Statement from European Athletics President Svein Arne Hansen

Fionnuala McCormack will be aiming to regain her European cross country title in Chia on 11 December but even if she falls short in her bid to become the first three-time winner of the senior women’s race, the Irishwoman will match another record...

Great Britain will send a 36-strong team to the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Chia where they will be looking to top the medal table for an eighth year in a row.

After claiming gold and silver medals over 5000m at the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Ilias Fifa and Adel Mechaal will be aiming to crown their seasons with a repeat showing at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Chia on 1...

In the summer in Amsterdam they were separated by less than three seconds and now in Chia next month, Turkish stars Polat Kemboi Arikan and Ali Kaya will go head-to-head again at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships.

Olympic javelin champion Thomas Rohler and his coach Harro Schwuchow were among the star attractions at the fourth edition of the World Javelin Conference which was held at the Kuortane Olympic Training Centre between 18-19 November.