It is impossible to single out which Russian athlete had the most impact on their country winning the European Athletics Team Championship for a third time in a row.

When a sportsman or sportswoman retires, or is forced to quit because of injury, often the phrase "we will never see their like again" is used.

Hosts Slovakia topped the European Athletics Team Championships 3rd League points table accumulating a mammoth total of 531.5, a massive 48 points ahead of second placers Latvia (484.5), as the two-day event concluded in Banska Bystrica on Sunday.

Hosts Slovakia topped the European Athletics Team Championships 3rd League points table accumulating a mammoth total of 531.5, a massive 48 points ahead of second placers Latvia (484.5), as the two-day event concluded in Banska Bystrica on Sunday.

Slovenia finished as the clear winners of the European Athletics Team Championships 2nd League in Kaunas accumulating a total of 221 points on Sunday. Along with the home team Lithuania, who finished second with 209 points, Slovenia earned a promotion ...

Slovenia finished as the clear winners of the European Athletics Team Championships 2nd League in Kaunas accumulating a total of 221 points on Sunday. Along with the home team Lithuania, who finished second with 209 points, Slovenia earned a promotion ...