Junior Championships in Eskilstuna on Saturday morning - and the triump [...]
Tremendous third day for Denmark with two gold medals
Emel Dereli successfully defended her shot put title at the European Athletics Junior Championships in Ekilstuna on Saturday and she did it in the bes [...]
Litzell delivers silver for Sweden
Renee Eykens is looking forward to returning home to Belgium - because then it might sink in that she won 800m gold today at the European Athletics Ju [...]
Halasz hammers his way into the history books
Bence Halasz gave Hungary another golden day in the hammer as he won a dramatic competition in record style at the European Athletics Junior Champions [...]
Edoburun and Swoboda swoop for 100m gold
In the space of 10 minutes at the European Athletics Junior Championships in Eskilstuna this afternoon, Ojie Edoburun and Ewa Swoboda confirmed their [...]
Lake shows nerves of steel
Morgan Lake chose the hard route into the high jump final on the second morning of the European Athletics Junior Championships in Eskilstuna. Great Br [...]
Afanasyeva sparks Russian glory
Russia had three reasons to celebrate less than an hour into the opening morning of the European Athletics Junior Championships in Eskilstuna today as [...]
Riva flows to glorious gold
Italy's Pietro Riva delivered a wonderful final injection of speed to win the 10,000m in a brilliant race to end the opening day of track action at th [...]
Bukowiecki weathers the storm to land gold
There was rain, and then there was the new reigning champion. Konrad Bukowiecki proved to be as good as expected as he won shot put gold in sensationa [...]
President Hansen hails the golden opportunity
On the eve of the 23rd European Athletics Junior Championships, three words set the scene for the next four days: Remember Eskilstuna 2015. They came [...]
ANTI-DOPING EDUCATION PROGRAMME
Four months ago, when Prague staged the European Athletics Indoor Championships, Konrad Bukowiecki, Morgan Lake and Florentina Marincu showed how well [...]
Gyuratz is hammering home a message
Eight days before her 19th birthday in May, Hungary’s Reka Gyuratz made the biggest breakthrough of her career. Just as the outdoor season was movin [...]
