April has always been a transitional month for European athletics as many major cities experience the thrill of thousands of runners running major marathons while the track & field season kicks off in earnest,
Vote for European Athlete of the Month for April
Following this, European Athletics is pleased to announce that the nominations for the European Athlete of the Month for April represents eight countries.
At the end of each month, a panel of experts produces a shortlist of the outstanding athletes and performances achieved by European athletes during the month which is emailed to the European athletics media and thousands of fans who have signed up to receive news from European Athletics.
The poll is situated in the Fan Zone of the European Athletics website and the public, media and a group of expert statisticians will cast their votes with each category counting as 33.3 percent of the vote.
The winner of each poll will be awarded 10 points, second nine points, etc. and the athlete with the most points after the three different polls have been counted will be declared the winner.
In the unlikely event of a tie, Hansjörg Wirz, the president of European Athletics, will have the casting vote.
The voting will close on Friday 20 May at noon CET.
The European Athlete of the Month initiative was launched in January 2007 and is designed to recognise outstanding performers at all levels of the sport in Europe.
The winning male and female athletes of the monthly awards will be announced and profiled on the European Athletics website.