Storl sets sights on Helsinki
David Storl sets sights on completing medal collection in Helsinki Last year was a memorable one for German shot putter David Storl, the 2011 European Athletics Rising Star of the Year. The highlight...
View ArticleAfter Istanbul success, next stop Helsinki
For the vast majority of the European medallists at the World Indoor Championships, their next big competition will be this summer’s European Athletics Championships in Helsinki. Finland’s capital will...
View ArticleLalova looking to Helsinki
Ivet Lalova watched the last major international athletics championship held in Helsinki, the 2005 World Championships, from her hospital bed but this summer the 27-year-old Bulgarian sprinter aims to...
View ArticleLamdassem looks to Bilbao and Helsinki
After a disappointing marathon debut recently, Spain’s 2010 and 2011 SPAR European Cross Country Championships silver medallist Ayad Lamdassem aims to banish the blues with brilliant performances at...
View ArticleLavillenie starts quest for Helsinki
France’s pole vault star Renaud Lavillenie, the current European champion both indoor and outdoors who also won at the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, will start his summer campaign at the 51st...
View ArticleBorzakovskiy puts Helsinki on agenda
Last Thursday marked the 31st birthday of Russia’s 2004 Olympic Games 800m champion Yuriy Borzakovskiy and he used the occasion to announce that he will be bidding to win over two laps of the track at...
View ArticleSpotakova confirms Helsinki 2012
Spotakova confirms Helsinki 2012 plans to set up probable battle with Abakumova Czech Republic’s 2008 Olympic Games javelin champion and world record holder Barbora Špotáková was among the Prague...
View ArticleBorzakovsky and Davydova for Helsinki 2012
Russia has topped the medal table at the last three European Athletics Championships and two years ago in Barcelona they got a haul of 24 medals that included 10 titles. Consequently, it’s a sure bet...
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