In a weekly round-up, European Athletics looks at a big issue in the sport, sets the scene for the week ahead and reviews the past few days.

It almost did not matter what happened in Zurich on Thursday when the gun fired for the 100m because a glance along the start-line said everything about European sprinting.

Even the world's best discus exponent can have problems and Sandra Perkovic has been undergoing treatment for pain in the peritoneum. Treatment has been taking place at a clinic in Pula, but the pain does not appear to have stopped her training.

European athletes notched up eight wins at the IAAF World Challenge meeting in Berlin but the undoubted star of the show in the German capital on Sunday was the Russian javelin thrower Maria Abakumova.

The Horizontal Jumps and Hurdles seminar in Falun is approaching and registration for it is now open.

The last European Athletics Classic Permit Meeting of the summer in the Italian city of Padova saw meeting records fall to Canadian shot putter Dylan Armstrong and US hurdler Kellie Wells on Sunday.