Alternate Sports - Athletics

Jozwik challenges Pereira's chase for a treble

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 08:58:00 +0000

Solange Pereira will face one of Europe’s leading middle-distance runners when she bids for a hat-trick of titles at the XXVIII International Mile Berango on Saturday.

Event & Competition Commission holds first meeting in Lidingö

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 07:38:00 +0000

The newly formed European Athletics Event & Competition Commission held its first meeting of the 2015-2019 period in Lidingö, Sweden, from 25-27 September.

Doping chiefs reject thyroid drug ban

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:04:07 +0000

UK Anti-Doping says it is "disappointed" after world anti-doping chiefs reject calls to ban thyroid medication in sport.

Merrien set on 2016 marathon mark

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 09:49:02 +0000

Great Britain marathon runner Lee Merrien says he is in shape to run the qualifying time for the 2016 Olympics.

Lidingöloppet – a wonderful manifestation of cross country running

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 08:04:00 +0000

Close to 45,000 runners participated in the 51st edition of the Lidingöloppet, located north of Stockholm from 25-27 September, which makes it the largest cross country race in the world and the season’s first European Athletics Cross Country Permit Meeting.

I cannot afford mistakes - Cockroft

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 19:55:34 +0000

Hannah Cockroft says losing to her young rival has spurred her on to achieve success at next month's IPC World Championships.

Gardener's new challenge

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 10:14:00 +0000

Jason Gardener, who set Great Britain’s men on their way to Olympic relay glory in Athens 2004 and won European 60m gold four times, has been named as the new President of UK Athletics.

World’s best sporting line up awaits athletics coaches

Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:58:00 +0000

The International Festival of Athletics Coaching (IFAC) returns to Rome from 23 October to Sunday 25 October 2015, in partnership with the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) at their Acquacetosa Olympic Training Centre in the Italian capital.

Shortlists announced for Golden Tracks awards

Mon, 28 Sep 2015 13:37:00 +0000

Following the voting period for the Golden Tracks European Athlete of the Year and Rising Star awards, the shortlists with the top 3 athletes in each category (alphabetical order) are now confirmed.

Flashback: A night to remember in Baku

Mon, 28 Sep 2015 09:46:00 +0000

As voting comes to an end today for the European Athletics Golden Tracks, we look back to last year’s awards ceremony in Baku which celebrated the 2014 winners.

A closer look at nominees for European Athlete of the Year final part

Sun, 27 Sep 2015 14:48:00 +0000

In the final part of our profiles of the nominees for this year’s European athletes of the year, we end with a world record-holder and a multiple distance gold medallist among a clutch of outstanding contenders.

Get to know Europe's Rising Stars final part

Sat, 26 Sep 2015 13:27:00 +0000

We complete our focus on the Rising Star nominees for the Golden Tracks trophy with a look at the remaining men and women in the running.

Hansen, Coe, Bubka attend ABAF Congress as Karamarinov re-elected

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 13:12:00 +0000

Bulgaria’s Dobromir Karamarinov was unanimously re-elected as President of the Balkan Athletics Federations (ABAF) during the Balkan Congress held in Vršac, Serbia, on 24 September.

A closer look at nominees for European Athlete of the Year part 3

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:02:00 +0000

Defending Female Athlete of the Year Dafne Schippers is featured in the next part of our focus on the nominees for this year's men and women's award at the European Athletics Golden Tracks.

‘We can work together’ says Hansen after meeting Commissioner for Sport

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:44:00 +0000

President Svein Arne Hansen and a delegation from European Athletics were welcomed by European Commissioner Tibor Navracsics in Brussels on Tuesday for a discussion of how the two organisations can cooperate to further their shared interests.

Get to know Europe's Rising Stars part 2

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 07:55:00 +0000

In the countdown to the end of voting for our European athletes of the year, it is our second wave of profiles for the Rising Star awards for 2015 and today we focus on Dina Asher-Smith, Alexandra Tavernier, Nazim Babayev and Bence Halász.

Member Federation Development Commission begins new mandate

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 17:00:00 +0000

Gathering for the first time of its four-year mandate, the European Athletics Member Federation Development Commission met in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 18-20 September to clarify the scope of the commission and propose the education programme for 2016.

A closer look at nominees for European Athlete of the Year part 2

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:03:00 +0000

In the second part of our look at the nominees for the men’s and women’s European Athletes of the Year, it is all about success indoors and out as today we profile Katharina Molitor, Maryna Arzamasova, Jimmy Vicaut and Renaud Lavillenie.

VIDEO: The Olympian who never gave up

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:25:37 +0000

In 1992, 400m medal hopeful Derek Redmond pulled up injured in the semi-final of the Barcelona Olympics, but still finished the race.

Javelin experts to discuss the need for change in Tanhuvaara

Tue, 22 Sep 2015 15:45:00 +0000

The ‘European Javelin Symposium- Modern javelin throwing’ seminar will gather world-class experts under the same roof from 21-22 November at the Tanhuvaara Sport Institute in Savonlinna, Finland.