<h2>European Athletics U20 Championships</h2>
This biennial championships was first held in 1970 after three editions of the unofficial European Junior Games which started in 1964 and the most recent event, which now goes by the name of the European Athletics U20 Championships, was held in Jerusalem, Israel from 7-10 August 2023.
Germany dominated proceedings in the Givat Ram Stadium, winning eight gold medals and 23 medals in total, including a clean sweep in the women's discus. Outstanding individual performers across the four days included Niels Laros from the Netherlands who swept the 1500/5000m titles and Latvia's Agate Caune, a dominant winner in the 3000m and 5000m.
Caune set one of two championship records in Jerusalem, shattering the 5000m record with 15:03.85. The other championship record was set by Italy's Mattia Furlani who won the long jump title with 8.23m, one of three jumps in the final which surpassed the previous championship record of 8.17m which dated back to 1987.
The 2025 edition of the European Athletics U20 Championships takes place in Tampere, Finland.

Rosina Schneider emerged as one of the stars of this year&rsquo;s European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, winning double gold.&nbsp;
Firstly, she won the 100m hurdles and later contributed to the 4x100m title, running the third leg for Germany. Both gold medals were also in European U20 leading times for the year, adding the cherries on the cake for the talented teenager.&nbsp;
Yet, her individual success came despite her only recently switching her focus to the hurdles, hinting at much more progress to come.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hurdles switch bears fruit
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m like a newcomer,&rdquo; said the modest Schneider. Normally I was doing sprints in Germany, but I decided I wanted to do hurdles. I&rsquo;m very proud that it worked out.&nbsp;
&ldquo;It was my own decision. I looked at the European rankings and I saw that I could make it. The first girl was only one tenth away and I was like &lsquo;Okay. Maybe I can make it?&rsquo; And in the sprints, the girls from Great Britain are very fast. So, I&rsquo;m very happy to run hurdles. I (still) want to do sprinting too. Maybe more in the future years?&rdquo;&nbsp;
Until this year, Schneider had been predominantly a 100m and 200m sprinter, only occasionally dabbling over the sprint hurdles. Last year she reached the 100m flat semifinals at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia and she raced just three times over 100m hurdles across two domestic meetings.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A relative novice she may still be, but her talent over the barriers is clear. She scorched to gold in 13.06, a clear 0.17 ahead of the rest in Jerusalem. It was an improvement of 0.32 on her best time before the championships.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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&ldquo;Maybe next year, if everything goes well, I will manage to go under 13 seconds,&rdquo; speculates the fast-improving hurdler, not unreasonably.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Looking further ahead she says: &ldquo;Hopefully I will establish myself in the international competitions. I am a newcomer, and I am very happy with every race that I run. Every time I think I can learn a lot of things from each race and the technique.&rdquo;&nbsp;
<h2 dir="ltr">A team effort takes her to double gold</h2>
Training out of Stuttgart, she draws from a highly professional support network to guide her progress. This includes former world 4x100m bronze medallist Cathleen Tschirch who writes her training programmes, hurdles coaches Aleksandra Gacic and Sven Rees and gym coach Nicolas Neumann.&nbsp;
With her breakthrough results in Jerusalem and her rapid progress accelerating her to the top of the German senior rankings, expectation has grown on Schneider. But like any great hurdler, she understands the importance of feet being on the ground.&nbsp;
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She retains a fan-like admiration for some of the sport&rsquo;s biggest stars. &ldquo;I like Mondo Duplantis. - although he is doing the pole vault. He is still very, very young and he breaks world records after world records at a young age. He is like an idol for me. I love Sydney McLaughlin and Usain Bolt &ndash; everybody loves him,&rdquo; she smiles.&nbsp;
Only just turned 19, she also is keen to travel. &ldquo;I graduated in Germany in April and now I want to visit the world a little bit. Next year we have no international competitions, because it is my first year of being U23.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;I would like to go to Australia and New Zealand, maybe to the United States? Maybe I can look to join some training groups? I have got a trainer in Germany who can help me with this.&rdquo;&nbsp;
For an athlete as talented as Schneider, the world awaits.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Chris Broadbent for European Athletics&nbsp;

The world awaits Schneider after her breakthrough double gold in Jerusalem

Entering any championship as the favourite brings its own unique pressures.&nbsp;
And doing so from a smaller nation where the hopes are piled on your single set of shoulders, it can further increase expectation.&nbsp;&nbsp;
But Enzo Diessl has shown himself to be an athlete more than capable of overcoming any type of barrier, be they physical or mental. The Austrian won the 110m hurdles at the recent European Athletics U20 Championship in Jerusalem, producing his best form when the occasion demanded it.&nbsp;
&ldquo;Delivering your best at a championship is always a challenge,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And with the pressure that I had, I felt very proud that I could give my best at the finals and really run my time.&rdquo;&nbsp;
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Diessl produced a near flawless performance, winning his heat and semifinal, before winning the final in 13.12 (+1.2m/s), just 0.01 short of his personal best.&nbsp;&nbsp;
In his wake, he left silver and bronze medallists Rasmus Vehmaa of Finland and Sis&iacute;nio Ambriz of Portugal - both of whom chased Diessl home in national U20 records of 13.23 and 13.29 respectively.&nbsp;&nbsp;
But the Austrian was technically impeccable, revealing a cool head beneath his curly hair. It was also Austria&rsquo;s first gold medal at the championships in 2011 and Diessl took great pride in the historic significance of his victory.&nbsp;
&ldquo;It honestly motivates me that I make our small country proud,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It fuels me to go even harder. I like that it&rsquo;s kind of small, it&rsquo;s cool.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;I was originally born in Argentina, but I moved to Austria when I was seven years old, and I changed my nationality. I represent Austria and I feel very proud of that.&nbsp;
He also drew some satisfaction from following in the spike marks of France&rsquo;s Sasha Zhoya, a European U20 and U23 gold medallist, now making his presence felt in the senior ranks.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I feel very honoured that the champion before was Sasha Zhoya. I feel very honoured to be the next one in line. This is just the beginning and gives me lots of self-confidence and motivates me to work even harder for the higher hurdles,&rdquo; he smiled.&nbsp;
Like Zhoya, he now faces the prospect of the senior ranks and the additional test of racing over the 1.07 metre-barrier, an eight centimetre increase on the U20 hurdles.&nbsp;
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a transition you have to make of course,&rdquo; says the pragmatic Diessl. &ldquo;It does take some time and I will be working even harder with my coach and that will be the most important thing to get the technique down, to get the hips high and that&rsquo;s what I will be working on.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The stability he seeks on track is mirrored off track too. As a child he took part in judo and athletics. But he began concentrating on track aged 9 and has worked with long-term coach Beate Hochleitner for over 10 years. In addition, he has worked with strength and conditioning coach Christoph Ranz for four years. And the team are not setting any unrealistic expectations as he moves into the senior ranks.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;It does take time. Next year I want to stay healthy, stay fit and trust the process and from there, we will see how fast I can run,&rdquo; he says.&nbsp;
The only disruption to his seemingly serene progress thus far has been the flooding of his training base.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I train in Austria in Leibnitzer, sadly it has overflown with water,&rdquo; he said in the aftermath of victory in Jerusalem.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a problem we have to deal with at home. It&rsquo;s a problem we have had two or three times already. It makes me sad. It&rsquo;s my home track which I grew up on. I hope I can cheer them up with my gold medal and get everything back to normal.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Chris Broadbent for European Athletics&nbsp;

Diessl burns with a greater desire after breakthrough U20 gold in Jerusalem

For a man who has become used to bagging medals on the international stage, Mykhailo Brudin has found a hobby that could prove to be more than useful in the future.&nbsp;
The Ukrainian was one of the standout athletes from the recent European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, winning the discus by nearly seven metres with a world U20 lead of 66.58m. It added to the European U18 gold in the same city and world U20 bronze he took a year earlier in Cali, Colombia.&nbsp;
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And alongside this penchant for precious metal, he has developed a burgeoning interest in another type of accessory &ndash; leather bags.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;In March, I wanted to buy a new belt for my pants,&rdquo; he explained in the aftermath of his victory in Jerusalem. &ldquo;But I could not find a very good belt. So, I decided to create my own belt. I bought the leather, the instruments for leather and when I made it, I so liked it.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;So, (then) I wanted to try and make a wallet. It was not good, but not bad. Then I started to do leather bags. Now with my father and my mother, we are starting to create new designs. Trying to do something new, something cool and we are working together on this hobby.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I want to show them to the world, and I want to create my own brand. But not now, I need to improve my skills. I have a brand, I have a name, but I can&rsquo;t say.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
His handiwork with a needle and thread might seem quite a contrast to the brute strength required for the throws&rsquo; circles. But both activities reveal Brudin&rsquo;s close attention to detail. A welcome trait for any athlete aiming for the top.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Despite his clear winning margin in Jerusalem, Brudin is a man seeking constant improvement. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a very good experience for me and my coach,&rdquo; he reflected.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;We have found my mistakes and we are working to fix these mistakes. I have become stronger, faster, bigger. Now I am better than I was a year ago.&rdquo;&nbsp;
<h2 dir="ltr">Rome, Lima and maybe Paris in his sights for 2024</h2>
Having achieved his main goal for the year he will not compete for the remainder of 2023. Instead, alongside his father Yuriy &ndash; also his coach - they will focus on another assault on glory next year from their base in Logrono, Spain.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I need speed. We will do runs, runs and jumps, jumps,&rdquo; he stresses &ldquo;We will do that until October and from then, we will prepare for next year. I need to get stronger to get more power, more speed and to get a few more kg on my body.&rdquo;&nbsp;
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He will turn 19 next January, still young enough for major U20 competitions, but he also has an eye on the step upwards and throwing with the heavier 2kg senior discus.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;I want to do the World U20 Championships in Peru and European Championships in Rome,&rdquo; he says of his plans next year. &ldquo;I think it is possible. I think qualifications for that [the European Championships from 7-12 June] will be about 64-65 metres and I&rsquo;m very close. For the Olympic Games, I don&rsquo;t know, I am young. If I do it, it will be incredible.&rdquo;&nbsp;
With a best of 61.33m with the senior implement, he has a little way to go. But time is very much on his side in what is an exciting era for the men&rsquo;s discus.&nbsp;&nbsp;
World champion Kristjan Ceh from Slovenia and Lithuania&rsquo;s European champion Mykolas Alekna mopped up last year&rsquo;s major titles aged 23 and 19 respectively. And 30-year-old Olympic champion Daniel Stahl of Sweden still has plenty left in the tank.&nbsp;
So, Brudin is mindful of the challenge he faces in the senior ranks. But has the appetite to succeed.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;To be near Alekna and Ceh is a big pressure for me,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;These guys are at another level from other throwers because at every competition they throw 69, 70, 68. They are incredibly talented. I want to be near where they are.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;When you know that you are the winner - these first ten seconds, they are priceless. It is an incredible emotion. I want to feel this feeling every time. I will do everything to feel this.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Slowly but surely, whether it be as an international athlete or leather craftsman, Brudin is determined to thread his way through to the top.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Chris Broadbent for European Athletics

Rising Ukrainian discus star Brudin perfecting his craft on and off the track 

Two championship records, one championship best, five world U20 leads, 13 European U20 leads, one national senior record, five national U23 records and 35 national U20 records were set on the Conica surface at the Jerusalem 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships last week.
One of the standout performances came from Latvia&rsquo;s rising distance star Agate Caune who smashed the championship record and her personal best with 15:03.85 in the women&rsquo;s 5000m to become the third athlete ever to achieve the 3000/5000m double in the European Athletics U20 Championships.
Another prodigious distance talent, Niels Laros of the Netherlands, although well off the championship records in tactical races, unleashed a lightning-fast 51.35 last 400m in the 1500m en-route to his 1500/5000m distance double.
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Meanwhile, Italy&rsquo;s Mattia Furlani came out on top in a thrilling men&rsquo;s long jump final which saw both the gold and silver medallists go further than the previous championship record. Bulgaria&rsquo;s Bozhidar Sar&acirc;boyukov&nbsp;jumped over eight metres five times, including a Bulgarian U20 record of 8.22m in the second round, but it wasn't enough to displace Italy's Mattia Furlani from the top of the podium with a championship record of 8.23m.
There was a championship best in the decathlon pole vault too, with Germany's Amadeus Gr&auml;ber clearing 5.10m on his way to win gold with a world U20-leading total of 8209 points overall, thanks to a string of personal bests. All three medallists achieved over 8000 points with Austria's Matthias Lasch taking silver and Andrin Huber of Switzerland bronze.
In the women&rsquo;s pole vault, Lithuania's Rugilė Miklyčiūtė took silver with a 5cm personal best, improving her own national record of 4.15m. It was the only national senior record set during a championships which saw no fewer than 40 age group records.
Nina Chioma Ndubuisi in the women&rsquo;s shot put and Max Lampinen in the men&rsquo;s hammer also set world U20 leads, and world U20 bronze medallist and European U18 champion Mykhailo Brudin set world U20 leads in both qualification (65.48m) and in the final (66.58m).
Sprinters clearly loved the Conica surface too, with plenty of personal bests set across the board and a host of national records in the sprints and relays as well as other events.
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<h2 class="p1">A four-year partnership</h2>
Last year, European Athletics announced a four-year Partnership Agreement with the renowned track manufacturer until the end of 2026, awarding Conica the status of Preferred Supplier of European Athletics in the &lsquo;tracks and sport flooring&rsquo; category.
This means that Conica is designated as an Official Supplier at events where their tracks are used, covering European Athletics Championships, European Athletics Indoor Championships, European Athletics Team Championships and European Athletics U18/U20/U23 Championships &ndash; so it looks like records will continue to fall!
<h2 class="p1">About Conica</h2>
Conica has been developing and manufacturing innovative seamless flooring solutions based on polyurethane and epoxy resins for sports, games, leisure as well as other areas for over 40 years. Conica is one of the world&rsquo;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 health aspects of the material itself and for the user are the focus of product development. Conica is part of the Serafin group of companies based in Munich.
View the full <a href="https://jerusalem23results.european-athletics.com/resEAA/pdf/JER2023/ATH/JER2023_ATH_C81_ATH-------------------------------.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">list of records set</a> at Jerusalem 2023.

Conica surface provides setting for records aplenty at Jerusalem 2023

Brilliant performances from Agate Caune and Niels Laros confirmed distance running doubles as the European Athletics U20 Championships came to a close in Jerusalem on Thursday (10).&nbsp;&nbsp;
Latvian Caune was simply majestic as she ran away from a quality field to win the women&rsquo;s 5000m, smashing Elvan Abeylegesse&rsquo;s 22-year-old championship record by a massive 17.27 seconds. With barely a quarter of the race gone, Caune was already 60 metres clear to make it from that point a race against the clock.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Consistently lapping between 71-73 seconds, no one could live with the Latvian who poured on the pace and still had the energy to produce a 70-second final lap to finish in 15:03.83, taking over nine seconds off her personal best and &ndash; naturally &ndash; setting another national U20 record.&nbsp;
It was an even more impressive performance than the 28-second winning margin Caune recorded in winning the 3000m on Wednesday.
Germany&rsquo;s Kira Weis just got the better of 1500m silver medallist Sofia Thogersen to take silver with 15:50.36 to the Dane&rsquo;s 15:53.08. They were also the only two athletes in the 26-strong field who Caune did not lap.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I didn't think I would run so fast,&rdquo; admitted Caune after the race. &ldquo;But I felt great during the race and I'm extremely happy about the record result. I had the splits and my coach told me to push if I feel great, so I did, and I'm so happy.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;Before the race I thought maybe I could break the record, and then during the race I felt great and I thought &lsquo;Ok, you can push, you just need to push, you need to challenge yourself&rsquo;.&rdquo;
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Agate Caune has arrived! ✨ The Latvian smashes the 5000m championship record with 15:03.85 to win her second gold medal! 🇱🇻✌️ <a href="https://t.co/gjiDj8U1NI">pic.twitter.com/gjiDj8U1NI</a>
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Laros was more contained as he added 5000m gold to the 1500m title he claimed earlier in the week. Hungarian outsider Gabor Karsai made a bold solo bid for glory from early in the race, stretching out to a 30-metre lead by 3000m.&nbsp;&nbsp;
But as they entered the final lap, the pack descended on him, led by Laros and 3000m gold medallist Jonathan Grahn of Sweden. Laros turned on the burners and although it looked like Grahn could live it with it, the Dutchman found an extra gear and saluted the crowd as he surged away in the home straight to celebrate another gold.
He finished in 14:11.82, with Grahn capping a fine week with silver in 14:12.73. Austria&rsquo;s Kevin Kamenschak overcame Great Britain &amp; Northern Ireland's James Dargan to take bronze by 0.50 seconds in 14:15.02. The gutsy Karsai finished fifth in 14:18.70.&nbsp;
&ldquo;It was a tough race of course,&rdquo; admitted Laros. &ldquo;5k is always heavy and with competitors like Jonathan and Kevin it isn't given to you for free. I had to pay attention to the guys in front because I was at the back. If there was a gap I had to go there.
&ldquo;I had a nice plan with Kevin, my teammate and training partner, and I think it went well - first and third place go well together. Grahn was really good, I had to push the last metres to get rid of him. It gives you a boost of energy, you show yourself to the people and when I get to the homestretch and I know that I'm winning, it's nice to enjoy a few stands of people.&rdquo;
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<h2 class="MsoNormal">Graber grabs decathlon gold&nbsp;</h2>
Amadeus Graber of Germany came out on top in the men&rsquo;s decathlon with all three medallists finishing with personal bests above 8000 points after two gruelling days. Sitting in second place overnight, Graber&rsquo;s better day is typically day two and this was certainly true in Jerusalem.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Last year&rsquo;s European U18 champion strung together new personal bests in the 110m hurdles (14.12), discus (44.68m), pole vault (5.10m) and javelin (60.15m) to put him firmly in control ahead of the 1500m. He could afford to run a solid 4:41.86 to take gold in another personal best of 8209.&nbsp;
Austrian Matthias Lasch was the biggest mover on day two though, coming from an overnight position of ninth to take the silver medal with 8052. Bronze medallist Andrin Huber of Switzerland finished with a flourish winning the 1500m in 4:20.40 to total 8009 points.
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The decathlon class of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jerusalem2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jerusalem2023</a>! 🙌 Amadeus Graber 🇩🇪 is crowned European U20 decathlon champion with a world U20 lead of 8209 points! <a href="https://t.co/dMAtk0nijc">pic.twitter.com/dMAtk0nijc</a>
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Viktor Morozov took Estonia&rsquo;s only gold of the championship, and their first gold since 2011, by winning the men&rsquo;s triple jump with a European U20 lead and national U20 record of 16.45m (+0.6m/s) in the second round. Bozhidar Sar&acirc;boyukov of Bulgaria added another silver to the long jump medal he won earlier in the week with 16.25m (+0.5m/s) and his compatriot L&acirc;chezar V&acirc;lchev took bronze with 16.16m (+0.7m/s).&nbsp;
Afterwards, Morozov expressed his relief. &ldquo;I wanted to show the best possible performance because I knew I was capable to jump very far. We did a good job with my coach and also in previous years - in Tallinn I was third in 2021, last year, I was also third at the world juniors (U20) and I wanted gold. But I was not 100 percent confident about it - I just stayed calm and now, mission is done.&rdquo;&nbsp;
<h2 class="MsoNormal">Relay glory for Swiss, Germans, French and British&nbsp;</h2>
A well-drilled Swiss team took the men&rsquo;s 4x100m title from some of the more fancied nations. Slick changeovers were key to their victory. Taking the baton with a five-metre lead, 200m finalist Manuel Gerber kept his form on the anchor leg to bring home the gold in 39.87. The Netherlands took silver, just edging Germany by 0.01, finishing in 40.14.
For Dutch second leg runner Timo Spiering, it was a second silver, following similar success in the 200m final.
The women&rsquo;s 4x100m final brought a clash of two familiar foes as Germany and Great Britain &amp; Northern Ireland contested the gold. No nation other than these has won this title since 2007.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Germany had a marginal lead into the final leg and Holly Okuku held her nerve and her form to hold off 200m bronze medallist Success Eduan for gold. With both France and Switzerland failing to finish, the Czech Republic took advantage to win bronze in 44.68.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Germany&rsquo;s victory capped a superb championships for third leg runner Rosina Schneider, who also won the 100m hurdles title earlier in the week.&nbsp;
There was high drama in the women&rsquo;s 4x400m final. It looked like it was between the Netherlands and Germany in the final leg. But having finished fourth in the 200m final and being part of the French quartet that failed to finish the 4x100m final, Benedetta Kouakou was not short on motivation.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Running the anchor leg, she clawed away at the advantage and just dipped ahead of 400m bronze medallist Myrte Van Der Schoot to snatch gold by just 0.02 seconds, finishing in 3:33:31. There was an agonising end to the race for Germany&rsquo;s Anouk Krause-Jentsch who fell just one metre shy of the finishing line, allowing 400m individual winner Lurdes Gloria Manuel to pinch bronze for the Czech Republic in a national U20 record of 3:34.84.
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French 4x400m teams 🤝 dramatic finishes 🇫🇷🍿 What an incredible anchor from Benedetta Kouakou! 😧🤯<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jerusalem2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jerusalem2023</a> <a href="https://t.co/uagPPmsutg">pic.twitter.com/uagPPmsutg</a>
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The men&rsquo;s 4x400m was dominated by Great Britain &amp; Northern Ireland who led right from a strong opening leg by individual silver medallist Charlie Carvell. It left anchor runner Sam Lunt under pressure to deliver. However, Lunt made up for his 7th place finish in the 400m hurdles final by running a measured leg to hold off Germany&rsquo;s charging Elija Ziem to win gold in 3:06.89. Germany won silver in 3:07.75 and France won bronze in 3:07.97.&nbsp;
Germany finished the championships at the top of the medal table with a huge tally 23 medals, consisting of eight gold, eight silver and seven bronze, the athletics powerhouse's best performance since 2009.
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EuropeanAthletics/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Video highlights</a></li>
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Chris Broadbent for European Athletics

Distance stars Caune and Laros deliver showstopping doubles in Jerusalem

Serbian thrower Adriana Vilagos added yet another major title to her growing collection at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem on Thursday (10). &nbsp;
The 19 year old was a heavy favourite to take the women&rsquo;s javelin gold having twice won the world U20 title in 2021 and 2022. The expectation seemed to weigh on her shoulders in the early rounds, but she cut loose with a fourth round throw of 58.38m to banish any doubts.&nbsp;
Having won silver two years ago at these championships and bronze in the Munich 2022 European Athletics Championships at senior level last year, it is another important staging post in the young thrower&rsquo;s career. Veronika Sokota of Croatia took silver with 55.41m and Fanni Kover of Hungary grabbed bronze with 53.09m.
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The European silver medallist becomes the European U20 champion! 🫶 Adriana Vilagos 🇷🇸 strikes gold for Serbia in the javelin in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jerusalem2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jerusalem2023</a>! 🚀 <a href="https://t.co/HGZt6PBV2i">pic.twitter.com/HGZt6PBV2i</a>
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<h2 class="MsoNormal">Werro proves class in 800m final&nbsp;</h2>
Switzerland&rsquo;s Audrey Werro was another to justify her pre-race favourite status as she made a successful defence of her women&rsquo;s 800m title. T&uuml;rkiye's Dilek Kocak led at the bell, replicating the approach that brought her 1500m gold on Wednesday evening. &nbsp;
Werro moved past with 300m remaining and gradually went through the gears to open a 20-metre lead around the turn. Great Britain &amp; Northern Ireland&rsquo;s Abigail Ives took up the chase, but could not match the classy Swiss athlete who strode to a comfortable victory in 2:03:38. Ives was rewarded with silver in 2:05.89 and Kocak clung on for bronze in 2:06.21.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I don't know if the other girls were expecting that, but I know I have a very strong finish, so I was confident with finishing fast,&rdquo; said the Swiss athlete.
&ldquo;I was trying to do my best race, the first objective was the medal and maybe the time. I continue to run without caring what the others think of me. The first objective was the title and I&rsquo;m happy with it.&rdquo;&nbsp;
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A winning margin of 2.51 seconds! 🤯 Audrey Werro signs off her U20 career in style with back-to-back 800m titles in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jerusalem2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jerusalem2023</a>! 👌 <a href="https://t.co/iJv8tLnpFc">pic.twitter.com/iJv8tLnpFc</a>
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There was drama on and off the track in the men&rsquo;s 800m.
It looked like Jakub Dudycha got his tactics spot on, to add European U20 gold to the one he took at U18 level in the same stadium last year. He was then later disqualified for a push on Switzerland&rsquo;s Ramon Wipfli, but was eventually reinstated.&nbsp;
Spain&rsquo;s Ronaldo Olivo was the fastest in the field and he went to the front from the start to make it a true-run race. Dudycha kept the Spaniard within range and with 200m to go, Olivo&rsquo;s long stretch at the head of the field took its toll.
Dudycha steamed past followed by France&rsquo;s Thomas Marques De Andrade. The Czech ran clear in the home straight to finish in 1:46.76. Wipfli burst through to finish second in 1:47.20 with Marques De Andrade holding off Olivo by 0.10 seconds for bronze in 1:47.29.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<h2 class="MsoNormal">Strong Finnish earns gold and silver&nbsp;</h2>
The men&rsquo;s 400m hurdles was all about a strong finish by the strong Finnish. Jere Haapalainen and Antti Sainio claimed a unique Finland 1-2, thanks to a simultaneous kick down the home straight to overcome early leaders Anouar Bourahla of France and Nikola Kostić of Croatia.&nbsp;
Running from lane eight, Haapalainen paced it to perfection, setting a national U20 record of 50.02 in the process. Teammate Sainio executed identical tactics and was also rewarded with a lifetime best of 50.19. Bourahla hung on for bronze, also in a personal best of 50.33.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I tried to go out hard and I trusted my feelings today,&rdquo; said Haapalainen. &ldquo;I knew my finish was strong so I stayed calm and focussed and it worked out well for me. These U20 championships is just amazing, everything went perfect. I love the venue here. We have a good energy in our team here.&rdquo;
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In an exhibition of committed front running, Sweden&rsquo;s Moa Granat took home the women&rsquo;s 400m hurdles title. Taking it out from the gun, she held the lead throughout to go one better than the silver she managed two years ago in Tallinn with 56.58. &nbsp;
Sixteen-year-old Olha Mashanienkova of Ukraine led the chase. But could never quite get on terms with the flying Swede and settled for a creditable silver medal in 56.83. There was a mad scramble for the bronze between Romania&rsquo;s Alexandra Stefania Uta and Great Britain &amp; Northern Ireland's Emily Newnham with both being clocked at 57.02. The Romanian was eventually given the nod by just 0.004. &nbsp;
<h2 class="MsoNormal">Steeplechase repeat for Del Barrio</h2>
In the men&rsquo;s 3000m steeplechase, Spain&rsquo;s Sergio Del Barrio added European U20 gold to the European U18 title he won over 2000m steeplechase last year. Going into the final lap, he had a healthy gap on Ferenc Soma Kov&aacute;cs and the Hungarian had a further gap on the rest of the pack.&nbsp;
Del Barrio looked to have gold in his pocket, but he started to falter from the final water jump onwards and only just managed to hold off France&rsquo;s fast-finishing Pierre Boudy by 0.23 seconds with 8:46.81. Soma hung on for bronze in 8:47.50 with the pack closing.
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Medalla de oro! 🥇 European U18 champion Sergio Del Barrio 🇪🇸 becomes the European U20 3000m steeplechase champion in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jerusalem2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jerusalem2023</a>! <a href="https://t.co/IuTXUvJJu7">pic.twitter.com/IuTXUvJJu7</a>
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Sara Winburg produced her best when it mattered most, clearing a personal best of 4.25m to win the women&rsquo;s pole vault. It was Sweden&rsquo;s fifth gold medal, a record haul for the Scandinavian nation at the European Athletics U20 Championships.&nbsp;
Lithuania&rsquo;s Rugilė Miklyčiūtė and Great Nnachi of Italy shared silver with 4.15m. For Miklyčiūtė it was a particularly good performance, also landing her an outright national record.
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Vilagos reigns supreme with another javelin gold in Jerusalem

Another familiar name topped the podium in the men&rsquo;s high jump final on the final morning session of the Jerusalem 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships on Thursday (10).
Watched on coolly from the sidelines by 2004 Olympic champion Stefan, his son Melwin Lycke Holm won a tight and tense final on countback from Italy&rsquo;s pre-competition favourite Edoardo Stronati with a crucial first-time 2.18m clearance.
&ldquo;My plan was to try to clear every height at the first attempt which I did and that's actually what got me the gold at the end,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;
In doing so, Melwin far exceeded his father&rsquo;s best ever showing at a European Athletics U20 Championships. Stefan finished 11th and seventh respectively in 1993 and 1995 before blossoming into one of the world&rsquo;s best jumpers in the early-to-mid 2000s.
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And Melwin, who is also coached by Stefan, has aspirations of bettering his father&rsquo;s vast any many achievements as a senior.
&ldquo;I try to do my own thing. In Sweden I'm tired of everyone saying &lsquo;Melwin's father won the Olympic gold, he&rsquo;s jumping high because he did it&rsquo; so I'm trying to go my own way. We actually jump from different feet. I would like to be better than my father and to do that I'd have to win the Olympic gold and jump 2.40m, I think that's a good goal,&rdquo; he said.
Slovak Republics&rsquo;s Robert Ruffini, whose father of the same name won silver for Czechoslovakia in the same event in 1985 and is still the Slovak Y20 record holder with 2.24m, also added another medal to the family coffers with bronze at 2.15m.&nbsp;
<h2 dir="ltr">First ever field event gold medal for Ireland&nbsp;</h2>
After victory in the high jump last night, Angelina Topic had aspirations of becoming the first athlete in history to sweep the high jump and long jump titles at the European Athletics U20 Championships.
But four outings in as many days in hot and gruelling conditions seemed to catch up with the rising Serbian star who had to settle for a sixth-place finish with a best of 6.42m.
In a volatile and ever-changing competition, Ireland&rsquo;s Elizabeth Ndudi seized the lead in the second round with an Irish U20 record of 6.48m before going back into the lead, and extending her record, with 6.56m in the third round.
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This mark narrowly withstood the impending challenge of Bulgaria&rsquo;s Plamena Mitkova who jumped 6.54m and 6.53m respectively in the fourth and fifth rounds to add European U20 silver to her world U20 title from last year.&nbsp;
Germany&rsquo;s Laura Muller won bronze with a lifetime best of 6.51m while last year&rsquo;s European U18 champion Ayla Hollberg Hossain from Sweden just missing the podium with a sixth round lifetime best of 6.50m.&nbsp;
For Ireland, this was a historic gold medal - their first ever in a field event in European Athletics U20 Championships history. And for Ndudi, this represents a redemptive performance after finishing out of the medals at the U18 Championships last July.
&ldquo;Last year, I was very disappointed with my place finishing seventh. I owed it to myself. I made sure that I stayed really confident about my jumping despite the fact that the first was a foul. It is just a huge improvement for me and another national U20 record.&nbsp;
&ldquo;This year, I was definitely training more and I improved mentally too. Last year, I was a bit nervous and I think that is why I could not get that big jump. But today, I came with full confidence. It is probably very ambitious but my main goal is to get to the Olympics in Paris next year because that is where I live now,&rdquo; said Ndudi.
<h2 dir="ltr">Another golden session for the Germans&nbsp;</h2>
It was Germany all the way in the discus final. Curly Brown only scraped through into the final in 12th but the European U18 champion uncorked a sixth-round lifetime best of 53.93m to displace her compatriots Milina Weipwe (53.83m) and Lea Bork (53.46m).
&ldquo;In the last attempt, I was a bit shocked that I threw so far. I did not think that I could win this competition. It was like a deja-vu because I managed to win the U18 championships in Jerusalem and now, I am the U20 champion,&rdquo; she said.
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The German juggernaut shows no signs of slowing down in Jerusalem as the session also began with Frederick Weigel - the son of the 1983 world 50km race walk champion Ronald - also following up his European U18 title from last year with gold in the 10,000m race walk in a lifetime best of 41:53.58.&nbsp;
With one session remaining and a glut of medal chances to come, the Germans sit atop the medal table with six gold medals and 18 in total.
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Holm continues family legacy with high jump gold in Jerusalem

Marek Zakrzewski became the first man to secure the 100m/200m gold at the European Athletics U20 Championships since Great Britain&rsquo;s Darren Campbell in 1991 on Wednesday (9).&nbsp;
After winning the 100m on Tuesday, the Pole produced a dominant display to win the 200m in a personal best of 20.63 (+1.0m/s). Taking control right from the gun, he surged into the home straight with daylight between himself and the rest, never letting up to the finish.&nbsp;
In his wake, the Netherlands&rsquo; Timo Spiering took silver in a personal best of 20.97 and Daniele Groos of Italy landed bronze in 21.01, also a lifetime best.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I am feeling like a big athletics star at the moment, it feels amazing,&rdquo; said a beaming Zakrzewski in the aftermath of his victory. &ldquo;I am making history and still, I am one of the youngest of the sprinters here. So, it is fantastic. I have two gold medals at 100 and 200m - mission completed.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;I am the first Polish sprinter who achieved the gold medal in the 100m in history so this is some kind of a signal to my country that we can do something big."&nbsp;
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In contrast, the women&rsquo;s 200m final required a photo finish to sort out the medals. Coming into the home straight it looked like a straight shoot out between Alexa Suly&aacute;n of Hungary and Great Britain and Northern Ireland&rsquo;s Success Eduan.&nbsp;&nbsp;
But Sweden&rsquo;s Nora Lindahl put in a late charge in the closing 50 metres and dived over the line to snatch gold in a personal best of 23.26 (+1.5m/s). Sulyan was also clocked at 23.26, but was just edged out by 0.008. Eduan had to be content with bronze, the same result from two years ago at the same championships in 23.34.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<h2 dir="ltr">European U20 record-holder Herczeg spears javelin gold&nbsp;</h2>
In the light of his sensational European U20 javelin record of 84.98m in Austria last month, it was always going to be difficult for Hungary&rsquo;s new javelin hope Gy&ouml;rgy Herczeg to satisfy the high expectations coming into these championships.&nbsp;
But he went some way to proving his mettle, landing one of the throws of his life to gold with a third round 79.45m. It was a distance beyond the abilities of any of his peers and he passed on his final three attempts, content to take his first major international title.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Germany&rsquo;s Max Dehning was the next best with a season&rsquo;s best of 78.07m, earning last year&rsquo;s World U20 runner up another silver medal. Michael Allison of Great Britain and Northern Ireland took bronze with a best effort of 72.44m.&nbsp;
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<h2 dir="ltr">Favourites felled in distance duels&nbsp;</h2>
In the women&rsquo;s 1500m, pre-race favourite Sofia Th&oslash;gersen looked set to go one better than she managed in the 3000m at the same championships in Tallinn two years ago when she surged to the front with 250m to go.&nbsp;
But Turkey&rsquo;s Dilek Ko&ccedil;ak, leader at the bell, proved to be a stubborn opponent. She hung onto the Dane around the final turn and into the home straight. And in the closing metres she edged past to win gold by 0.22 in a season&rsquo;s best 4:16:18.&nbsp; Nat&aacute;lie Millerov&aacute; of the Czech Republic emerged from the chasing pack to win bronze in a personal best of 4:18.92.&nbsp;
It was a similar story in the men&rsquo;s 3000m with another top ranked runner missing out to a less heralded opponent. Nicholas Griggs of Ireland was attempting to defend his 3000m title and with 250 metres to go, he took off.&nbsp;&nbsp;
But Jonathan Grahn tracked his every step and as they entered the final straight, the Swede pulled away to win in 8:44.67. Griggs hung on for silver just 1.02 adrift, with Bradley Giblin of Great Britain and Northern Ireland winning bronze in 8:47.26.&nbsp;
Afterwards, Grahn said: &ldquo;Griggs is a phenomenal runner, so I was just hoping to win but I knew it was going to be very tough. I am just happy [Niels] Laros did not decide to run the 3000m because I would probably face him. But I am going to run the 5000 tomorrow with him and he is really the best. But anybody can still have a bad day, so maybe, maybe there is some chance?&rdquo;&nbsp;
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In the women&rsquo;s 3000m steeplechase, Karol&iacute;na Jaro&scaron;ov&aacute; of Czech Republic took the race by the scruff of the neck at the bell. She took it on from Germany&rsquo;s Adia Budde and was never headed, racing to a clear victory in a new national U20 record of 10:04.57.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Budde hung on for silver, matching the same colour of medal she won in the 2000m steeplechase at last year&rsquo;s European U18 Championships. Greece&rsquo;s Vasiliki Kallimogianni finished strong to win bronze in 10:08.44, also a new national U20 best.&nbsp;
<h2 dir="ltr">Decathlon battle heats up&nbsp;</h2>
There was early volatility on the decathlon leaderboard with Germany&rsquo;s Friedrich Schulze rocketing from 10th to top of the leaderboard after a season&rsquo;s best 2.07m in the high jump. But he plummeted back to eighth after running 52.19 in the the day&rsquo;s final event, the 400m.&nbsp;
The overnight leader is Roko Farka&scaron; of Croatia with 4174 points. But poised on his shoulder is Germany&rsquo;s Amadeus Graber, last year&rsquo;s European U18 Champion on 4140, currently in silver medal position.&nbsp;
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