2016 European Athletics Championships

July 06, 2016 to July 10, 2016
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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World Athletics:

Last year's 1:42 sensation Amel Tuka (1:45.74) and France's Pierre-Ambrose Bosse (1:45.79) were back in 4th and 5th. Germany's Gesa-Felicitas Krause dominated the steeple in 9:18. Gianmarco Tamberi took the HJ in 2.32m, Llias Fifa lead Spain to a 1-2 finish in the 5K. Poland's Angelika Cichocka took the 1500 in 4:33.00 over Sifan Hassan (4:33.76). Sara Moreira (70:19) and Tadesse Abraham (62:03) won the half-marathon.
*UK Men's 4x100 And Women's 4x400 Take Euro Gold The Netherlands took the women's 4x100 and Belgium men (with three Borlee brothers) the 4x400.
*GB's Former World 800 Medalist Jenny Meadows Announces Her Retirement After Injury At Euro Champs Ends Her Olympic Hopes She injured her hamstring in the heats. She said, "I've done this sport for 28 years, I've given my all and it's taken a lot from me. I definitely won't miss it."
*British High Jumper Isobel Pooley Will Miss Rio Due To Ankle Injury After Failing To Make Euro Final A specialist told her she "would be made to compete" through it.
*Ireland's Ciara Mageean Gets Euro 1500m Bronze
*Cathal Dennehy Talks To Mageean'w Coach, Jerry Kiernan Who Says He'd "Blame Himself" If She Failed
*European Athletics President Svein Arne Hansen Will Raise "Country Hopping" Issue With The IAAF Turkey is being accused of "buying" its way to success after it took home several medals won by former Kenyan and Jamaican athletes.
*Ireland Independent Article Supporting Fionnuala McCormack's Outburst Against Citizenship Changes

World Athletics:

Other winners included: "Turkey's" Polat Kemboi Arikan (10K - 28:12), Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benebbad (steeple), GB's Martyn Rooney defending his 400m title in 45.29, Ivana Spanovic (LJ).
*Recommended Watch: Cornell Alum Bruno Hortelano Finds Out He Was Upgraded From Silver To Gold In Post-Race Interview Hortelano won in 20.45 after the Netherlands' Churandy Martina was DQed.

World Athletics:

Other winners included Greg Rutherford in the LJ, Ruth Beitia (HJ), Christina Schwanitz (shot put), Zigismunds Sirmais (jav), and Cindy Roleder (100H). *Results/Startlists

Irish Examiner:

After "Turkey's" Can (who switched from Kenya last year) kept her out of the medals McCormack said, “It’s the exact same thing every f**king time. It’s more than frustrating at this stage.” She also mocked the Euro's "I run clean" bibs.
*McCormack: "There’s absolutely no reason people would want to emigrate to Turkey"
*The Independent: "Seven Kenyans, two Jamaicans and a Cuban competing for Turkey - this is a disgraceful farce"
*400 Hurdler Thomas Barr Backs McCormack's Criticism Of "Country Hoppers" And Anti Doping "Gimmicks"

ESPN.com:

She reportedly limped to the finish line, but the official results have her as a DQ.

The Telegraph:

UKA had initially said he couldn't go because they wanted him to focus on Rio. If an athlete is qualified for a meet, it should be up to them whether they race it or not.

Athletics Weekly:

So UK Athletics is okay with marathoners racing a half one month before Rio, but not a sprinter doing a 400?

The Telegraph:

This is the guy they made appeal his way onto the World team last year (and then made him captain). Euros is a month before the Olympics, but they say that's too close. Meanwhile, they've made exceptions in the past for Mo Farah and any field athlete.

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