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European Athletics U23 Championships

Switzerland's 'Babyface Killer' Spitz is a man on a mission

He playfully describes himself as a 'Babyface Killer' on social media, but there is a ring of truth to Lionel [...]

26th July 2023 19:24

Finland's rising hammer hero Kosonen is ready for more magic after home gold in Espoo

She is a huge fan of Harry Potter, but hammer thrower Silja Kosonen also has a magic touch of her [...]

25th July 2023 08:29

After double gold in Espoo, Van Daalen is standing tall both on and off the track

No one could ever accuse the newly crowned double European U23 champion Alida van Daalen's Olympian mother of being a [...]

19th July 2023 09:44

Alasaari adds to Finland's title haul with surprise pole vault victory in Espoo 2023

Pole vaulter Juho Alasaari gave the home crowd the perfect climax to a superb European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo [...]

16th July 2023 20:25

It's a family affair for Iapichino, O'Sullivan and Rooth in Espoo 2023

It was a family affair as a thrilling European Athletics U23 Championships drew to a close in Espoo on Sunday [...]

16th July 2023 20:05

Turkish delight for Nezir and Akcam in the 400m hurdles in Espoo 2023

Ismail Nezir and Berke Akcam landed a 1-2 for Türkiye at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo on [...]

16th July 2023 12:09

French gold rush on the penultimate evening in Espoo 2023

It was a golden night for France at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo on Saturday (15) with tricolore [...]

15th July 2023 20:11

Gürth eclipses championship record to strike 3000m steeplechase gold for Germany

Germany's Olivia Gürth set a championship record as she won the women's 3000m steeplechase at the European Athletics U23 Championships [...]

15th July 2023 16:29

Championship record! Alekna throws 68.34m for discus gold in Espoo 2023

Lithuanian giant Mykolas Alekna snatched world champion Kristjan Ceh's championship record as he dominated the men's discus final in the [...]

15th July 2023 13:10

Finnish stars Kosonen and Vanninen strike gold for the hosts in Espoo 2023

Torrential rain caused a slight postponement to the programme at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo on Friday (14). [...]

14th July 2023 21:15

Hicks completes a British 5000m double with front running epic in Espoo 2023

Charles Hicks made it a quick-fire British 5000m double after winning the men's 5000m final in the morning session at [...]

14th July 2023 10:06

Van Daalen dominates the shot put as the Dutch excel in Espoo 2023

Alida van Daalen successfully completed the first half of an assault on double gold in the throws at the European [...]

13th July 2023 18:48

Senior standouts shine on the first morning session in Espoo 2023

European discus champion Mykolas Alekna, 20, made light work of qualification at the first morning session of the European Athletics [...]

13th July 2023 11:21

European Athletics brings a “Safe Space” to Espoo 2023

European Athletics will have a new safeguarding set-up at the Espoo 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships, which takes place this [...]

13th July 2023 11:19

Stey and McGrath split the honours in the 20km race walk in Espoo 2023

France's Pauline Stey upgraded from silver to gold as the first event of the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships took [...]

12th July 2023 17:55

On the comeback from injury, Vicente seeks to “complete the circle” in Espoo 2023

The hugely talented Maria Vicente returns to the major championship arena seeking to "complete the circle" at this week's European [...]

12th July 2023 12:16

How to follow the Espoo 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships

All five days of the Espoo 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships from 12-16 July will be streamed live through the [...]

12th July 2023 07:24

Preview | Finnish stars and European champions to highlight Espoo 2023

Finnish athletes won three gold medals at the European Athletics U20 Championships two years ago and this golden triumvirate will [...]

10th July 2023 15:50

Preview | Rising Star Alekna seeks more success at the European Athletics U23 Championships

Men's Rising Star for 2022 Mykolas Alekna from Lithuania heads a high-quality line-up for the European Athletics U23 Championships in [...]

10th July 2023 11:14

Espoo awaits for ascending Sophie O’Sullivan after success in Silesia

The narrative will always be there. Being the daughter of a world champion, the woman most consider the greatest Irish [...]

5th July 2023 09:48

Final entries published for Espoo 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships

The final entries for the Espoo 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships from 13-16 July have been published and can be [...]

3rd July 2023 15:47

Three European U20 champions headline Finland’s initial U23 team for Espoo

Reigning European U20 champions Silja Kosonen, Saga Vanninen and Ilona Mononen feature on Finland's initial team for the Espoo 2023 [...]

30th June 2023 14:05

The bigger the stage the better for Norway’s newest one lap talent Ingvaldsen

He may be only 20 but Havard Bentdal Ingvaldsen has already developed a habit that could carry him to lofty [...]

29th June 2023 09:55

Media accreditation opens for Espoo 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships

Media accreditation is now open for the Espoo 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships. The European Athletics U23 Championships take place from [...]

16th May 2023 17:00

100 days until Espoo! 10 athletes to watch at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships

With 100 days to go until the European Athletics U23 Championships take place in Espoo, Finland, we take a look [...]

4th April 2023 12:59

Richter hopes to reel in the competition ahead of Espoo and Budapest

Between training, Steven Richter is never more content than with a fishing rod in hand, scouring the sea for his [...]

21st March 2023 10:06

Tuthill puts Ireland on the throwing map with historic hammer silver in Leiria

Nicola Tuthill became the first Irish athlete ever to win a medal at the European Throwing Cup, when she took [...]

15th March 2023 15:15

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 [...]

11th January 2023 09:15

Rising Star Tzengko to target European U23 gold in Espoo

On the same evening she was crowned women's Rising Star at the 2022 Golden Tracks award ceremony in Tallinn on [...]

27th October 2022 09:42

"I’m never going to limit myself." Olatunde dreams big after breakthrough 2022 campaign

Go back to the autumn of 2019, when Israel Olatunde was 17 years old.  If you took a trip to a [...]

13th September 2022 10:30

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 [...]

25th July 2021 11:06

Italy tops the medal table in Tallinn with a final day gold rush

With four gold medals on the last day of the Tallinn 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships, Italy topped the medal [...]

11th July 2021 18:10

Mahuchikh clears a championship record of 2.00m for high jump gold in Tallinn

Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh amassed a faultless card to win gold in the high jump on the third day of the [...]

10th July 2021 20:34

Two championship records tumble on the track in Tallinn

As well as two championship records being set in the field events, two championship records also fell on the track [...]

10th July 2021 20:28

Kokhan and Bekmez complete the set of European age-group titles in Tallinn

Ukraine's Mykhaylo Kokhan became the first athlete to win individual European U18, U20 and U23 titles with gold in the [...]

9th July 2021 20:18

Sulek captures European U23 heptathlon title with 6305 points

Adrianna Sulek took the lead in the heptathlon after the high jump and the Pole went on to capture the [...]

9th July 2021 19:55

Ceh surpasses Harting’s championship record in discus qualifying in Tallinn

After a no-throw on his first attempt, Slovenia's Kristjan Ceh made no such mistake with his second throw in discus [...]

8th July 2021 19:30

Star names safely progress in the first session in Tallinn

In a prolonged first session at the Tallinn 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships due to the inclement conditions causing the [...]

8th July 2021 11:48

Mahuchikh and Kokhan to target a full set of age-group titles in Tallinn

The outstanding Ukrainian duo of Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Myhaylo Kokhan have been two of the most illustrious athletes at age-group [...]

7th July 2021 15:46

Kokhan throws over 80 metres; Bolingo runs European leading 400m in 50.29

Ukrainian hammer thrower Mykhaylo Kokhan continued his prodigious progress when he won at the 11th Istvan Gyulai Memorial meeting in [...]

6th July 2021 06:43

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 [...]

1st July 2021 11:55

Heyward, Ceh, Skrzyszowska and Mahuchikh among the European Athletics U23 Championships entries

Five champions from the last European Athletics U23 Championships are among the final entries for the Tallinn 2021 European Athletics [...]

29th June 2021 08:47

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 [...]

24th June 2021 13:22

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 [...]

21st June 2021 12:08

Tallinn confirmed as new host city of European Athletics U23 Championships

The European Athletics U23 Championships is now due to take place in Tallinn, Estonia from 8-11 July. The biennial championships were [...]

25th May 2021 12:11

European Athletics U23 Championships will not take place in Bergen

European Athletics has been informed by Norwegian Athletics that despite intensive discussions with the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry [...]

21st May 2021 09:06

Kate O’Connor: “Being world class in every event is one of my goals”

“I want to be world class in every event” is quite an ambition for a young heptathlete. But for Kate [...]

24th July 2020 01:47

‘Limitless’ Reekie plots senior success after double gold in Gavle

A little more than a month ago in the Swedish town of Gavle, 21-year-old Jemma Reekie made history in becoming [...]

16th August 2019 08:21

Five championship records set at the European Athletics U23 Championships

The Gavle 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships were highlighted by five championship records across the four days of competition at [...]

15th July 2019 07:08

Reekie completes the middle distance double in Gävle

Great Britain’s Jemma Reekie and Denmark’s Anna Emilie Moller completed track doubles on the final day of competition at the [...]

14th July 2019 09:02

Kaul scores a championship record of 8572 points to win the decathlon

Johannes Erm described his first day in the decathlon as perfect but the Estonian trudged away from the arena after [...]

14th July 2019 08:09

Erm establishes decathlon lead after three events in Gävle

The decathlon began with championship bests in both the 100m and the long jump on the third morning of competition [...]

13th July 2019 11:36

Moller breaks championship record to retain her 3000m steeplechase title

Anna Emilie Moller’s margin of ascendency in the 3000m steeplechase final was such the eventual silver medallist had only just [...]

13th July 2019 09:38

Erm leads the decathlon standings after a “perfect” first day

Estonia’s Johannes Erm described his first day at the Gavle 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships as “perfect” and the overall [...]

13th July 2019 08:41

Double gold for Switzerland on the second day of competition in Gävle

Switzerland’s Geraldine Ruckstuhl overhauled Sophie Weissenberg from Germany to win an enthralling heptathlon on the second day of competition at [...]

12th July 2019 09:36

Berlin 2018 champions Herman and Tentoglou add to their title hauls

Gold medallists from the European Championships Elvira Herman and Miltiadis Tentoglou came to the Gavle 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships [...]

12th July 2019 08:45

Thrilling heptathlon climax in store on the second day in Gävle

A tantalising eighteen points separate long-time leader Sophie Weissenberg from Germany and Switzerland’s Geraldine Ruckstuhl going into the final event [...]

12th July 2019 01:54

Golden Gressier glides to victory on his 10,000m debut

France’s Jimmy Gressier has showed in the past that he can win in a sprint and he can also win [...]

11th July 2019 07:54

How to follow the European U23 Championships

A live streaming service for the European Athletics U23 Championships in Gavle, Sweden from 11-14 July will be available on [...]

11th July 2019 07:03

Home favourite Larsson qualifies fastest for the 100m semifinals

At 19, Henrik Larsson is the second youngest entrant for the men’s 100m at the Gavle 2019 European Athletics U23 [...]

11th July 2019 01:17

Kramer focused on titles rather than times in Gävle

Andreas Kramer emerged from under the radar to win the 800m title in Bydgoszcz two years ago but the reigning [...]

10th July 2019 05:07

President Hansen underlines the importance of the European U23 Championships

At the pre-event press conference for the Gävle 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships on Wednesday (10) held at the Gävle [...]

10th July 2019 00:52

Recycling placed at the centre of sustainability efforts in Gävle

The Gästrike Återvinnare recycling centre is testing out a new recycling kit for waste sorting during the Gävle 2019 European [...]

9th July 2019 06:18

European Athletics U23 Championships photos available for media

A selection of hi-res photographs from the Gävle 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships from 11-14 July will be made available [...]

9th July 2019 05:30

Berlin 2018 medallists to headline European U23 Championships

A smattering of stars from last summer’s Berlin 2018 European Athletics Championships will be in action at the Gavle 2019 [...]

9th July 2019 02:48

Final entries available for European Athletics U23 Championships

A total of 1105 athletes representing 49 Member Federations - along with 14 Authorised Neutral Athletes - have been entered [...]

2nd July 2019 09:17

Medals for the European Athletics U23 Championships unveiled

The medals for the Gavle 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships are now ready and awaiting their owners. A unique medal clearly [...]

13th June 2019 08:27

One month to go - European Athletics U23 Championships

It has been two decades since Gothenburg hosted the European Athletics U23 Championships but the biennial event will be returning [...]

11th June 2019 10:52

Tortu clocks a wind-aided 9.97 100m in Rieti

Reigning European U20 100m champion Filippo Tortu began his individual season in excellent form, running faster than his Italian 100m [...]

24th May 2019 06:42

Media accreditation open for Gavle 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships

Written press, non-rights holders and photographers are now invited to apply for accreditation for the Gavle 2019 European Athletics U23 [...]

7th May 2019 11:39

Tentoglou to target another title at the European U23 Championships

For most athletes the European Athletics U23 Championships act as a bridge between the U20 and the senior stage but [...]

26th March 2019 11:23

Tickets now available for the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships

A limited number of ‘Early Bird’ tickets are now available for the Gävle 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships which will [...]

16th August 2018 10:49

Gävle to host the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships

After Bydgoszcz, Poland staged the 2017 edition of the event, the European Athletics U23 Championships will be heading to Gävle, [...]

4th June 2018 09:05

Edoburun’s golden progress through the ranks

With his powerful, high thigh lift, Great Britain’s Ojie Edoburun is one of the most recognisable young sprinters in the [...]

19th July 2017 07:22

Bydgoszcz: a championships to remember

As the curtain came down in Bydgoszcz on Sunday evening, one thing was certain: the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships [...]

17th July 2017 10:23

Kolak lives up to the billing with javelin gold

It is not often an Olympic champion appears at the European Athletics U23 Championships but Croatia’s Sara Kolak did not [...]

16th July 2017 08:59

Klosterhalfen storms to 1500m gold in Bydgoszcz

Once more, Konstanze Klosterhalfen demonstrated what an incredible talent she is and what an amazing future she has after taking [...]

16th July 2017 05:42

Warholm and Skagestad make it a Norwegian double in Bydgoszcz

Karsten Warholm has a gold medal at last to celebrate in his amazing season after a record-breaking performance in the [...]

16th July 2017 04:20

Volko breaks championship record in the 200m

Twenty-four hours after becoming the first Slovak man to win a major outdoor sprint medal, Jan Volko took that little [...]

15th July 2017 09:26

Janezic beats Warholm in a 400m thriller

Slovenia's Luka Janezic came storming down the home straight to become the European U23 400m champion in Bydgoszcz just as [...]

15th July 2017 08:35

Kolak leaves her mark in javelin qualifying

It is no surprise who finished top of qualifying in the women's javelin at the European Athletics U23 Championships in [...]

15th July 2017 02:05

Bukowiecki throws 21.59m to break championship record

Konrad Bukowiecki won gold for Poland in the shot put at the European Athletics U23 Championships in a way that [...]

14th July 2017 08:50

Swoboda and Edoburun are crowned sprint champions in Bydgoszcz

Ewa Swoboda and Ojie Edoburun today showed they are among the greatest young sprinters in the sport by winning the [...]

14th July 2017 06:05

How to follow the European Athletics U23 Championships

The Bydgoszcz 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships takes place between Thursday and Sunday this week (13-16 July) and you can [...]

13th July 2017 07:57

At last, Mayo is the champion in Bydgoszcz

Spain's Carlos Mayo finally put himself on top of the podium as he produced a sensational burst of speed to [...]

13th July 2017 06:52

Leffler has narrow lead in heptathlon thriller in Bydgoszcz

There is some battle developing in the heptathlon at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz. After the first day of [...]

13th July 2017 06:15

Bukowiecki soars into the final with a championship record

Konrad Bukowiecki gave the European Athletics U23 Championships a sizzling start on the first morning of competition on Thursday. The [...]

13th July 2017 01:16

Modahl and Nool praise 'I Run Clean' initiative

Diane Modahl and Erki Nool today hailed the European Athletics’ I Run Clean(™) online anti-doping education platform for its importance [...]

12th July 2017 06:30

A parade of stars on show at the European U23 Championships

It will be very much a parade of champions at the European Athletics U23 Championships which start in Bydgoszcz tomorrow [...]

12th July 2017 05:52

Can goes for another double as Bydgoszcz prepares for a special week

It is quite an achievement, whatever the age, for a team to celebrate one of their athletes winning the 5000m [...]

11th July 2017 03:16

Live streaming from the European Athletics U23 Championships

European Athletics will stream the European Athletics U23 Championships from Bydgoszcz, Poland, on its website. The event takes place from [...]

10th July 2017 08:01

Bydgoszcz goes green for the European U23 Championships

Sustainability is one the foremost considerations in the planning of any major sporting event and the organisers of the European [...]

7th July 2017 07:00

Bukowiecki and Ennaoui headline Polish team for Bydgoszcz

Poland has announced a 65-strong team for the European Athletics U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland from 13-16 July. The standout [...]

4th July 2017 11:48

Final entries available for European Athletics U23 Championships

The final entries for the European Athletics U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland which begin on 13 July are now available [...]

4th July 2017 09:24

One month to go - European Athletics U23 Championships

Today marks one month to go until the eleventh edition of the European Athletics U23 Championships takes place in Bydgoszcz, [...]

13th June 2017 00:03

European U23 javelin record and world-lead for Türkiye's Tugsuz

It is proving quite a time for competitors preparing the European Athletics U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, later this summer [...]

19th May 2017 10:53

Alina has more than a Reh of hope for 2017

When the clock is turned back to the summer of 2015, and the brilliant European Athletics U20 Championships held in [...]

4th May 2017 09:46

Gold is the only colour on Ennaoui’s mind in Bydgoszcz

Sofia Ennaoui has claimed medals at cross country and on the boards in the last four months and the up-and-coming [...]

23rd March 2017 04:47

Bydgoszcz gold on the menu for Seliverstau

It is amazing what a medal can do for an athlete’s confidence and Belarusian Pavel Seliverstau is hoping to be [...]

22nd March 2017 09:33
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