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Sifan Hassan from the Netherlands and Norway&rsquo;s Karsten Warholm have been crowned the 2021&nbsp; European Athletes of the Year at the Golden Tracks award ceremony which was held in Lausanne, Switzerland on Saturday (16) evening.
Hassan and Warholm were two of the outstanding performers of this summer's Olympics Games in Tokyo where European athletes came away with 20 gold medals. Hassan won three medals including the 5000m and 10,000m titles and Warholm broke through the 46 second-barrier to win the 400m hurdles in a world record of 45.94.
Hassan was crowned women&rsquo;s European Athlete of the Year for the first time and she becomes just the second Dutch athlete to win this accolade after Dafne Schippers in 2014 and 2015. Hassan - who was unfortunately not able to be present at the awards ceremony and Dutch federation President Eric van der Burg received her trophy on her behalf from European Athletics Vice President Cherry Alexander - won ahead of fellow Olympic champions Anita Wlodarczyk from Poland and Mariya Lasitskene, the latter being the 2019 European Athlete of the Year.
By contrast, this was the third time Warholm has been a winner at the Golden Tracks. 
The Norwegian won the Rising Star award in 2017 before graduating to men&rsquo;s European Athlete of the Year in 2019. Only Sweden&rsquo;s Christian Olsson (2003-04) and Great Britain&rsquo;s Mo Farah (2011-12) have previously won the men&rsquo;s award in back-to-back editions.
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Warholm, who was presented with his trophy by European President Dobromir Karamarinov, was part of an illustrious shortlist alongside Armand Duplantis from Sweden and Italy&rsquo;s Lamont Marcell Jacobs, both of whom won gold medals at the Olympics as well as at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun back in March.
There is a degree of symmetry in the career trajectories of Hassan and Warholm. Both athletes won gold medals at the Berlin 2018 European Athletics Championships and at the 2019 World Athletics Championships before completing the set of major titles at the delayed Olympic Games this summer.
Like Warholm, Hassan has also been in record-breaking form this season. 
She decimated Almaz Ayana&rsquo;s world 10,000m record of 29:17.45 on home soil at the FBK Games in Hengelo in June with 29:06.82. That mark was subsequently broken two days later on the same track by Letesenbet Gidey but Hassan outsprinted the Ethiopian for the Olympic 10,000m title, her sixth race in the Japanese capital after winning gold in the 5000m and then bronze in the 1500m.
It was a successful evening for Dutch athletics as European 400m hurdles record-holder Femke Bol was crowned women&rsquo;s Rising Star with France&rsquo;s world and European U20 110m hurdles champion Sasha Zhoya winning the men&rsquo;s equivalent. 
The pair were presented with their trophies by European Athletics Vice Presidents Libor Varhanik and Jean Gracia respectively.
Bol raced extensively both indoors and outdoors, winning eight successive races indoors in the 400m which culminated with gold medals in both the 400m and 4x400m at the European Athletics Indoor Championships.
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She also won 11 of her 12 races in the 400m hurdles outdoors, her only loss coming when she finished third at the Olympics but in Tokyo she smashed Yuliya Pechonkina&rsquo;s long-standing European record with a time of 52.03.
Zhoya also revised the record books in a glorious two months in the 110m hurdles. The Frenchman clocked four of the seven fastest times in history over the barriers at U20 level, including world records of 12.93 and 12.72 at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi to chop a dizzying 0.27 off the previous record.&nbsp;
The 19-year-old surpassed the world U20 record at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn with 12.98 but the time could not be ratified due to a slightly illegal tailwind. However, Zhoya did revise the championship record with 13.05 in the final to win the first of two major championship gold medals this summer.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Maria Andrejczyk from Poland also received the European Athletics Community Award for her touching and selfless gesture shortly after the Olympics Games when she auctioned her silver medal to raise funds to pay for life-saving heart surgery for a young boy.
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Important and influential figures in the sport away from the field of play were also recognised at the Golden Tracks. 
Ana Krstevska from North Macedonia was the first recipient of this year's European Athletics Women&rsquo;s Leadership Award, which has recognised and celebrated women&rsquo;s leaders in athletics since 2009. In total, 23 women from as many Member Federations will receive this prestigious accolade this year.&nbsp;
The first of 26 Member Federation awards was presented to Ireland&rsquo;s Georgina Drumm and Switzerland&rsquo;s Hansruedi Kunz was the first coach to receive the European Athletics Coaching award. In total 55 coaches, including those of every gold medallist at this summer's Olympic Games, will receive this annual reward.&nbsp;
All other recipients of the Women&rsquo;s Leadership, Member Federation and Coaching Awards will be presented with their trophies at national ceremonies in their own countries. More information about all these awards can be found <a title="" href="https://european-athletics.com/european-athletics/what-we-do/honours-and-awards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
Summary of Golden Tracks award winners&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Women&rsquo;s European Athlete of the Year - Sifan Hassan (NED)</li>
<li>Men&rsquo;s European Athlete of the Year - Karsten Warholm (NOR)</li>
<li>Women&rsquo;s Rising Star - Femke Bol (NED)</li>
<li>Men&rsquo;s Rising Star - Sasha Zhoya (FRA)</li>
<li>European Athletics Community Award - Maria Andrejczyk (POL)</li>
<li>European Athletics Women&rsquo;s Leadership Award - Ana Krstevska (MKD)</li>
<li>Member Federation Award - Georgina Drumm (IRL)</li>
<li>European Athletics Coaching Award - Hansruedi Kunz (SUI)</li>
</ul>
The Golden Tracks awards ceremony this year was hosted by the reknowned sports presenter Andy Kay, British international long jumper and singer/songwriter Jazmin Sawyers and Switzerland's reigning European 400m hurdles champion Lea Sprunger, who retired at the end of this season.&nbsp;

Hassan and Warholm crowned 2021 European Athletes of the Year

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.
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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

Tickets for the European Championships Munich 2022 have gone on sale today (26) and can be purchased <a title="" href="https://www.munich2022.com/en/tickets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
The second edition of the multi-sport European Championships takes place entirely in Munich between 11-21 August. The full programme is made up of nine sports with the athletics programme to be held primarily in the Olympic Stadium between 15-21 August, the same venue for the 2002 European Athletics Championships.
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The organisers are expecting one million visitors across all venues over the eleven days of competition and associated side events. Ticket prices begin at 10 Euros with several fan-friendly packages such as day tickets and championship tickets available to buy for individual sports. There will also be combined tickets on offer for some events, including the decathlon.
A number of events, such as the marathon and race walking events, BMX freestyle, mountain bike cross-country, road cycling and triathlon will be accessible free of charge along with selected beach volleyball and sport climbing sessions.
Speaking on the launch of ticket sales, Munich's Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter said: &rdquo;The 50th anniversary of the Summer Olympic Games in Munich is just around the corner. What better way to celebrate the anniversary than with a sporting event like the European Championships. With the start of advance ticket sales, Munich 2022 is now a decisive step closer.&nbsp;
&ldquo;Every sports enthusiast can secure tickets and look forward to exciting competitions at various sports venues in the city. The many free offers round off the programme of the European Championships Munich 2022 perfectly and underline the inclusive and sustainable character of the event. The anticipation in our city is rising!&rdquo;
Organiser and Managing Director of Olympiapark M&uuml;nchen GmbH Marion Sch&ouml;ne said: &ldquo;The European Championships Munich 2022 shall not only be a first-class international multisport event. We want to set new standards, especially when it comes to inclusion and sustainability. The offer of freely accessible competitions is one of them.&nbsp;
&ldquo;At the same time, I am convinced that ticketing, with its many different offers, enables a wide range of visitors to experience the unique atmosphere of this extraordinary sporting event.&rdquo;
The European Championships Munich 2022 will be the biggest sporting event to be held in the Bavarian capital since the 1972 Olympic Games and the organisers are expecting approximately 4700 athletes to compete across all sports.

Ticket sales for 2022 European Championships in Munich launched

The European Championships Munich 2022 organisers have launched an event sustainability concept under the banner of &lsquo;Count &amp; Last&rsquo; to leave behind a sustainable legacy with climate neutrality one of the main priorities of their two-pillar approach.
The multi-sport European Championships programme which takes place from 11-21 August 2022 is composed of nine sports, most of which will be taking place in existing sport facilities in Munich, underlining Munich's pioneering role as one of the most sustainable Olympic cities in the world.
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The athletics programme takes place between 15-21 August inside the city&rsquo;s famous and iconic Olympic Stadium, the host venue for not only the 2002 European Athletics Championships but also the 1972 Olympic Games. The European Championships Munich 2022 will be the biggest sporting event to take place in the Bavarian capital since those Games.
European Championships Munich 2022 puts vision into practice
To inspire their own vision of Munich 2022, the organisers have created a comprehensive concept that promotes sustainable development in economic, social and ecological spheres which continues the Olympic legacy of 1972.
A key issue is climate neutrality with the other five key topics including waste and littering, reuse of buildings and sports equipment, impact on popular and competitive sports, inclusion and accessibility, and local added value. The six topics include specific plans of action related to the championships and forms the first pillar of &lsquo;Count &amp; Last&rsquo;.
Care is also being taken to keep CO2 emissions as low as possible during the event by encouraging the use of local public transport to keep the impact on the city and its surroundings as low as possible.&nbsp;
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However, unavoidable CO2 emissions are calculated and offset in cooperation with partner ClimatePartner. This is done through a reforestation project in eastern Nicaragua. This certified, internationally recognised climate protection project has reforested 2,361 hectares with more than a million plants of a native bamboo species and protects 1,000 hectares of old forest.
September start for Second Pillar
The second pillar of the sustainability concept consists of 12 projects that the organisers, together with various cooperation partners, are launching monthly from September 2021 until the start of Munich 2022. The launch project is the &lsquo;22,000 LEGO&reg; Bricks for Munich 2022&rsquo; project. Colourful ramps (for example, for prams and wheelchairs) will be placed at the European Championships Munich 2022 to create awareness of accessibility among all visitors and participants.
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&lsquo;From Routes to Roots&rsquo; is the motto in October for Strava Club members of the European Championships Munich 2022 in cooperation with ClimatePartner. Whether taking part in running, cycling or rowing, the Munich 2022 community will be asked to collect kilometres &ndash; with kilometres covered converted into trees planted.&nbsp;
The goal is reached when 1000 trees are planted, with the Hofoldinger Forest south of Munich looking forward to reforestation. The club will continue to exist after the project and underlines the interactive and sustainable character of &lsquo;Count &amp; Last&rsquo;.
Commenting on the sustainability plan, European Championships Management Board Chair and European Athletics Vice President Libor Varhan&iacute;k said: &ldquo;Sustainability is one of the core values of the multi-sport European Championships. For all stakeholders, ensuring Munich 2022 is environmentally sustainable &ndash; the use of the city&rsquo;s sporting infrastructure minimising environmental impact &ndash; is a key element in the overall philosophy underpinning the event.&nbsp;
&ldquo;The staging of a major event like this has provided Munich with the opportunity to carry out the initiatives outlined that will continue the legacy from Berlin/Glasgow 2018, through Munich 2022, and onto future editions of the European Championships in 2026 and beyond.&rdquo;

Munich 2022 launches 'Count and Last' sustainability programme

The athletics timetable for the Munich 2022 European Athletics Championships from 15-21 August has been published and can be found <a title="" href="https://directus.european-athletics.com/downloads/e1042163-7510-437a-bbe0-eec8c9bb932b/Munich_2022_Timetable_Athletics.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
The athletics programme forms part of the second edition of the wider multi-sport 2022 European Championships programme which is composed of nine sports and takes place entirely within the Bavarian capital from 11-21 August.&nbsp;
The focus of attention in the second week will be on the athletics programme. The programme will take place in the city&rsquo;s iconic Olympic Stadium which staged not only the 2002 European Athletics Championships but also the athletics programme at the 1972 Olympic Games. Athletics tickets for the championships will go on sale on 26 October.
The seven day programme begins on Monday (15) and features five medal events, including the men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s marathon and shot put finals along with the women&rsquo;s 10,000m final.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The last day is made up of seven finals and the championships will conclude with the women&rsquo;s 4x100m final in which the Germans will be looking to improve on their bronze medal from Berlin 2018.
Great Britain topped the medal table at those championships with seven gold medals, just ahead of Poland who also won seven gold medals. Hosts Germany were third on the medal table with six gold medals and 19 in total.
More information about Munich 2022 can be found <a href="https://www.munich2022.com/en">here</a>.

Athletics timetable for Munich 2022 published

Only 77 days after winning a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Bashir Abdi capped off his tremendous season by winning the 40th edition of the NN Rotterdam Marathon on Sunday (24) in 2:03:36 to become the first European to break the 2:04-barrier for the distance.
Abdi bided his time in the second half, moving through the field gradually before passing the reigning champion Marius Kipserem from Kenya at the 36km checkpoint and forging on to the first victory of his marathon career.
Abdi&rsquo;s winning time of 2:03:36 took a significant chunk off the previous European record of 2:04:16 which was set by Turkey&rsquo;s Kaan Kigen Ozbilen in 2019 and the Belgian also broke the course record of 2:04:11 which had stood to Kipserem since 2019. Kipserem finished second to Abdi on this occasion in 2:04:04 with Ethiopia's former 1500m specialist Dawit Wolde third in 2:04:26.
"The crowd went crazy at certain parts. They called my name. That gave me goosebumps. It motivated me," said Abdi, who has been training in Font Romeu in the build-up to this race.
Abdi made his marathon debut in Rotterdam three years ago when he recovered from a heavy fall at the start to clock a creditable 2:10:46. The 32-year-old improved to 2:06:14 in 2019 and then 2:04:49 in the 2020 Tokyo Marathon which put the European record into view.
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And despite the quick turnaround since the Tokyo Olympics, Abdi has successfully taken the European record into unchartered territory. He also moves up to equal 14th on the world all-time list, alongside Ethiopia's London Marathon winner Sisay Lemma (2:03:36) and just ahead of Kenya's former world record-holder Patrick Makau (2:03:38).
In the women's race, Kenya's Stella Barsosio won in an unopposed 2:22:08, breaking the tape more than eight minutes ahead of Ukraine's Nataliya Lehonkova in 2:30:28.
National records for Lahti and Petros in Valencia
Behind Letesenbet Gidey&rsquo;s sensational world half marathon record of 62:52 in the Valencia Half Marathon, Sweden&rsquo;s Sarah Lahti revised her national record to 68:19 to finish eighth.&nbsp;
Her time is the fifth fastest by a European this year behind Israel&rsquo;s Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (67:09), Germany&rsquo;s Melat Kejeta (67:33), Great Britain&rsquo;s Eilish McColgan (67:48) and Russia&rsquo;s Yelena Korobkina (68:07).&nbsp; One place behind Lahti in Valencia was Ireland's two-time former European cross country champion Fionnuala McCormack, who ran a personal best of 69:31.
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In the men&rsquo;s race Amanal Petros was 12th in a German record of 60:09, just two seconds shy of the European lead which is held jointly by Italy&rsquo;s Eyob Faniel and Norway&rsquo;s Zerei Kbrom. 
Petros&rsquo; time shaved 25 seconds off the long-standing national record which had been set by Carsten Eich in 1993, which at the time was a European best for the distance. 
At the Leeds Abbey Dash 10K on Sunday, former European U23 cross country champion Jess Piasecki raced to victory in a fast 31:20 to move to fourth on the British all-time list. In a high quality race, Piasecki defeated Charlotte Arter (31:32) and fellow Tokyo 2020 Olympian Jess Judd (31:40).
In the Venice Marathon on Sunday, Ukrainian-born Italian Sofia Yaremchuk won on her debut at the distance in 2:29:12.
With the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Fingal-Dublin less than 50 days away, a handful of countries across Europe staged their national championships last weekend.
European cross country medallists scoop up domestic titles
At the Swedish Cross Country Championships which took place in Hoganas across the weekend, 2019 senior bronze medallist Samrawit Mengsteab took victories in both the senior women's 4km in 11:46 and in the 10km in 33:50.
On the men's side, former 800m specialist Andreas Almgren won the 4km title in his first serious cross country race in 10:01 ahead of Samuel Russom in 10:06. The latter returned the following day to win over 10km in 28:56 by eight seconds from Emil Millan de la Oliva.
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At the Bulgarian Cross Country Championships in Pirdop on Saturday (23), former European cross country country medallists Mitko Tsenov and Militsa Mircheva won the senior men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s titles.
At the Serbian Cross Country Championships in Sombor, 44-year-old Olivera Jevtic - a five-time medallist at the European Cross Country Championships - won the senior women&rsquo;s 8km in 30:25. Milos Malesevic won the senior men&rsquo;s 10km in 32:53.
At the Turkish Cross Country Championships in Adana, Esma Aydemir won the senior women&rsquo;s 6km in 20:42 with Sezgin Atac winning the senior men&rsquo;s 10km in 29:34.

Abdi smashes European marathon record with 2:03:36 for victory in Rotterdam

European Athletics has put together an intensive schedule of seven events for its annual Coaching Summit Series, which has provided high level instructional and networking opportunities since it was inaugurated in 2008 and seen thousands of coaches attend the events in the last 13 years.
Six of the events take place over a five-week period from the end of October starting with the European Combined Events Conference, which brings together a host of experts with extensive experience realting to the discipline.&nbsp;
European Combined Events Conference Venue: Sollentuna Friidrottshall (SWE) Dates: 29-31 October Contact: Janne Wanhainen <a href="mailto:janne.wanhainen@friidrott.se">janne.wanhainen@friidrott.se</a> Website: <a href="https://www.friidrott.se/EuropeanMultiEventConference2021">https://www.friidrott.se/EuropeanMultiEventConference2021</a> Registrations: <a href="https://response.questback.com/svenskafriidrottsfrbundet/rv38ioczbj">https://response.questback.com/svenskafriidrottsfrbundet/rv38ioczbj</a>
<ul>
<li>Sweden&rsquo;s European heptathlon record holder, the 2004 Olympic champion and noted public speaker Carolina Kl&uuml;ft will open the event on Friday 29 October with a presentation.</li>
<li>Germany&rsquo;s head coach of decathlon and German athletics federation 2018 coach of the year Christopher Hallman will be sharing his experiences and professional expertise both seminars and coaching session with one of his athletes Tim Nowak, a European and world U20 championships medallist, and the Swedish international decathlete Fredrik Samuelsson.</li>
<li>The head of sport psychology for the Swedish Sport Confederation G&ouml;ran Kentt&auml; will discuss his work and good practice in relation to the combined events.</li>
<li>Finland&rsquo;s two-time Coach of the Year Petteri Jouste, a sprint and hurdles specialist will share his experiences from 30 years working in speed training.</li>
<li>Walter Weber from Hypomeeting G&ouml;tzis organisers, will explain why the Austrian meeting is widely considered to be the best combined events competition outside of a major international championship.</li>
</ul>
World Javelin Conference Venue: Kuortane Olympic Training Center (FIN) Dates: 5-6 November Contact: Tero Pitk&auml;m&auml;ki <a href="mailto:tero.pitkamaki@kuortane.com">tero.pitkamaki@kuortane.com</a> Website: <a href="https://www.kuortane.com/worldjavelin.html">https://www.kuortane.com/worldjavelin.html</a>
<ul>
<li>Among the participants will be Germany's 2017 world champion Johannes Vetter.</li>
</ul>
International Festival of Athletics Coaching Venue: online Dates:&nbsp; 5-7 November Contact: Frank Dick <a href="mailto:office@fwd.uk.com">office@fwd.uk.com</a> Website: <a href="https://athleticscoaches.eu">https://athleticscoaches.eu</a> Registration: <a href="https://athleticscoaches.eu/ifac/">https://athleticscoaches.eu/ifac/</a>
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<li>Details of the full programme and speakers is available <a href="https://directus.european-athletics.com/downloads/b1b315b5-9caf-4c21-b578-15b8ecff194f/IFAC-2021_Infographics_program_v0.6.pdf">here</a>.</li>
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European Pole Vault and High Jump Conference Venue: German Sport University Cologne (GER) Dates: 12-14 November Contact: Wolfgang Ritzdorf <a href="mailto:ritzdorf@dshs-koeln.de">ritzdorf@dshs-koeln.de</a> Website : <a title="" href="www.polevault-symposium.de" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.polevault-symposium.de</a>
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<li>The 9th edition of this Conference will once again bring top coaches, sports scientist and athletes will come together to discuss the latest development of the vertical jumps.</li>
<li>World-reknowned coaches Vitaly Petrov, Greg &amp; Helena Duplantis and Marco Tamberi are just four of the outstanding experts who will share their knowledge and expertise. Besides technical discussions, 'what we learned from Covid' &lsquo;periodisation&rsquo; will be one of the main topics of the conference.</li>
<li>Numbers are limited to 150 so early registration is advised. A full programme can be seen and downloaded <a title="" href="https://directus.european-athletics.com/downloads/7faca57d-2796-4b0e-b892-61e8650a0ca7/European Pole Vault and High Jump Conference programme.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</li>
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Endurance Conference Venue: Leeds Beckett University, Leeds (GBR) Dates: 12-14 November 2021 Contact: Brian Hanley <a href="mailto:b.hanley@leedsbeckett.ac.uk">b.hanley@leedsbeckett.ac.uk</a> Website&nbsp;: <a href="https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/events/conferences-and-symposiums/european-endurance-conference-2021/">https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/events/conferences-and-symposiums/european-endurance-conference-2021/</a>
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<li>2019 world 1500m champion and 2020 Olympic Games silver medallist Timothy Cheruiyot will be in attendance with coach, Bernard Ouma, who will speak about his experiences and expertise in coaching middle-distance runners in Kenya.</li>
<li>The programme includes talks by 2019 50km world champion Aly Dixon and 2010 European Athletics Championships 1500m winner Arturo Casado.</li>
<li>Leading scientific experts on endurance, including Professor Andy Jones, Professor Sue Backhouse and Dr Richard Blagrove will present on the latest research developments.</li>
<li>The conference is supported by England Athletics and the British Milers Club, and will feature expert talks, workshops and practical sessions on track and road running, as well as race walking.</li>
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European Discus Conference Venue: Tallinn (EST) Dates: 19-21 November Contact: Hans &Uuml;&uuml;rike <a href="mailto:hans.uurike@gmail.com">hans.uurike@gmail.com</a> Website: <a href="https://throwsworld.com/">https://throwsworld.com/</a>
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<li>This conference can boast this year of an outstanding lineup of coaches and athletes including the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games champion Valarie Allman and her coach Zebulon Sion. The programme involves a combination of lecture sessions and practical skills, focussing on development on the track and also in the weight room.</li>
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Speed &amp; Hurdles Conference Venue: online Dates: 4-5 December Contact: Shani Palmer <a href="mailto:spalmer@englandathletics.org">spalmer@englandathletics.org</a> Website: tba 
European Athletics Member Federations are eligible for the Coaching Summit Series Scholarship grants as follows:
400 CHF if one coach takes part in a Coaching Summit Series event
800 CHF if two coaches take part in a Coaching Summit Series event
1200 CHF if a third coach takes part in one of the Series Events and if this coach is a woman
For further details contact: European Athletics Development Coordinator Yannick Morard yannick.morard@european-athletics.org&nbsp;
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European Athletics has put together an intensive schedule of seven events as part of its annual Coaching Summit Series

Seven events in European Athletics' 2021 Coaching Seminar Series

Seven events to be held in the European Athletics 2021 Coaching Seminar Series

The annual Golden Tracks awards ceremony honours the best athletes in European but also celebrates achievements off the track and North Macedonia&rsquo;s Ana Krstevska was invited to receive her Women&rsquo;s Leadership Award in Lausanne on Saturday night (16) as a representative of all 23 women who were recognised as worthy winners this year.
In the seven editions of the biennial selection of Women&rsquo;s Leadership Award recipients since it was inaugurated in 2009, more than 150 women from across the continent have now been given this distinction.
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&ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t be here tonight if it wasn&rsquo;t for the army of women that dedicate their life to the sport of athletics every single day,&rdquo; commented Krstevska when receiving her award from European Athletics Council Member and Executive Board Member Karin Grute Movin.
&ldquo;I am honoured and priviledged to be here as a representative of the recipients of the Women&rsquo;s Leadership Award.
&ldquo;Thank you to European Athletics for honouring and acknowledging all the women in our sport.&rdquo;
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Krstevska, who has been involved in athletes since the age of 10, is a professor of biomechanics at the Skopje Sports Academy and a board member of the Athletics Federation of North Macedonia. More details of Ana's involvement in athletics can be seen in the video below, part of a series of which focusses on the acheievment of women in leadership positions in national federations.&nbsp;
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The other 22 women who were part of the roll of honour that was displayed at the Golden Tracks award ceremony on Saturday will receive their award in local ceremonies in the near future.

North Macedonia’s Ana Krstevska was invited to accepted her Women’s Leadership Award as a representative of all 23 women who were recognised as worthy winners this year.

North Macedonia’s Ana Krstevska the standard bearer for women in athletics

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

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