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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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). [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
"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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
‘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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]