21st October 2022 09:24
The 2022 European Athletes of the Year and Rising Stars will be crowned at the Golden Tracks which will be streamed live through the European Athletics website and YouTube channel from 8.00pm local time (7.00pm CET) on Saturday (22).
The Golden Tracks award ceremony takes place in the Estonian capital city of Tallinn this year and will be hosted by Andy Kay alongside 2009 European indoor long jump champion Ksenija Balta.
The European Athlete of the Year trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to recognise the best European athlete each year and the Rising Star award was inaugurated in 2007 to celebrate the brightest talents in Europe.
Women’s European Athlete of the Year finalists:
- Femke Bol (NED)
- Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR)
- Nafissatou Thiam (BEL)
Men’s European Athlete of the Year finalists:
- Armand Duplantis (SWE)
- Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)
- Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE)
Women’s Rising Star finalists:
- Karmen Bruus (EST)
- Angelina Topic (SRB)
- Elina Tzengko (GRE)
Men's Rising Star finalists:
- Mykolas Alekna (LTU)
- Mattia Furlani (ITA)
- Niels Laros (NED)