Whatever your plans for the winter season, a good early test of your credentials can work wonders as Italy’s Andrea Lalli will hope to find out on Saturday.

Athletics 365, a teaching and coaching programme for young athletes created by England Athletics, has been awarded the top prize in the 2014 European Athletics Innovation Awards.

Greece’s Louis Tsatoumas was one of Greg Rutherford's main long jump rivals this season.

 

The 2014 European Athletics Convention takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan, this coming weekend.

The European Athletics Golden Tracks awards in Baku, Azerbaijan, will be broadcast on national television and streamed live on Saturday 11 October.

The essence of great sport is the rivalry, and the desire to win again after defeat. Just ask Valeria Straneo.