More than 60 young people representing 45 countries have arrived in Zurich and begun work on the 4th European Athletics-UNESCO Young Leaders Forum, which runs through the 14th of August. After checking in at the youth hostel hosting the Forum, the participants set up displays of their work,
Big men and the little women will provide the highlights of the first day of the 2014 European Athletics Championships when the first Zurich medals are due to be awarded in the men’s shot put and women’s 10,000m. Both events feature defending champions seeking to make
It is 60 years since Switzerland staged its one and only European Athletics Championships in Berne and now, starting on Tuesday, Zurich will bridge that gap as it aims to go beyond just the dramatic action set for the Letzigrund Stadium. On Monday, in the
Dafne Schippers has transformed herself this season from a highly promising heptathlete to a major contender for European gold at both 100m and 200m. But the 22-year-old Dutch athlete was not taking anything for granted as she looked ahead to her competition here, flanked by two
Renaud Lavillenie is relaxed, fully fit and looking forward to challenging for a third consecutive European pole vault title. The 27-year-old French athlete, who eclipsed Sergey Bubka’s 21-year-old world record in February this year when he cleared 6.16m, has had no difficulty setting further...
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