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Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross-country running, and racewalking.
The IAAF Golden League was an annual series of outdoor track and field meetings organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Athletes who won specific events at all of the series meetings were awarded a jackpot prize, sometimes given in gold bars, which inspired the series name. The competition began with seven meetings and it lasted for twelve years as the IAAF's top tier of one-day meetings. Within the IAAF's global circuit, athletes received additional points for their performances at the Golden League for the IAAF Grand Prix (1998–2002), IAAF World Outdoor Meetings (2003–2005), then IAAF World Athletics Tour (2006–2009). The Golden League was replaced in 2010 by the Diamond League, which marked an expansion to fourteen seasonal meetings covering all track and field events except the hammer throw.
The European Athletics Indoor Championships is a biennial indoor track and field competition for European athletes that is organised by the European Athletic Association. It was held for the first time in 1970, replacing the European Indoor Games, its predecessor event first held in 1966.
The European Athletics U23 Championships is a biennial athletics competition for European athletes under the age of 23, which is organized by the European Athletic Association. The oldest of the 'age-group' track and field events held by European Athletics – European Athletics U20 Championships are held in the same odd numbered years, while the European Athletics U18 Championships, previously the 'Youth Championships' are held in even numbered years.
The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to 3 miles 188 yards or 16,404 feet 2 inches. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over 12+1⁄2 laps of a standard track. The same distance in road running is called a 5K run; referring to the distance in metres rather than kilometres serves to disambiguate the two events. The 5000 m has been present on the Olympic programme since 1912 for men and since 1996 for women. Prior to 1996, women had competed in an Olympic 3000 metres race since 1984. The 5000 m has been held at each of the World Championships in Athletics in men's competition and since 1995 in women's.
The 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.
In 2013, the foremost competition in athletics was the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow. The International Association of Athletics Federations will hold two other global level competitions this year: the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics. The IAAF World Cross Country Championships will return after its move to a biennial format.
Luxembourg competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012. 4 competitors, 3 men and 1 woman took part in 4 events.
Moldova competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012. 6 competitors, 2 men and 4 women took part in 5 events.
San Marino competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012. One male competitor took part in one event.
Cyprus competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012. 10 competitors, 8 men and 2 women took part in 11 events.
Slovakia competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012. 12 competitors, 7 men and 5 women took part in 9 events.
Bosnia & Herzegovina competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012. 4 competitors, 3 men and 1 woman took part in 4 events.
Serbia competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012. At the championship in Helsinki, Serbia was represented by 11 athletes who competed in 8 disciplines.
Georgia competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012. Five competitors took part in five events.
Denmark competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012.
Croatia competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012.
The Turkish Indoor Athletics Championships is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Turkish Athletic Federation, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Turkey.
References
- "European Athletics - Event Website". sportresult.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-07-07.