The European Athlete of the Month voting for May is underway through our European Athletics Twitter and Facebook pages. Athletes with the most combined Twitter 'retweets' and Facebook 'likes' will be named winners.

Anita Hinriksdottir will capture the imagination of her home nation this afternoon when she bids for gold on the opening day of the athletics programme at the Games of Small States in Reykjavik.

When the summer comes to a close, how crucial will the past weekend be? On reflection, it might be seen as one of the most important of the outdoor season.

The men and women from Cosma Vilnius had a day to remember as they earned promotion by winning their Group B of the European Champion Clubs Cup in Dubnica nad Vahom.

Nineteen years ago in Istanbul, Larios Madrid won the European Champion Clubs Cup for the sixth time in seven years but no Spanish men’s team had taken the Group A title since then.

Europe’s top clubs will compete for the continental title this weekend in the ECCC Track & Field Senior Group A events held in Mersin, Turkey.