European Athletics statement on the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria

The earthquakes in Turkey and Syria are terribly devastating. At the time of this post, over 11,000 have been reported killed by the two earthquakes on the Turkish and Syrian borders. Many are asking how to make donations. We found this piece on NPR quite helpful: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/02/07/1155087397/how-to-make-sure-your-donation-will-do-the-most-good-for-earthquake-survivors.

The following piece came from European Athletics regarding the EA Indoor champs, but mostly, the concerns for those affected from the earthquakes on February 6, 2023.

EA posted 7th February 2023 14:15

It was with great sorrow that European Athletics heard the news about the devastating earthquake which hit Türkiye and Syria yesterday (6 February).

On behalf of the European Athletics Council and the whole athletics community, we would like to express our deepest condolences, sympathy and support for all affected people in these hard times.

European Athletics President Dobromir Karamarinov, has already sent a letter yesterday to the President of the Turkish Athletic Federation Fatih Cintimar with this same message.

We understand that people will have questions regarding the Istanbul 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships, which is due to take place at the Ataköy Arena on 2-5 March.

At this moment, all the preparations for the event are going as planned. We are coordinating with the Turkish Athletic Federation, the Istanbul 2023 Local Organising Committee, and the relevant authorities, and will provide all assistance and support as and when needed.

We are monitoring the situation and will provide further updates if anything changes.

However, first and foremost, our thoughts are with everyone affected by yesterday’s tragic events.

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Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

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