by Larry Eder
Welcome to RBR’s coverage of the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships, held at the Palias de Omnisport, in Paris-Bercy! The event is three days, from Friday through Sunday and features athletes from 49 of the 50 European countries!
We have provided a complete schedule of events for your viewing pleasure. Note that 28 countries will be showing 150 hours of the Euro Indoors (enterprising North Americans should
be able to find viewing options-and feel free to pass them along to RBR as we will post).
RBR will update events via twitter each session, plus a review on RBR!
For more geek information, please use the following links:
Official website for the competition: www.paris-2011.com
Official website for European Athletics: www.european-athletics.org
Official website for the FFA: www.athle.org
European Athletics Indoor Championships
Paris/FRA 4-6 March 2011
Timetable
DAY 1
Friday, 4 March 2011 – Morning
9:00 60 m Hurdles Women Pentathlon
9:00 Triple Jump Women Qualification
9:20 60 m Hurdles Women Round 1
9:30 Shot Put Men Qualification
9:50 60 m Hurdles Men Round 1
9:55 High Jump Women Pentathlon
10:20 400 m Women Round 1
10:35 Long Jump Men Qualification
10:50 400 m Men Round 1
11:15 3000 m Men Round 1
12:05 Shot Put Women Pentathlon
Mo Farah is defending his 2009 Euro Indoor title, can anyone challenge him? Photo by PhotoRun.net.Friday, 4 March 2011 – Afternoon
15:00 Opening Ceremony
15:45 60 m Hurdles Women Semi-final
15:50 Long Jump Women Pentathlon
15:50 Shot Put Women Qualification
16:00 High Jump Men Qualification
16:10 60 m Hurdles Men Semi-final
16:15 Pole Vault Men Qualification
16:25 800 m Women Round 1
16:55 800 m Men Round 1
17:25 1500 m Women Round 1
17:30 Triple Jump Men Qualification
17:30 Shot Put Men FINAL
17:45 400 m Women Semi-final
18:05 400 m Men Semi-final
18:20 800 m Women Pentathlon
18:40 60 m Hurdles Women FINAL
18:45 VC1 Shot Put Men
18:50 60 m Hurdles Men FINAL
18:55 VC2 Pentathlon Women Women
DAY 2
Saturday, 5 March 2011 – Morning
9:00 60 m Men Heptathlon
9:05 Pole Vault Women Qualification
9:05 High Jump Women Qualification
9:40 Long Jump Men Heptathlon
10:00 60 m Women Round 1
10:30 60 m Men Round 1
11:15 Long Jump Women Qualification
11:30 3000 m Women Round 1
11:30 Shot Put Men Heptathlon
Saturday, 5 March 2011 – Afternoon
14:20 Shot Put Women FINAL
14:30 High Jump Men FINAL
14:50 1500 m Men Round 1
14:45 Triple Jump Women FINAL
15:20 800 m Women Semi-final
15:40 800 m Men Semi-final
15:45 Pole Vault Men FINAL
15:55 VC3 60 m Hurdles Women
16:05 VC4 Shot Put Women
16:10 60 m Women Semi-final
16:20 VC5 60 m Hurdles Men
16:25 Long Jump Men FINAL
16:30 60 m Men Semi-final
16:30 High Jump Men Heptathlon
16:50 3000 m Men FINAL
17:05 VC6 High Jump Men
17:15 1500 m Women FINAL
17:25 VC7 Triple Jump Women
17:30 400 m Women FINAL
17:35 VC8 3000 m Men
17:45 400 m Men FINAL
17:50 VC9 1500 m Women
17:55 VC10 Long Jump Men
DAY 3
Sunday, 6 March 2011 – Morning
9:45 60 m Hurdles Men Heptathlon
10:30 Pole Vault Men Heptathlon
Sunday, 6 March 2011 – Afternoon
14:50 Long Jump Women FINAL
14:55 VC11 400 m Women
15:00 1000 m Men Heptathlon
15:00 Pole Vault Women FINAL
15:05 VC12 400 m Men
15:15 3000 m Women FINAL
15:30 High Jump Women FINAL
15:45 800 m Men FINAL
15:50 VC13 Heptathlon Men
15:55 VC14 3000 m Women
16:00 800 m Women FINAL
16:10 VC15 Pole Vault Men
16:20 1500 m Men FINAL
16:25 Triple Jump Men FINAL
16:30 VC16 Long Jump Women
16:35 VC17 800 m Men
16:40 60 m Women FINAL
16:45 VC18 800 m Women
16:50 VC19 1500 m Men
16:55 60 m Men FINAL
17:00 VC20 High Jump Women
17:05 VC21 Pole Vault Women
17:15 4 x 400 m Women FINAL
17:25 VC22 60 m Women
17:35 VC23 60 m Men
17:40 4 x 400 m Men FINAL
17:50 VC24 4 x 400 m Women
17:55 VC25 Triple Jump Men
tbc VC26 4 x 400 m Men (CB tbc)
So, Teddy Tamgho will jump in long jump and triple jump, can he do it?
Tamgho at 2010 adidas Grand Prix, photo by Photorun.net.
We will have the answers to all of these questions plus many others in the next three days!
VC Victory Ceremony
CB Closing Banquet
