Over 170 registrations have been received for the international javelin symposium, to be held at the Tanhuvaara Sports Institute in Savonlinna on 21–22 November.

Jip Vastenburg showed what a talent she is by winning 10,000m gold at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn last summer, and on Sunday she almost produced a historic victory on the roads of home.

Following the provisional suspension of the All-Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) by the IAAF, European Athletics confirms that this suspension extends to its competitions and non-sporting activities with immediate effect.

French long jumper Eloyse Lesueur was forced to miss the summer with injury. But that is in the past, now it is all about the future and a place in the record books of the European Athletics Championships.

Today in Frankfurt, Germany, I led a long-planned special meeting of the European Athletics Council and nine current or past European members of the IAAF Council.

Distance runners Arne Gabius of Germany and Jo Pavey have been voted European Athletes of the Month for October.