2026 European Championships

Amy Hunt qualified fastest for the 100m final in 10.99 (and looked happy on seeing another sub-11!). Usual mediocre start but came powering through in the second half. Final in about an hour.
 
Jakob Ingebrigtsen comes through on the home stretch to win the 5000m, despite just returning from surgery. One of the truly great middle/long distance runners of all time.
 
Amy Hunt wins! 11.00 dead. Svoboda second in 11.02. I was sure Amy would win after 30 metres: she wasn't far behind, and her top end speed brought her through.
 
sprintfan1234 said:
Amy Hunt wins! 11.00 dead. Svoboda second in 11.02. I was sure Amy would win after 30 metres: she wasn't far behind, and her top end speed brought her through.
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So happy that Amy Hunt didn't up like Charlie Dobson. Early in her career she struggled to stay healthy but at 24 now is really looking
outstanding. I love to see it. Happy for Swoboda but she must be sad as she has won the silver medal in big races a few times now. She should still be proud as she put Polish Sprinting on the Map. Sad for Geraldine de Tizio Frey who missed bronze by 1/100th of a second. Our ladies just missed the sweep but still took 3 of the top 4. Also they took 4 of the fastest 6 sprinters. Long Live Europe!
 
I hope van der weken takes a break now as she races far too much each season. At least this time Dina Asher Smith didn't avoid Hunt after the race unlike in the semis, she comes across as a very jealous person..
 
White Lightning said:
So happy that Amy Hunt didn't up like Charlie Dobson. Early in her career she struggled to stay healthy but at 24 now is really looking
outstanding. I love to see it. Happy for Swoboda but she must be sad as she has won the silver medal in big races a few times now. She should still be proud as she put Polish Sprinting on the Map. Sad for Geraldine de Tizio Frey who missed bronze by 1/100th of a second. Our ladies just missed the sweep but still took 3 of the top 4. Also they took 4 of the fastest 6 sprinters. Long Live Europe!
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Dobson out of the 400, 4th in his semifinal. He was a real phenom in the 200 as a youngster, then for some reason moved to 400, had injuries, and has become an also-ran. Sad.

Nadine Visser just won the women's 100m hurdles in a photo-finish over a Polish athlete whose name I won't even attempt to spell. 1/1000th of a second between them. The Dutch are the most aesthetic people: tall, leggy, strong, beautiful. Visser, Lieke Klaver, Myrte van der Schoot: actual Amazons!

Tentoglou just became 4-time European champ in the long jump, well clear at 8.44m.

Men's 100m coming up, but sadly no good white competitors.
 
sprintfan1234 said:
Amy Hunt qualified fastest for the 100m final in 10.99 (and looked happy on seeing another sub-11!). Usual mediocre start but came powering through in the second half. Final in about an hour.
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yep, she's a 5'10" 200m sprinter ...... she does. do 60s now to get her starts better but she'll never explode from the blocks. But as you implied, watch her storm home!
 
The European Men were just horrible this year in the sprints. The European Women were amazing. My hope is that the women will
inspire the men to greater heights. It's sad but at least it's not a World Champs or Olympics year. The next 2 years will show who
is ready and who is not? Currently none of the European Mens Sprinters are consistant enough to make noise. Hopefully that will
change soon.
 
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mastermulti said:
yep, she's a 5'10" 200m sprinter ...... she does. do 60s now to get her starts better but she'll never explode from the blocks. But as you implied, watch her storm home!
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Someone should set up a date between Amy Hunt and Lachlan Kennedy. Both attractive and the same height. Both are shining stars
in the Track World. Imagine them dating & making a family? Wow would those kids be fast! Just like White Lightning!
 
White Lightning said:
The European Men were just horrible this year in the sprints. The European Women were amazing. My hope is that the women will
inspire the men to greater heights. It's sad but at least it's not a World Champs or Olympics year. The next 2 years will show who
is ready and who is not? Currently none of the European Mens Sprinters are consistant enough to make noise. Hopefully that will
change soon.
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all the people we'd been excited about previously - Verherstraeten, Kopek, Hansen, Larsson, Ceccarelli, Volko, Hinchcliffe. .... all woeful,
Maybe they needed a few Australian Europeans over there like they have in that horrible Eurovision Song contest).
No-one better than 10.27
Jacobs would have walked that in if no injury.
 
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