Figures collected from more than 270 locations around Slovenia show that at least 33,500 school children took part in the country’s largest-ever mass participation running event, which was organised on 10 April to coincide with the European Athle...

The new European Athletics headquarters situated at Avenue Louis-Ruchonnet 16, next door to the current Head Office, are in the process of being built.

It was an impressive weekend for Europe’s athletes, with a series of world leads and national records - and fine victories in this early part of the outdoor season.

Jessica Ennis-Hill is not used to finishing third but for once it did not matter. It was all about the return, the feeling of being back on the track again.

When the new concept of the European Athletics Team Championships first took place in 2009 in Lieria, Nelson Evora leaped 17.59m to win the triple jump for the host country.

The German national championships return to the Grundig Stadium in Nuremberg from 24-26 July after having hosted them back in 2008.