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<h2>European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships</h2>
<p>The European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships is the forerunner to the European Mountain Running Championships and&nbsp;combines the disciplines of trail and mountain running with races for both elite and recreational athletes.</p>
<p>The first edition of the European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships took place in El Paso on the Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary Islands on 1-3 July 2022 and the 2024 edition took place in Annecy, France from 31 May-2 June 2024.</p>
<p>At the 2024 edition, France topped the medal table thanks to their exploits in the trail races in which the swept all eight medals. The French took clean sweeps in both the individual races and the team titles as well.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The 2026 edition is due to take place in Slovenia.&nbsp;</p>

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<p><strong>Thursday (25) marks one year to go until the third edition of the European Off Road Running Championships, which takes place on 25-27 June in Ljubljana-Kamnik.&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>Slovenia has previously hosted the Ljubljana 1997 European Athletics U20 Championships, the Velenje 2011 SPAR European Cross Country Championships and twice hosted the European Mountain Running Championships at Cerklje 2001 and Kamnik 2017, a predecessor of this event.</p>
<p>The Balkan nation is also set to stage the Maribor 2025 European Athletics Team Championships 2nd and 3rd Division on 25-29 June.</p>
<p>Consisting of mountain running and trail running disciplines for senior and U20s, the European Off Road Championships provides a uniquely scenic experience for endurance runners.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The inaugural edition in El Paso, La Palma, Spain in 2022 saw 283 runners from 24 countries compete, with Italy topping the medal table. Last year saw the event take place in Annecy, France with 480 entries representing 30 countries. The host nation France topped the medal table.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Next year&rsquo;s event will traverse the stunning landscape of the Kamnik&ndash;Savinja Alpine region in Slovenia. Like with the inaugural European Running Championships, the event will be open to mass participants.</p>
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2024 Review | French scale the heights and British women blaze a trail in thrilling off road year

<p><strong>As the dust settles on the second edition of the European Off-Road Running Championships, organisers are reflecting on a successful hosting of the event in Annecy, France.</strong></p>
<p>With the host nation also topping the medal table, there is a contentedness in the home camp. Thousands of spectators enjoyed three days of top-class off-road running. A total of 542 athletes took part in the ten elite races, with the men's trail race attracting the most participants with 83.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Off road community enthused</h2>
<p>As part of the event, around 7,000 outdoor and trail enthusiasts took part in the five races of the Maxi-Race mass participation events in Annecy, which were held on the same days.</p>
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<p>&ldquo;It has been hard work and a challenge to get the European Championships off the ground&rdquo;, said Patrick Gimenez, President of the Organising Committee. &ldquo;We started two years ago and, to be honest, I thought the work would be less intense.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"But when you leave a stadium environment and have to find tracks in the countryside that meet the International Federation's specifications in terms of length and metres of altitude, it becomes difficult.&ldquo;</p>
<p>He also revealed the extraordinary demand for the mass participation races. &ldquo;When we open registration in October, some of the races are sold out within two hours," says Gimenez proudly.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Mass participation success</h2>
<p>Following the inaugural event in El Paso, La Palma two years ago and Annecy 2024, the combination of elite and mass participation events is becoming the established model. Similar models will be rolled out at the Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships, where recreational runners will take part in the Roma 10k in the wake of the elite half marathon runners.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>And mass participation will have an even stronger presence at the European Running Championships in Brussels-Leuven in April 2025. When the national teams compete for the 10km, 21km and 42km titles, with mass participation events over all three distances. Plus the best 25 runners will be counted for their nation&lsquo;s ranking, regardless of whether they are elite or amateur runners.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Slovenia beckons</h2>
<p>But as far as mountain and trail running is concerned, attention now swtiches to the third European Off-Road Running Championships, which will be held in Kamnik/Ljubljana in June 2026 (date TBC).</p>
<p>The town on the outskirts of the Slovenian capital has a population of around 14,000 and is logistically conveniently located close to the motorway and just 16 minutes &nbsp;from Ljubljana's Jože Pučnik Airport.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The local organisers have a wealth of experience, having hosted the 2010 World Mountain Running Championships and the 2017 European Mountain Running Championships. They also have Tomo &Scaron;arf, the current president of the World Mountain Running Association, as a senior expert in their team.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We are aiming for more national federations and more athletes to take part in two years' time than this year&rdquo;, says &Scaron;arf, thinking of 32 to 34 nations that could compete in Slovenia. &ldquo;We will organise two open races in addition to the medal events, one uphill and one trail, and we hope to welcome about 2000 participants.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Slovenia failed to win a medal at Annecy 2024 and it is unlikely that the 2026 hosts will follow in France's footsteps.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Ten or 15 years ago, we had a golden generation and were regularly winning medals at the World Championships in Mountain Running&rdquo;, says &Scaron;arf, looking back.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Times have changed, in Annecy, Tine Zizmond was our best in the U20 men's Up and Down race, finishing fifth. But in two years he will be too old for the juniors and maybe too young for the elite. In any case, we hope to have a strong team at the event.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>Egon Theiner for European Athletics</strong></p>

Successful championships close at Annecy 2024

<p><strong>European Athletics President Dobromir Karamarinov paid tribute the hosts ahead the second European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships, which will take place in Annecy, France 31 May-2 June.</strong></p>
<p>Speaking at the event&rsquo;s Opening Ceremony on Thursday (30), he said: &ldquo;We follow the reality and the circumstances, and they show us that off-road running is growing.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>&ldquo;So, our natural objective is to continue to promote and improve these championships. We are aware that this second edition is taking place in a very special year. These are the days of the off-road runners now. In a week's time, the European Athletics Championships will be held in Rome. And then we look ahead to the Olympic Games in Paris.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Our thanks go to the French Athletics Federation, the local authorities and the Organising Committee of these European Championships.&rdquo;</p>
<h2>French stars raring to go</h2>
<p>In the coming days, 20 titles, ten in the individual and ten in teams, are up for grabs in mountain and trail running, with 454 athletes from 29 nations taking part.</p>
<p>French superstar Blandine L'Hirondel is the defending champion in the trail race. &ldquo;I'm in really good shape, but there are uncertainties in this sport and my rivals are strong, especially those from my own team,&rdquo; she said.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The race is relatively short at 62 kilometres, but very difficult - because you have to be fast all the time and, unlike an ultra-trail, you can't take a breather. And then, five or six hours can be very long.</p>
<p>&ldquo;It was never a question for me whether I would compete in this home European Championships or not. My performances in the French team dress have brought me to the highest level and I am proud to represent my country.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Sport isn't a video game where you reach the highest level once and then there's nothing more. I'm a world champion, a European champion, but after every success I mentally go back to the lowest level and challenge myself once more to see if I can do it again and better.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>Meanwhile Annecy&rsquo;s hometown hero Benjamin Roubiol will carry the most expectation in the men&rsquo;s trail race. The 2023 world champion said: &ldquo;The gold medal at the World Championships has made me famous and a professional athlete.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I know the terrain here in my home area very well, which I think is also an advantage when it comes to planning the race. And it will be nice to be cheered on by the local community, friends and my family.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I don't have a clear race strategy, more of a general one, which is to be consistently fast from start to finish, not to vary my rhythm and to run as smoothly as possible, especially on the downhills. It's about doing my best. If I don't win, I know that's part of the sport, but there's also the team event, I also want to give my contribution to it, a &lsquo;did not finish&rsquo; is out of the question.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>Egon Thiener for European Athletics</strong></p>
<p><strong>Photos courtesy of Alanis Duc and Gwendal Hamon (FFA)&nbsp;</strong></p>

President hails off-road runners at Annecy 2024 launch

<p><strong>This weekend&rsquo;s European Off-Road Running Championships in Annecy, France will see the continent&rsquo;s finest mountain and trail runners competing for glory in the French Alps.</strong></p>
<p>Iconic Swiss mountain runner Maude Mathys, European gold medallist in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022 is among the stars set to compete for individual and team medals.</p>
<p>You can watch all the action live across featuring 10 races from 31 May-2 June on the <a href="https://www.european-athletics.com/home/live-stream/european-athletics-off-road-running-championships" target="_blank" rel="noopener">European Athletics website</a>, with English commentary.&nbsp; <strong>Please note registered users of the European Athletics website will need to logout and login again to view the stream.</strong></p>
<p>You will also be able to view the stream with English or French commentary at <a href="http://www.eurovisionsport.com/europeanathletics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eurovision Sport</a>, broadcast partner of European Athletics.&nbsp;Please note that the stream will be geo-blocked in France. French users can watch the stream on <a href="https://www.athletv.fr/sportitemset/664e1ad4aeaf696cab940b7e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Athl&eacute; TV</a> or follow the broadcast on TV 8 Mont Blanc.</p>
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How to watch the 2024 European Off-Road Running Championships

<p>The upcoming European Off-Road Running Championships will see several intriguing rematches take place, with multiple medallists from the senior races in the 2022 edition in El Paso returning to the fray for the Classic Hill and Up and Down mountain running disciplines.</p>
<p>The Annecy-hosted event takes place on 31 May to 2 June featuring 10 races in trail and mountain in and around the French Alps across senior men, senior women and U20 classes. It will be covered live on the <a href="https://eurovisionsport.com/explore/sport?id=EBU-Home-Athletics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eurovision Sport platform</a> (with both English and French commentary) and on the European Athletics website.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Maestri back for title defence</h2>
<p>In the senior men's events, Cesare Maestri from Italy is the defending Classic Hill champion and was also the silver medallist at last year&rsquo;s World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Innsbruck-Stubaitalbahn, Austria.</p>
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<p>Two years ago, Maestri outran Dominik Rolli from Switzerland and &nbsp;Daniel Osanz from Spain who took silver and bronze. He will also renews rivalries with the fourth and fifth placed athletes from El Paso, Spain&rsquo;s Miquel Corbera and Ireland&rsquo;s Zak Hanna respectively.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Austrian twins Hans-Peter and Manuel Innerhofer, first at the Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival (25km) and second at last year's Mayrhofen Ultraks Zillertal (30km), are also medal contenders.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Britain&rsquo;s Jacob Adkin, first at the Mozart 100 Half Marathon in Salzburg, could also be among the front runners. Italy's Henri Aymonod is currently fifth in the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) rankings, while compatriot Francesco Puppi has shown with wins at the Vertical Fenis and the Trofeo Valli Bergamasche that he is very much as home on the mountains, as he is on the trails.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Then there is Timotej Becan, who won the Knap Trail in his home country of Slovenia in 2023, European U20 gold medallist from El Paso, Lukas Ehrle from Germany and Swedish star Petter Engdahl, who won the Eiger Ultra (50km) last year. 69 runners from 23 nations will be competing, with Italy looking to defend its team competition title.</p>
<h2>Mathys eyes more gold</h2>
<p>In the senior women's race, all eyes will be on Maude Mathys. The Swiss not only won the individual titles in the Classic Hill and Up and Down in El Paso, but also the team gold in the Up and Down discipline. An icon of the sport, she has held the European Classic Hill title since 2017.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Her recent victory at the Golden Trails event in Kobe, Japan on 20 April proves that she's in top form. Her most likely rival Austrian World Champion Andrea Mayr, is absent, but Christel Dewalle &nbsp;of France, Scout Adkin of Great Britain and Susanna Saapunki of Finland, who finished third, fourth and fifth respectively in 2022, will also be competing.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Judith Wyder, the Swiss runner-up in the trail short race at the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships will also be in the pack, while Monica Madalina Florea of Romania, ranked ninth in the WMRA rankings, could also be in contention for a medal.</p>
<p>Another name to watch is Austria's Anna Plattner, who won the &Ouml;tzi Trail (30km) in Italy. Ida Waldal, two-time European U20 champion in 2022, will also take part. 63 runners from 24 countries are expected to start. Two years ago, Great Britain and Northern Ireland took the women&rsquo;s title in this event.</p>
<h2>Main contenders going for double</h2>
<p>When the medals are awarded two days later in the Up and Down, 16km with 960 m of ascent and 1000 m of descent await the competitors. The start is in Menthon-Saint-Bernard and the finish in Annecy at the MaXi-Village, the hot spot of these European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships.</p>
<p>The reigning men&rsquo;s Up and Down men&rsquo;s champion Sylvain Cachard of France is not present, but many of the participants in the Classic Hill are also on the entry list for the Up and Down, including Maestri (2nd, 2022), Rolli (3rd, 2022), Manuel Innerhofer (4th, 20022), Hans-Pete Innerhofer (6th, 2022) and Puppi, Ehrle and Becan in the men&rsquo;s race.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Also fighting on twin fronts are Mathys (1st in 2022), Florea (2nd, 2022), Scout Adkin (3rd, 2022), Saapunki (5th, 2022), Waldal and Wyder in the women&rsquo;s Up and Down race.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Another name worth watching is Sweden's Emelie Forsberg, runner-up in the&nbsp; prestigious Cap de Creus 2024 (22.5 km) and winner of last year's Eiger Ultra (50 km), who is focussing entirely on the Up and Down race.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The starting fields include 68 male runners from 22 countries and 63 female runners from 23 countries, with Italy&lsquo;s senior men and Switzerland&lsquo;s senior women looking to defend their team titles.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Across the full weekend, there are 457 athletes representing 31 nations in the entry-list. In 2022, traditional off-road running powerhouse Italy topped the medal table, taking five gold, five silver and three bronze.</p>
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<p><strong>Egon Theiner for European Athletics</strong></p>

Mountain champions set for title defence in Annecy

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Staatsloterij

Sportnieuws

Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport

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Province of Gelderland

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Athletic Ventures

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Apeldoorn is one of the greenest cities in the Netherlands and among the largest municipalities in Gelderland. It is a mid-size city with a population of approximately 161,000. Apeldoorn has a charming and lively inner city and a young, sports-minded population.

The town is easily accessible by car (A1 motorway) and train. The proximity of large cities such as Utrecht (59 kilometre) and Amsterdam (75 kilometre) and its space and tranquillity make Apeldoorn one of the most popular cities in the Netherlands. The area mainly consists of woods and heath-lands and is a popular destination for tourism, in particular hiking and cycling.

The Dutch royal family has always had close ties with the city. Apeldoorn is home to the stately Loo Palace, the former summer residence of the Dutch royal family and nowadays a national museum. Apeldoorn is possibly the most athletic-minded city in the Netherlands.