The European Athletics Championships, which start this Friday in Rome, are the last major international event before the Paris Olympic Games, and will feature stars of the caliber of the Norwegians. Jakob Ingebrigtsen (1,500 and 5,000) and Karsten Warholm (400 hurdles), the Swede Armand Duplantis (pol), Greek Miltiadis Tentoglou (long), the Dutch Femke Bol (400 m hurdles) and the Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchkh (height).
Ingebrigtsen He will seek his third straight gold double in Rome in the 1,500 and 5,000 metersdistances where it reigns at the continental level since 2018.
The young Norwegian athlete, 23 years old, was declared the double continental champion of 1,500 and 5,000 at the European Championships in Berlin 2018 and Munich 2022, and now arrives in Rome with only two competitions in his legs after eight months of injury . The first was on May 25 in Eugene, with a second-place finish in the Bowerman Mile, and the second was a sprint victory in the 1,500 in Oslo.
In Rome, the last two world champions, British Jake Wightman and Josh Kerr, who gave up competition to prepare for the Paris Olympics, will miss the 1,500m. Yes, the Scotsman is there Neil Gourleyfourth in the mile in Eugene on May 25 (3:47.74) and the Dutch Niels Laroswho reached the 1,500 meters final at the Budapest World Championships in 2023 at the age of 18.
Another Norwegian Karsten Warholm, will also be looking to repeat the crown in the 400 hurdles with just two races in her legs before she arrives in Rome. The first in Bergen, with a victory in the 300 meters, and the second in Oslo with a second place in the 400.
Duplantis For a long time he was only fighting against himself. The Swede, the leading favorite for the third continental crown, knows that at half throttle victory will be his, so the main incentive is also. find the world record of 6.25 meters which he had tried twice without success recently.
Your countryman Daniel StahlOlympic discus champion at Tokyo 2020, the main favorite for gold in the throw and more after throwing 68.99 in Tenerife in May, nine centimeters more than the 68.90 with which he won gold in Japan.
The Greek Miltiadis TentoglouOlympic, world and double European champion, is looking for his third continental crown after recent victories in Limassol (Cyprus) and Izmir (Turkey), in preparation for this first challenge before the Games.
Among the women, the Dutch woman stands out Femke Bol who, at 24 years old, has Olympic gold as his main goal. In 2022 he achieved the continental triple crown in the 400m, 400m hurdles and the 4x400m relay of the Munich European Championship and now, in Rome, he hopes to continue his progress after two golds at the Budapest 2023 World Championships and Glasgow Indoor World Championships this year.
Yaroslava Mahuchkh This championship is marked in red. After victories at the European Championships in Munich 2022 and the World Cup in Budapest 2023, the Ukrainian wants to forget this year’s second place in the indoor world championships in Glasgow with a victory in Rome that will propel him towards Paris.
the olympic stadium
The competitions will be held at the Olympic Stadium, home of 1960 Olympic Games and of 1974 European Championship, but also from the 1987 World Cup, 1981 World Cup and 1975 Universiade, among other notable competitions. It is also the usual venue, since 1980, for the meeting Golden Galaincluded in the Diamond League and before that in the Grand Prix.
He walking circuit, which will be completed in 19 laps, is one kilometer long and is located around the so-called Marble Stadium, which is attached to the Olympic stadium and will be a warm-up track for the athletes competing in the stadium. The big news is that the walkers will finish their ordeal inside the stadium, something that hasn’t happened at a European Championship since 2006.
He half marathon circuitalmost flat, starting in the south of the city, at the Imperial Forums and after passing through some of the most emblematic places in Rome, it enters a 4.1 km loop that has to be traveled three times to finally reach the Olympic stadium and finish. , like march, in it.
Source: La Verdad
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