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The Golden Tracks award ceremony will be streamed live through the <a href="https://youtube.com/user/EuropeanAthletics">European Athletics YouTube channel</a> from 8.30pm CET on Saturday (16).&nbsp;
The award ceremony takes place at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland where the men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s European Athletes of the Year and Rising Stars winners will be announced and presented with their trophies.
From an initial long-list of 12 athletes, three finalists are in contention for both the men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s European Athlete of the Year award including 2019 winners Karsten Warholm from Norway and authorised neutral athlete Mariya Lasitskene. A summary of the finalists can be found <a href="https://european-athletics.com/news/men-s-and-women-s-european-athlete-of-the-year-finalists-announced-">here</a>.
Three finalists are also in the running to be this year&rsquo;s men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s Rising Star, an award which was introduced in 2007 to recognise outstanding young and emerging European athletes. A summary of the finalists can be found <a href="https://european-athletics.com/news/men-s-and-women-s-rising-star-finalists-for-2021-announced">here</a>.
Past winners of the Rising Star award have included Jessica Ennis-Hill (2007), Sandra Perkovic (2010), Nafissatou Thiam (2016), Armand Duplantis (2018), Jakob Ingebrigtsen (2018) as well as Warholm (2017) and Lasitskene (2014), the 2019 European Athletes of the Year.

Golden Tracks to be streamed live on European Athletics YouTube channel on Saturday

With 10 days until the Golden Tracks award ceremony takes place in Lausanne, Switzerland on 16 October, we can announce the three finalists for the men's and women's European Athlete of the Year.
The shortlist includes both the 2019 European Athletes of the Year Mariya Lasitskene and Karsten Warholm, both of whom won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games and trophies in the Diamond League final in Zurich.
The shortlist was determined by a four-part voting process which incorporates votes from fans across social media, Member Federations, media and an expert European Athletics panel. Each section constituted 25 percent of the vote.
Sifan Hassan (The Netherlands)
Sifan Hassan almost pulled off the unthinkable feat of winning three individual gold medals at the same Olympics. Hassan won the 5000m and 10,000m titles but the Dutchwoman came up narrowly short in the 1500m, settling for bronze behind Faith Kipyegon and Laura Muir.
Hassan&rsquo;s pre-Olympic campaign was highlighted by a world 10,000m record of 29:06.82 in Hengelo - a mark which was beaten on the same track only two days later by Letesenbet Gidey - and while her exploits in Tokyo had understandably caught up her, the seemingly indefitagle Hassan still finished her season with a flourish.
After winning over 5000m in Eugene, Hassan ran one of the fastest mile times in history in Brussels with 4:14.74 before finishing a close second to Kipyegon over 1500m in the Diamond League final in Zurich.&nbsp;
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Mariya Lasitskene (Authorised Neutral Athlete / Russia)
Mariya Lasitskene has won multiple world and European titles both indoors and outdoors but an Olympic medal was conspicuously absent from her collection.&nbsp;
Still a junior at the time of the 2012 Olympics, Lasitskene missed out on selection for London and the blanket ban on Russian athletes meant Lasitskene was absent from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Troubled by a knee injury all season, Lasitskene only qualified for the final by virtue of a third-time clearance at 1.95m but the Russian showed her immense competitive mettle by clearing season&rsquo;s best of 2.02m and then 2.04m to seal the title.&nbsp;
Lasitskene, who was the 2019 European Athlete of the Year, then went on to clear 2.05m in the Diamond League final in Zurich. Will she become just the second athlete after Dafne Schippers (2014-15) to win the award in back-to-back editions?
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Anita Wlodarczyk (Poland)
Like Lasitskene, Anita Wlodarczyk was on the comeback trail from injury but the seasoned campaigner had timed her peak to perfection.
The world record-holder created history at the Olympic Games in Tokyo by becoming the first female athlete to win three successive gold medals in the same event, clinching a third gold medal in the hammer with a winning mark of 78.48m - her best mark in three years.
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Armand Duplantis (Sweden)
His world record of 6.18m remains just beyond his reach for now but Armand Duplantis achieved a record for consistency at the highest level, clearing six metres or higher in no fewer than 12 competitions indoors and outdoors.
His indoor season was highlighted by a 6.10m clearance in Belgrade, a precursor to another title at the European Indoor Championships in Torun where he cleared 6.05m to take ownership of the championship record in the arena in which he broke the world record for the first time in 2020.
Duplantis suffered two unexpected losses outdoors but the American-based Swede won every significant competition including gold at the Olympic Games with 6.02m and the Diamond League final in Zurich with 6.06m.&nbsp;
Duplantis has previously been a winner at the Golden Tracks. He was named joint men&rsquo;s Rising Star in 2018 alongside Norway&rsquo;s Jakob Ingebrigtsen following their incredible exploits at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin.
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Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Italy)
The men&rsquo;s sprinting scene was thrust wide open this season and the vastly improving Lamont Marcell Jacobs duly filled this void with two scintillating performances in the 100m at the Tokyo Olympics.
Having broken the 10 second-barrier ahead of Tokyo, Jacobs eclipsed the European record with a 9.83 clocking in the semifinal before storming to gold in the final in 9.80. Further success came at the end of the championships as Jacobs ran the second leg of Italy&rsquo;s gold medal-winning team in the 4x100m.
Jacobs gave notice of what was to come this summer by dominating the 60m at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun where he won gold in a world lead of 6.47. He also caught the attention of eagle-eyed track fans with a scintillating 8.91 split at the World Relays in Silesia.
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Karsten Warholm (Norway)
Karsten Warholm raced lightly in 2021 but his performances were of a stratospheric standard.&nbsp;
Warholm clinched the world record from Kevin Young, appropriately on home soil at the Bislett Games in Oslo with 46.70 but the Norwegian tore his record asunder at the Olympic Games in Tokyo where he broke through the 46 second-barrier with 45.94 - a respectable time even for the 400m flat!
For the third successive season, Warholm enjoyed an unbeaten campaign in the 400m hurdles. He also took notable wins in Monaco and Berlin as well as in Zurich at the Diamond League final.
At 25, Warholm is one of the few athletes to have won both the Rising Star award and the men&rsquo;s European Athlete of the Year award. Will he win again in Lausanne?&nbsp;
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Men’s and women’s European Athlete of the Year finalists announced

With just under a fortnight to go until the Golden Tracks award ceremony takes place in Lausanne, Switzerland on 16 October we can reveal the three finalists for the men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s Rising Star awards. 
The shortlist was determined by a four-part voting process which incorporates votes from fans across social media, Member Federations, media and an expert European Athletics panel. Each section constituted 25 percent of the vote.
The last winners of the Rising Star award in 2019 were Ukraine&rsquo;s Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Niklas Kaul from Germany.&nbsp;
Rhasidat Adeleke (Ireland)
Now based in the United States at the University of Texas in Austin, Rhasidat Adeleke crowned her season by winning a 100/200m double at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn.
Adeleke became the first female sprinter to complete the sprint double at this championships in a decade. The Irishwoman won the 100m by a narrow margin in 11.34 before dominating the 200m, crossing the finish-line in 22.90 to win by a yawning gap of 0.65. Adeleke&rsquo;s winning time only just missed the championship record of 22.85 set by the soon-to-be two-time Olympic 200m champion Barbel Eckert in 1973.&nbsp;
Her sixth race of the championships was every bit as impressive. Adeleke demonstrated her versatility by blasting to a 52.54 split in the 4x400m final - the fastest leg of the final - to anchor the Irish team home to fifth.
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Femke Bol (the Netherlands)
Femke Bol might not have come away with the biggest prize of all at the Olympic Games in Tokyo but the Dutchwoman still amassed one of the greatest ever seasons by a 400m hurdler.
Bol became the first athlete to record four sub-53 second performances in one season, culminating with a European record of 52.03 to win Olympic bronze in Tokyo behind the US duo of Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad. Bol also won the Diamond League final in Zurich in 52.80.
As well as winning 11 of her 12 races in the 400m hurdles, Bol also won nine of her 10 races at the 400m flat including gold at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun where she also anchored the Netherlands to gold in the 4x400m.&nbsp;
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Keely Hodgkinson (Great Britain)
Keely Hodgkinson&rsquo;s goal at the start of the season was the European Athletics U20 Championships but the British protege shot to stardom with a stellar indoor season, breaking the world indoor U20 record and winning gold at the European Athletics Indoor Championships aged 18.&nbsp;
But her outdoor season was even better. Hodgkinson defeated training partners Jemma Reekie and Laura Muir for the 800m title at the British Championships and the teenager produced the race of her life in her nascent career by winning Olympic silver behind fellow 19-year-old Athing Mu in Tokyo.
Hodgkinson&rsquo;s time of 1:55.88 not only eclipsed Kelly Holmes&rsquo; long-standing British record of 1:56.21 but also revised both the European U23 and U20 records in one go.
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Kristjan Ceh (Slovenia)
In an event which is often the domain of throwers in their 30s, 22-year-old Kristjan Ceh continued his heady ascent through the ranks.&nbsp;
The Slovenian extended his European U23 record to 69.52m before becoming the first U23 athlete in history to break the 70 metre-line with 70.35m in Kuortane, a mark only surpassed by Daniel Stahl in 2021.
Ceh also successfully defended his European U23 title with a championship record of 67.48m before finishing fifth at the Tokyo Olympics on his Olympic debut. He also finished second to Stahl again at the Diamond League final in Zurich.&nbsp;
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Alessandro Sibilio (Italy)
Alessandro Sibilio handsomely contributed to Italy&rsquo;s best ever showing at the European Athletics Team Championships with victories in the 400m hurdles and 4x400m helping Italy to a second-place finish behind reigning champions Poland in Silesia.&nbsp;
His performances at the Tokyo Olympics might not have received the plaudits it deserved but Sibilio excelled by reaching the final of what was surely the most competitive event of the track programme. Sibilio qualified for the final with a lifetime best of 47.93 to move to third on the European all-time U23 list behind Karsten Warholm (47.64) and Harald Schmid (47.85).
In a season when Sibilio also won the European U23 title, the Italian also had reason to celebrate away from the track as he completed his degree in engineering.&nbsp;
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Sasha Zhoya (France)
Sasha Zhoya rewrote the record books in the 110m hurdles in a golden five week period for the Australian-born Frenchman this summer.
Zhoya initially shaved 0.01 from the world U20 record in the semifinals of the European Athletics U20 Championships although his time of 12.98 was not ratified due to a slightly illegal following wind - not that Zhoya considered this to be an advantage. His winning time in the final wasn&rsquo;t quite as fast although Zhoya took ownership of the championship record with 13.05.
But Zhoya was at his peak at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi. Taking advantage of the rarefied conditions in the Kenyan capital, Zhoya took an eye-watering 0.27 off the world U20 record with 12.93 in the semifinal before a 12.72 clocking in the final.&nbsp;
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Men's and women's Rising Star finalists for 2021 announced

Friday (15) marks 300 days to go to the start of the second edition of the multi-sport European Championships Munich 2022, with the European Athletic Championships being one of nine sports having their continental championships in the German city next summer.
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The European Championships &ndash; will unite the existing senior championships of nine of the continent&rsquo;s leading sports &lsquo;under one roof&rsquo; &ndash; will take place from 11-21 August and the European Athletics Championships occupy the last seven days of the programme and will be staged between 15-21 August.
Tickets for all the sports involved in the European Championships, including the European Athletics Championships, will go on sale on Tuesday 26 October.
The detailed day-to-day timetables for all sports are now available and the full athletics programme can be downloaded <a title="" href="https://directus.european-athletics.com/custom/downloads/52b82f07-aeae-47d6-956c-1ffd2fb4b985/Munich_2022_Timetable_Athletics.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
<img src="https://directus.european-athletics.com/assets/4b7adb33-0f63-4788-b564-675762342f92" alt="Athletics" width="1081" height="1351" /> Details of how to apply for tickets for all sports (including prices) can be found <a title="" href="https://www.munich2022.com/en/tickets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
Munich 2022 is set to feature 4700 athletes from approximately 50 nations competing in 176 medal events, with the in-stadia athletics taking place inside the city's iconic Olympic Stadium which also staged the 1972 Olympic Games and 2002 European Athletics Championships. The marathons and race walking events will take place in the heart of the city.
The nation finishing top of the overall medal table for the participating sports will be awarded the European Championships Trophy.

300 days to Munich 2022, athletics tickets on sale from 26 October

European Athletics, Glasgow Life, and EventScotland are pleased to announce that Dynamic New Athletics Indoor (DNA), a new mixed-gender, fast-paced, short and compact team athletics event, will be coming to the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday 5 February 2022.
This event will be a showcase for a new format of men and women competing together in athletics with Home Nations - England, Scotland and Wales - taking part along with Ireland, Spain and Turkey.
The six teams will be competing across 10 disciplines vying to be crowned the Dynamic New Athletics Indoor Champions 2022.
This will be the first-ever international indoor version of the previously launched outdoor Dynamic New Athletics event. More information under can be found at <a title="" href="https://dna.run/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.dna.run</a>
Billy Garrett, Glasgow Life&rsquo;s Director of Sport and Events, said: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re delighted to be hosting the first stand-alone edition of Dynamic New Athletics at the Emirates Arena in February next year.
&ldquo;Glasgow and its people are fiercely proud of our global reputation for hosting inspiring and innovative events, and this has been built-up over years of experience hosting new and exciting events such as the Dynamic New Athletics.&nbsp;
&ldquo;As with other major events hosted in the city, we&rsquo;re also looking forward to supporting a programme for young people which will run alongside DNA, giving the next generation the chance to get involved and try out new athletics activities.&rdquo;
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Paul Bush OBE, VisitScotland Director of Events, said:&nbsp; &ldquo;Scotland is a world-leader in delivering innovative new events and we are delighted to be working with European Athletics to develop Dynamic New Athletics for the next generation of young athletes.
&ldquo;Glasgow and Scotland have a proud history in hosting athletics events, including the highly successful European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2019, and we cannot wait to welcome athletics back to the Emirates Arena in 2022 where the Home Nations will kick off a year of sporting rivalry ahead of Birmingham Commonwealth Games.&rdquo;
Cherry Alexander OBE, Vice President of European Athletics said: &ldquo;I am absolutely delighted to be working again with Glasgow Life and EventScotland delivering European Athletics&rsquo; Dynamic New Athletics next February at the Emirates Arena.
&ldquo;Scotland has proved itself time and time again to be an amazing friend to athletics and we're excited to bring this innovative competition here to engage with younger audiences and inspire them to be active.
&ldquo;Our aim is to create an environment for athletes to showcase their energy and talent and provide a valuable opportunity for athletes in the UK to earn world ranking points. The Emirates is the place to be on 5 February.
What is Dynamic New Athletics Indoor?
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<li>6 Teams: Mixed men &amp; women, up to 16 athletes in each team, focus on team tactics and strategy.</li>
<li>2 Hours: Fast-paced sequence of events, only one event at a time.</li>
<li>10 events: Focus on run, jump &amp; throw, traditional &amp; new formats presented in a new way.</li>
<li>Easy scoring: Everything counts, 2 to 12 points for each event - 12 points for 1st place to 2 points for 6th place.</li>
<li>Winner:&nbsp; The last event (the Hunt) will decide the winning team.</li>
</ul>
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European Athletics, Glasgow Life, and EventScotland announce that Dynamic New Athletics Indoor, a new athletics event, will be coming to the Emirates Arena in Glasgow on Saturday 5 February 2022.

European Athletics announces Dynamic New Athletics Indoor 2022 in Glasgow

The Event &amp; Competition Commission met at the European Athletics Headquarters in Lausanne on Monday and Tuesday (6-7) for its annual meeting, the first in-person meeting since 2019 owing to the pandemic.
Key points discussed included a review of the 2021 World Athletics Tour Silver and Bronze meetings and the Commission praised the overall quality of the meetings which included seven Silver meetings and 25 Bronze meetings.
The 2022 calendar, subject to approval by the European Athletics Executive Board, could see an expansion of meetings in both categories.
The Commission also indicated its support for the various age categories (U20, U23 and senior) at the European Cross Country Championships to have races of equal distances for both genders. This proposal will go to the European Athletics Council for approval at its November meeting, but the proposal is for both genders in the U20 categories to race over 4-6km, U23s to race over 6-8km and seniors to race over 8-10km; the spread of distance within each category to allow flexibility for championship organisers.
The entry standards for the European Athletics U18 Championships Jerusalem 2022, which will be held 4-7 July next year, were agreed and will be published in due course.
Among the other topics discussed was the issue of race walking events at the European Athletics Championships when these occur in the same year as the Olympic Games as well as the World Rankings and their use by European Athletics.

The Event & Competition Commission met at the European Athletics Headquarters in Lausanne on Monday and Tuesday (6-7) for its annual meeting,

Event & Competition Commission meets in Lausanne

Event & Competition Commission meets in Lausanne, reviews 2021 season

The official opening of the European Athletics Convention on Thursday (14) was highlighted by an insightful Q+A session featuring newly elected European Athletics President Dobromir Karamarinov, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe as well as star athletes Laura Muir from Great Britain and Germany&rsquo;s Johannes Vetter.&nbsp;
The two athletes reflected on their 2021 seasons - as well as their differing fortunes at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - and all four panelists shared their hopes for the sport looking ahead to what will be an exceptionally busy but exciting season in 2022.&nbsp;
For Muir, next year will be particularly packed as she will also be representing Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in between competing at the World Championships in Oregon and at the European Athletics Championships in Munich where she will be defending her 1500m title. After winning silver in Tokyo behind closed doors, Muir hopes she will get to compete in full stadiums again next year.
Muir said: &ldquo;I think we need to build on the Olympic momentum. It was such a shame not to have a crowd in Tokyo and you just think - the performances in Tokyo were amazing and could it have been even better with a crowd?
&ldquo;I think we need to try and get crowds back at the stadium - not just at a capacity before the Olympics - but hopefully even fuller and make most of the Olympic momentum especially next year when we have so many championships. It&rsquo;s a really exciting year.&rdquo;
Vetter agreed athletics finds itself in a fortuitous position, especially compared to many sports, and he hopes everyone involved in athletics across all levels will redouble their efforts to seize the moment and further build the profile of the sport.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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&ldquo;A lot of the athletes came out of the pandemic faster, better and stronger. We should continue the hard work across all levels. We have a big chance right now; a lot of sports are struggling after the pandemic so I think we should and we must take the chance to grow up better. I think we can do that with better advertisement but without destroying our sports and its traditions,&rdquo; said Vetter.
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These sentiments were shared by World Athletics President Sebastian Coe. While encouraged by the initial broadcasting figures to emerge from the Tokyo Olympics, not least in Australia where the seven most-watched events were all athletics events, Coe also implored the sizeable audience in attendance at the Hotel Royal Savoy not to rest on their laurels.
&ldquo;As a sport I can&rsquo;t remember a time when we have been in a stronger position to build on everything we have been challenged by over the half one-and-a-half years. We cemented ourselves unquestionably as the number one Olympic sport in Tokyo - the broadcaster numbers are beginning to come through and demonstrate that,&rdquo; he said. "We must not squander what we have achieved. We really need to build on it."
One of the focus points of the athletics calendar next year, and not just from a continental standpoint, is the second edition of the multi-sport European Championships which will take place entirely in Munich after the first edition in 2018 was split between Glasgow and Munich. Fresh from his election as European Athletics President, Karamarinov hopes the sport will be in an even stronger position this time next year following a full complement of major championships, including Munich 2022 and the European U18 Championships in Jerusalem.
&ldquo;I wish to deliver all of our championships. I wish you a successful 2022. At the next Convention, let&rsquo;s speak out about the best ever European Athletics Championships and the best ever European U18 Championships,&rdquo; he said.

Capitalising on momentum is the consensus at the European Athletics Convention Opening

Dobromir Karamarinov has been elected unopposed as European Athletics President at the 27th European Athletics Congress, a Special Election Congress, which was held at the Hotel Royal Savoy in Lausanne, Switzerland on Thursday (14) morning.
Karamarinov becomes the sixth European Athletics President after Adriaan Paulen (1970-1976), Arthur Gold (1976-1987), Carl-Olaf Homen (1987-1999), Hansjorg Wirz (1999-2015) and Svein Arne Hansen (2015-2020). Karamarinov has served as Interim President since March 2020 after Hansen, who died in June 2020, was unable to fulfil his duties following a stroke.&nbsp;
"Thank you, once again, for your support and for putting your trust in me. Though I was unopposed in today&rsquo;s election, I do not take that support and trust for granted. To me, it is a huge honour to be elected as President, and to continue to serve European Athletics. I aim to do my very best to repay your support and trust," said Karamarinov in his acceptance speech.&nbsp;
Born in Bulgaria in 1958, Karamarinov was first elected to the European Athletics Council in 2007. After serving two terms as a Council Member he was elected as First Vice President in 2015 before serving as Interim President from March 2020.
Karamarinov was formerly an athletics coach and has a postgraduate degree in sports management. He is also the President of the Bulgarian Athletic Federation as well as the Association of the Balkan Athletic Federations.
In addition to Karamarinov's election as European Athletics President, Jean Gracia (FRA) was elected Vice President ahead of Erich Teigamagi (EST) with 30 votes to 19 votes. He will serve alongside Cherry Alexander (GBR) and Libor Varhanik (CZE), both of whom were elected to serve full four year terms at the 2019 European Athletics Congress in Prague.
The two vacant positions on the European Athletics Council were filled by Juergen Kessing (GER) and Henryk Olszewski (POL) who received 42 and 28 votes respectively ahead of Frank Carreras (GIB) and Luis Figueiredo (POR) with 18 and 10 votes respectively.
There was a moment of silence at the start of the European Athletics Congress to remember some of the influential figures in the sport who have died since the European Athletics family last met in 2019, including former European Athletics President Svein Arne Hansen (NOR). 
Hansen was posthumously named Honorary President along with Adriaan Paulen (NED), the inaugural European Athletics President.&nbsp;
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One of the seats on the Council was vacated by Frank Hensel (GER) who died in December 2020. Hensel, who served three-and-a-half terms on the European Athletics Council between 2007 and 2020, was given Honorary Membership of the Council.&nbsp;
Plaques of Merits were awarded to Ants Nurmekivi (EST), Vincenzo Parrinello (ITA), Liam Hennessy (IRL) and Hans Mueller (SUI) and Golden Pins were awarded to Roland Gusenbauer (AUT), Olavi Sikka (EST), Annie Laurent (FRA), Roberto Fabbricini (ITA) and Karen Torneklint (SWE). More information on European Athletics Honours can be found <a href="https://european-athletics.com/european-athletics/what-we-do/honours-and-awards">here</a>.
The European Athletics Convention officially opens this evening (14) and a full and busy schedule of workshops will follow on Friday.&nbsp;
This will be followed by the Golden Tracks award ceremony on Saturday (16) evening when the men's and women's European Athletes of the Year and Rising Stars will be crowned.
The Golden Tracks award ceremony which takes place at the SwissTech Convention Center will be streamed live on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/EuropeanAthletics">European Athletics' YouTube channel</a> from 8.30pm CET.
The 2022 European Athletics Convention will be held in Estonia, Tallinn on 20-22 October and it was also decided today the 2023 European Athletics Congress will be held in Belgrade, Serbia on 21-23 April.

Karamarinov elected sixth European Athletics President

European Athletics took part in the first major meeting of participants in the Green Sports Hub Europe, held in Luxembourg on Thursday and Friday (7-8).
The hybrid meeting, held in the offices of European Volleyball and mixing both in-person and online participants, brought together 13 partners from sports organisations and other stakeholders.
Top of the agenda on the opening day was a group discussion on what the Green Sports Hub Europe means to each of the partners, thus identifying the purpose of the hub and the target audience for the tool as well, as well as ensuring a common understanding of its concept and aims.
Although there was much agreement over the purpose and target audience, the discussion gave participants the opportunity to formalise their understanding of these two core ideas.
Areas covered in this discussion included:
<ul>
<li>Moving from theory to practice with respects to sustainability</li>
<li>To find solutions and best practice examples&nbsp;</li>
<li>Understand what the best practices are across countries taking into consideration the range of different countries and different sports</li>
<li>GSHE should become a reference point</li>
<li>Support sustainability in sports and achieving sustainability through sports</li>
<li>Involving cities and regions in sports</li>
<li>Make individual sports even more sustainable and greener</li>
<li>Build a network to exchange knowledge</li>
<li>Have a common voice between sports organisations</li>
</ul>
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RAISE YOUR VOICES ???? ????When we are talking <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sports?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Sports</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sustainability?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Sustainability</a> what are the existing barriers????? ????Why is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sustainability?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sustainability</a> important? FILL OUT THE <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreenSports?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GreenSports</a> SURVEY ⬇️⬇️<a href="https://t.co/7NIlulAlZ7">https://t.co/7NIlulAlZ7</a> <a href="https://t.co/lskcu7AlxC">pic.twitter.com/lskcu7AlxC</a>
&mdash; Green Sports Hub Europe (@GreenSportsEuro) <a href="https://twitter.com/GreenSportsEuro/status/1446384150177591298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2021</a></blockquote>
Discussion then took place on what had been achieved so far during the first year of the GSHE and deliverables before the end of the year as well as potential test events in 2022.
Much of the remaining time was spent dicussing the implications of, and a practical response to, the findings of a survey conducted by the UK-based not-for-profit industry organisation UKactive which had been carried out across Europe in recent months and was available in five languages.
The survey looked at understanding the importance of sustainability to sports organisations, understand how sustainable sports organisations are and what prevents and encourages sustainable practices and so far has elicited responses from sports organisations in 33 European countries.
The key conclusions to the survey included:
<ul>
<li>Sustainability is important to respondents, with 63% saying this is &lsquo;extremely&rsquo; or &lsquo;very&rsquo; important&rsquo;</li>
<li>The main driver for being sustainable is because it is seen as being &lsquo;the right thing to do&rsquo; (over half of respondents)</li>
<li>Nearly two thirds have sustainability processes in place, predominately focused on operations, output and events.</li>
<li>Barriers to sustainability were mixed, but increased knowledge and cost reductions would encourage more in this area.</li>
<li>There is limited measurement of sustainability, although nearly two thirds follow recognised standards or practices.</li>
</ul>

European Athletics took part in the first major meeting of participants in the Green Sports Hub Europe, which brought together 13 partners from sports organisations and other stakeholders.

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SPAR has been the principal sponsor of European Athletics since 1996, becoming synonymous with the sport during this period. Athletics is a sport where personal endeavour is combined with team participation to achieve success, and SPAR identifies with this principle through its national partners by ensuring that consumers enjoy shopping at SPAR. SPAR retailers continue to develop the brand through sponsorship awareness and through the critical link with individual athletes who are also customers of independent retailers. SPAR is proud to be involved with European Athletics, an organisation which strives to bring passion and enthusiasm for their sport to viewers, spectators and participants.

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Le Gruyère AOP Switzerland began its partnership with European Athletics in 2008 as a top-tier sponsor of all Major Events and the European Athletics U23 and U20  Championships. Le Gruyère is a very high quality natural cheese that has been produced for many centuries in an artisanal method without any additives. VIP guests, athletes and fans have the opportunity to taste this magnificent cheese at European Athletics events sponsored by Le Gruyère AOP Switzerland. 

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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has been the Official Broadcast Partner of European Athletics since 1981. During this 40-year partnership, the outstanding collaboration between both organisations has always been focused on developing European Athletics into a more attractive product for television, spectators and athletes. Through its operational department Eurovision Services, the EBU is continuously working to promote athletics by offering the most comprehensive coverage of European Athletics events all over Europe.

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Atos is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic and  Paralympic Games. It is also the Timing-Scoring, Results and Operations provider of European Athletics events since 2017, and European Athletics Official Digital Partner for their new digital platform (web and mobile).


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Mondo has designed and produced prefabricated athletics tracks since 1948 and has been a European Athletics partner since 1988. They have combined their skills in the pursuit of a shared goal: to support the growth of athletics with passion and innovation. Mondo’s athletics surfaces offer uniform dynamic response and complete control over stride, rhythm, and balance for every athlete. The advantages of Mondo’s prefabricated track surfaces include optimal performance for athletes regardless of climate and environmental conditions. Mondo operates a careful selection of its raw materials for its track surfaces and constant production as we care about athletes’ health. Mondo products have passed UL Environment Tests for more than 10,000 volatile chemical agents and have attained GREENGUARD Gold certification.

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