Ever since she captured European junior silver eight years ago, Yekaterina Sharmina has been quietly establishing a reputation for herself that could bear fruit at next year s senior championships in Zurich.

Many of Europe s top pole vaulters were in action on Tuesday night with the Czech Republic s 2012 European champion Jirina Svobodova clearing a national record of 4.76m on home soil in Plzen.

A senior physiologist for the English Institute of Sport and UK Athletics, Dr. Barry Fudge is the latest name to join the list of speakers at the 2013 edition of the International Festival of Athletics Coaching.

Belgium's 2010 European 400m champion Kevin Borl e has confirmed that regaining his continental crown will be his priority next year.

British Athletics in conjunction with England Athletics and the British Milers Club are pleased to announce that the second edition of the European Endurance Conference will take place on Saturday and Sunday the 9-10 November in Nottingham, England.

Ukraine's 2013 world champion Bohdan Bondarenko brought his season to an end with a win at the 49th Palio Citta della Quercia meeting in the Italian city of Rovereto, the last European Athletics Premium Permit meeting of the summer, on Tuesday.