The men of LC Zurich and women of Sparta from Denmark triumphed at the European Champion Clubs Cup Track & Field Juniors Group B in Leiria on Saturday to earn promotion to Group A.

Yelena Isinbayeva, who missed this year as she became a mother, is set to return to training next month in her first step towards chasing a third Olympic gold medal in Rio in 2016.

The Golden Tracks voting procedure takes into account votes from Fans, Media, European Athletics Member Federations as well an expert European Athletics panel. Find out more here ...

The “European Athletics Golden Tracks” is the new name for the awards given annually to the men’s and women’s European athletes of the year and rising stars.

 

Below are the 12 men and women our panel of experts have judged should be the nominees for the Golden Tracks awarded to the best European male and female Rising Stars in 2014.

Below are the 12 men and women our panel of experts have judged should be the nominees for the inaugural Golden Tracks to be awarded to the male and female European Athletes of the Year.