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Topic: European Championships in Athletics

	European Athletics - Developing Athletics
		To "develop, promote and foster Athletics in Europe" is the very first object of the European Athletics Constitution.
		In addition, European Athletics provides targeted programmes to assist its Member Federations and others at the national level to bring the excitement and benefits of athletics to everyone and make European Athletics a "Sport for Life".
		European Athletics also works closely the Development Commission of the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations), the IAAF’s Regional Development Centre in Moscow and other partners.
	www.european-athletics.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=213 (232 words)

	European Championships in Athletics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The European Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the European Athletic Association.
		Official site of the 19th European Athletic Championships 2006
		This page was last modified 18:13, 27 June 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Championships_in_Athletics (84 words)

	HS Sport 12.8.2002 - Finns save best performances for last at European Championships in Athletics
		The Finnish team did not need to leave the European Championships in Athletics in Munich without a gold medal, though it certainly seemed that way when the final day of competition dawned on Sunday.
		The men's European championship marathon turned out to be golden for Finland for the first time since 1954.
		Mikaela Ingberg snatches European championship bronze in javelin (9.8.2002)
	www2.hs.fi /english/archive/news.asp?id=20020812IE3 (433 words)

	European Athletics - News
		Two months from today the biggest stars of European Cross Country running will gather in the beautiful Spanish town of Toro to compete in the 14th SPAR European Cross Country Championships.
		The official newsletter of the 14th SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Toro, Spain is now available.
		European Athletics was very sad to learn of the passing of 94-year-old Pole, Maria Kwasniewska-Maleszewska.
	www.european-athletics.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=0&Itemid=2 (240 words)

	The Athletics Site: European Championships 2002
		Meanwhile, the African Championships are held in Tunis, where Fredericks ran the 100 m.
		The European title is added to the glorious career of Thanou, which includes the Olympics silver in Sydney 2000, the bronze medals of the World Championships in Sevilla and Edmonton, as well as a bronze medal in the EuroChamps 98.
		Thanou was also world indoor champion in Maebashi and double european indoor champion in 1996 and 2000, while she won the gold medal of the world universiade in 1997..
	www.athletix.org /Results/MunichEC02_index.htm (2089 words)

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		The touristic significance of the 18th European Championships in Athletics 2002
		Approximately 170,000 visitors from around the world are expected for the 18th European Championships in Athletics 2002 in Munich.
		The worldwide PR value of the media response to 18th European Championships in Athletics 2002 is estimated at 500 million DM.
	www.muenchen.de /vip8/prod2/mde/resources/mtour/englisch/presseservice/artikel/muenchen-presse-artikel-leichtathletik_e.jsp (372 words)

	Canada: Athletics Team for World Championships - Time-to-Run - runner's track information
		Following the IAAF world championships, Adams and Mathieson will be joining other members of Canada’s national team for athletes with a disability to compete in the International Paralympic Committee Athletics Open European Championships taking place in Espoo, Finland, August 21-27.
		Athletics Canada is the national sport governing body for the sport of track and field including cross-country running and road running.
		Athletics Canada is a not for profit, charitable organization operating under a board of directors elected by provincial / territorial members.
	www.time-to-run.com /track/worldchamps/helsinki2005/news/280705b.htm (417 words)

	leichtathletik.de - News/Pressemitteilungen: Opinions to the 18th European Championships in Athletics in Munich (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Hansjörg Wirz, President of the European Athletics Association, on the significance of the 18th European Championships in Athletics:
		And of course these championships are very significant for the active sportsmen and women and the associations.
		The 18th European Championships in Athletics in 2002 will be presented in an immense experience world.
	www.leichtathletik.de /dokumente/pressemitteilung_view.asp?ID=507 (829 words)

	Sports Venue Technology - 2005 World Athletics Championships, United Kingdom
		In April 2000 the IAAF accepted London’s bid to host the 2005 IAAF World Championships, an event considered to be the most important international sports event in the UK since the 1966 World Cup and one of the top three sports events on the international calendar.
		The only other occasion that a successful "host" city was unable to stage the athletics championships in their 18-year history was back in 1997 when Athens replaced Mexico City, because of a major earthquake that had hit the Mexican capital.
		With a firm commitment by the Government and UK Athletics to host the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Championships in London, a new athletics venue needed to be found.
	www.sportsvenue-technology.com /projects/2005_athletics (1162 words)

	Official Website for 5th European Athletics U23 Championships in Erfurt 2005
		When the decision was made by the Council of the European Athletic Association (EAA) in February 2003 in Leipzig the responsible bodies reacted immediately by planning the
		With that Thuringia presents a real superstar to the athletics scene in the middle of July, which the fans may be looking forward to.
		and adds: "For some athletes the European Athletics U23 Championship is just a stopover on their way to the World Championships in Helsinki." more...
	www.erfurt2005.org /eng/archive.htm (550 words)

	The NEC Group / Visitor / necgroup.co.uk
		The NIA will stage the 29th European Indoor Championships in Athletics after Birmingham was selected as the host city for the event which takes place in March 2007.
		The city was chosen by the European Athletic Association (EAA) at their council meeting in Lausanne in preference to Hungarian capital Budapest and Finnish capital Helsinki.
		The EAA’s decision to award the 2007 Championships to Birmingham comes just 13 months after the city staged the World Indoor Championships in Athletics, which was described by the IAAF President Lamine Diack as the ‘best ever’.
	www.necgroup.co.uk /visitor/news/1147 (417 words)

	Runner's & Triathlete's Web Athletics: Barcelona To Host 2010 European Champs
		The European Athletic Association Council announced the venues for three future EAA major events at its meeting in Gothenburg (SWE) on Saturday 29 April.
		Royal Spanish Athletics Federation President José Maria Odriozola said: "The European Athletics Championships is the only major athletics competition that has not been staged in our country and the award of the event for 2010 enables the Spanish Athletics Federation to fulfil a dream.
		The 2007 SPAR European Cup will take place on 23-24 June in the Munich Olympic Stadium in the Olympiapark, which hosted the European Athletics Championships in 2002 and the SPAR European Cup in 1997.
	www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20060429_EAA_Barcelona.html (491 words)

	CNNSI.com - Athletics - Whitlock dropped from British athletics squad - Tuesday July 16, 2002 10:47 AM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Under the rules of UK Athletics, the body that governs the sport in Britain, she cannot be suspended until the case has been examined by a drugs advisory officer (DAO).
		UK Athletics said Tuesday that additional selections for the European championships' team will also be decided on that date.
		Macey, bronze medallist at the world championships in Canada last year and fourth at the Sydney Olympics, has been suffering with a hamstring injury since the start of June but doctors have so far failed to locate the exact problem.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /athletics/news/2002/07/16/whitlock_epns (900 words)

	EUROPEAN VETERANS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS STADIA, ÅRHUS & RANDERS, DENMARK JULY 22 - AUGUST 1, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In 2001 the veteran committee of the Danish Athletics Federation choose Århus & Randers as the official Danish candidate cities for EVACS 2004.
		The organising committee of EVACS 2004 is mainly rooted in the largest athletics club in Jutland, Århus 1900 A/M. The club has more than 900 members and a huge experience as organiser of large sports competitions.
		The club relocated to the new Langvang Athletics Stadium in 1988 and has hosted the Danish Athletics Championships in 1998 and 2002.
	www.evacs2004.dk /organisers/organisers.asp?language=english (660 words)

	Rahapaja (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Mint of Finland’s newest coinage was launched at the beginning of the IPC Athletics Open European Championships in Finland at August 22nd in Espoo.
		The Championships are the biggest sports event for the disabled ever held in Finland.
		In addition to the eight Finnish euro coins minted in 2005, the coinage is completed by the 5 collector coin issued for the 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics held in Helsinki.
	www.mint.fi /en/press-releases/1296 (276 words)

	leichtathletik.de - News/Pressemitteilungen: National and International Top Athletes as "Ambassadors" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Along with long-jump Olympic gold medallist Heike Drechsler, for whom the European Championships in her native country will presumably mark the end of a long career, pole-vaulter Danny Ecker (has cleared 6 m) will also invest his energy in directing public attention to the European Championships in the Olympic Stadium.
		At the European Cup in Bremen, junior world champion Sina Schielke, currently Germany’s fastest contender in the 100 and 200 m, was named as a representative.
		In Scandinavia, Norway’s 800m gold medallist in Atlanta in 1996, Vebjörn Rodal is a representative for the 18th European Championships in Athletics in 2002.
	www.leichtathletik.de /dokumente/pressemitteilung_view.asp?ID=512 (402 words)

	BBC - Birmingham - Sport - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2007
		Tickets have gone on sale for the European Indoor Athletics Championships 2007 in Birmingham, the only major UK sporting event until the Olympics in 2012.
		The Minister for Sport, Richard Caborn was another special guest at the launch for the 2007 Championships and he also reflected on Birmingham’s past success and believes that the city played a key role in helping London to secure the 2012 Olympics.
		The European Athletics Indoor Championships is expected to attract 15,000 spectators over three days and will have an estimated economic impact of £3.5 million for the city of Birmingham, with images of the Championships being broadcast across the world.
	www.bbc.co.uk /birmingham/content/articles/2006/02/06/european_indoor_athletics_feature.shtml (622 words)

	European Paralympic Committee - Technical Officer Report
		In the championship program about 1400 athletes and in the cup events another 200 athletes will be involved.
		A contract for the European championships Athletics were signed with the Finnish NPC.
		The 2nd championship will be held in Espoo (Finland) from 17th to 28th August 2005.
	www.europaralympic.org /ga/rep_tech._officer.htm (304 words)

	Runner's & Triathlete's Web Athletics: European Athletics Championships - 100 Days To Go
		Yesterday marked 100 days to go before the opening ceremony of the European Athletics Championships, besides the Commonwealth Games, the biggest competition on the track in 2006.
		"The European Athletics Championships is very important for our movement," said European Athletics Association President Hansjörg Wirz, at a press conference in Gothenburg yesterday.
		According to local organizers, more than half of the available tickets have already been sold, while a survey conducted in April showed that 80% of the city's population is now aware that the championships will take place in the city.
	www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20060429_RRW_Gotherburg.html (401 words)

	The Kingdom - 2002/08/08: Athletics: Gillian goes for Euro gold
		Fresh from her sensational performance in the national track and field championships in Dublin, at which she created a stunning new world 5,000m record, the determined Killarney girl will be hoping to grab all the headlines once again when she takes on the best in Europe in Germany this week.
		Gillian, who travelled to Munich to acclimatise 10 days ago, finished in a credible tenth place in her last big championships test in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and she is hoping to go one better in Germany.
		While the European Championships will be Gillian s main competition this year, she is also be setting her sights on a major international competition in September and, of course, the World Cup Competition in October..
	archives.tcm.ie /thekingdom/2002/08/08/story75.asp (519 words)

	The 29th European Indoor Championships in Athletics at The NIA - Buy your tickets from the venue box office
		The European Athletics Indoor Championships will be the most significant athletics event to be staged in the UK before the London 2012 Olympics.
		The championship is a European Athletic Association event and will be jointly organised by Birmingham City Council and UK Athletics.
		The full timetable for the European Athletics Indoor Championships is yet to be confirmed, however listed below are some details of the highlights on each day of competition.
	www.necgroup.co.uk /corporate/whatson/DisplayWhatsOn.asp?i=4674&p=16 (319 words)

	The loneliness of Britain's long suffering athletes
		Few sports can match athletics for being on your own, and no athletes competing here at the European Championships can feel more on their own than the Brits.
		Raising the profile of British athletics is best achieved through success at the Olympics, which is why Barclaycard's £6million investment in 100 athletes for Sydney 2000 is highly welcome.
		The drugs business received an early airing in these championships through the British 10,000m runner Jon Brown, who was fairly unequivocal in his assertion that the Portugese gold medallist, Antonio Pinto, had not suddenly discovered a 19-second improvement in his times by popping into Boots for some aspirin or a bottle of Night Nurse.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/08/22/socov22.html (1435 words)

	Official Website for 5th European Athletics U23 Championships in Erfurt 2005
		On the third day, the competition schedule at the European Athletics Under 23 Championships turned from qualifications to finals, with 19 events coming to a conclusion at this session.
		The first morning of competition at the European Athletics Under 23 Championships in Erfurt included no event final, although the two combined events both saw activity which will continue onward to a Friday conclusion.
		At the German Championships in Wattescheid, next weekend, he is able to win the title.
	www.erfurt2005.org /eng/news.htm (1218 words)

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