by Alfonz JuckThe continent that popularized athletics, Europe, is in a renaissance of the sport. From present, future and emerging stars like brothers Ingebrigtsen, Karston Warholm, Laura Muir, Mondo Duplantis, Katerina Johnson-Thompson, and Nafi Thiam, just to name a few, Europe has athletes who possess the talent, focus and desire to challenge the very best in the world.
Miltiadis Tentoglou, Long Jump champion, photo by Getty Images/ European Athletics
But there is something more. The EAA is managing one of the finest social media and media communications programs, not focusing on putting the most out, but putting out the combination of social media, (audio, video and text content) that inspires and attracts the younger generation. If one looks at the numbers on social media, the young fans are following European Athletics in greater numbers than in the recent past.
Athletics has a real chance to capture the imaginations of another generation. Let’s not screw it up.
GLASGOW FINAL DAY
QUOTES OF THE DAY
Mavrodieva: “It is fantastic to win today, on 3 March, the national day of Bulgaria. So this medal is for all the Bulgarians who supported me. It was about time I got first place.”
Jakob Ingebrigtsen: “I can promise you that I will go really, really fast when the summer comes!”
Ivana Spanovic: “Gold was my goal. I came here for first position and I wasn’t going to leave happy any other way. I knew I could make seven metres easily, but I made a lot of mistakes.”
RESULT OF THE DAY
Miltiadis Tentoglou 838 Greek record and World lead, third best ever mark at European indoors
Laura Muir superb double with 57 seconds last 400 m at the 1500 m
FAVORITE FALLS
Christina Schwanitz lost shot put by 1 cm to Radoslava Mavrodieva. Ekaterini Stefanidi only tied 4th in the pole vault. Orlando Ortega no medal in the 60 m hurdles.
SURPRISE OF THE DAY
Jakob Ingebrigtsen lost the 1500 m final to 13 years older Marcin Lewandowski,
AGENTS (by gold medals)
Daniel Wessfeldt 2, Valentina Fedyushina 2, Steffen Keil 2, Alfons Juck 2, Czeslaw Zapala, Greg Kirkpatrick, Marcin Rosengarten, Marco Tamberi, Stale-Jan Froynes, Janusz Szydlowski, Alberto Suarez, Pavel Voronkov, Carine Messerschmidt, Victor Sanchez, Olga Nazarova, Jos Hermens and Lea Sprunger, Shelayna Oskan-Clarke, Jorge Urena and Radoslava Mavrodieva do not have official agent.
EUROPEAN INDOOR RECORD
2 – 45.05 Warholm equalled, + J. Ingebritgtsen European U20 record
WORLD LEADS
7 – Muir 3000 m 8:30.61, KJT 4983 pentathlon (4th best ever score), Sprunger 400 m sf+f, Tentoglou long jump, Spanovic long jump and Urena heptathlon
ADDITIONAL EUROPEAN LEADS
7 – 21.65 Haratyk, Warholm, Tamberi HJ, Peleteiro triple jump, Visser 60mH, Belgium men 4×400 m and Poland women 4×400 m
MEET RECORDS
5 – Muir 3000 m 8:30.61, in pentathlon 8.09 Ndama, 196 KJT equalled, 2:09.13 KJT, Warholm 400 m
TITLE DEFENDERS
3 + one relay – Muir 1500/3000, Spanovic long jump, Lewandowski 1500 m, Poland women 4×400 m, rest of 12 competing individual Belgrade gold medalists were not succesful and 8 were not competing at all.
MEDALS
1. POL 5-2-0, 2. GBR 4-6-2, 3. ESP 3-2-1, 4. NOR 2-1-1-, 5. GRE 1-2-1, 6. NED 1-1-3. In total 25 countries got medals.
POINTS
1. GBR 122,5, 2. POL 72, 3. FRA 72, 4. ESP 69, 5. GER 66.5, 6. UKR 48.5. In total 34 countries got points.
SCORE
Glasgow scored per IAAF rankings 46 455 points, it is the highest in the 21st century. It is followed by Prague 2015 46 260 and Belgrade 2017 46 254. Fourth best is Paris 2011 (46 223) ahead of Goteborg 2013 (46 162) and Vienna 2002 (45 894).
GLASGOW FINAL DAY
QUOTES OF THE DAY
Mavrodieva: “It is fantastic to win today, on 3 March, the national day of Bulgaria. So this medal is for all the Bulgarians who supported me. It was about time I got first place.”
Jakob Ingebrigtsen: “I can promise you that I will go really, really fast when the summer comes!”
Ivana Spanovic: “Gold was my goal. I came here for first position and I wasn’t going to leave happy any other way. I knew I could make seven metres easily, but I made a lot of mistakes.”
RESULT OF THE DAY
Miltiadis Tentoglou 838 Greek record and World lead, third best ever mark at European indoors
Laura Muir superb double with 57 seconds last 400 m at the 1500 m
FAVORITE FALLS
Christina Schwanitz lost shot put by 1 cm to Radoslava Mavrodieva. Ekaterini Stefanidi only tied 4th in the pole vault. Orlando Ortega no medal in the 60 m hurdles.
SURPRISE OF THE DAY
Jakob Ingebrigtsen lost the 1500 m final to 13 years older Marcin Lewandowski,
AGENTS (by gold medals)
Daniel Wessfeldt 2, Valentina Fedyushina 2, Steffen Keil 2, Alfons Juck 2, Czeslaw Zapala, Greg Kirkpatrick, Marcin Rosengarten, Marco Tamberi, Stale-Jan Froynes, Janusz Szydlowski, Alberto Suarez, Pavel Voronkov, Carine Messerschmidt, Victor Sanchez, Olga Nazarova, Jos Hermens and Lea Sprunger, Shelayna Oskan-Clarke, Jorge Urena and Radoslava Mavrodieva do not have official agent.
EUROPEAN INDOOR RECORD
2 – 45.05 Warholm equalled, + J. Ingebritgtsen European U20 record
WORLD LEADS
7 – Muir 3000 m 8:30.61, KJT 4983 pentathlon (4th best ever score), Sprunger 400 m sf+f, Tentoglou long jump, Spanovic long jump and Urena heptathlon
ADDITIONAL EUROPEAN LEADS
7 – 21.65 Haratyk, Warholm, Tamberi HJ, Peleteiro triple jump, Visser 60mH, Belgium men 4×400 m and Poland women 4×400 m
MEET RECORDS
5 – Muir 3000 m 8:30.61, in pentathlon 8.09 Ndama, 196 KJT equalled, 2:09.13 KJT, Warholm 400 m
TITLE DEFENDERS
3 + one relay – Muir 1500/3000, Spanovic long jump, Lewandowski 1500 m, Poland women 4×400 m, rest of 12 competing individual Belgrade gold medalists were not succesful and 8 were not competing at all.
MEDALS
1. POL 5-2-0, 2. GBR 4-6-2, 3. ESP 3-2-1, 4. NOR 2-1-1-, 5. GRE 1-2-1, 6. NED 1-1-3. In total 25 countries got medals.
POINTS
1. GBR 122,5, 2. POL 72, 3. FRA 72, 4. ESP 69, 5. GER 66.5, 6. UKR 48.5. In total 34 countries got points.
SCORE
Glasgow scored per IAAF rankings 46 455 points, it is the highest in the 21st century. It is followed by Prague 2015 46 260 and Belgrade 2017 46 254. Fourth best is Paris 2011 (46 223) ahead of Goteborg 2013 (46 162) and Vienna 2002 (45 894).
