What's happened to the European Athletics Champs???

[Son of Mathonwy]

What is this European Championships thing?

I was looking forward to the usual week of athletics... but they seem to have added a bunch of other random sports as well, bizarrely taking place in a totally different location... thus diluting things for me*. Additionally, since the BBC guarantee at least 50% of their coverage must consist of Gaby Logan and Denise Lewis exchanging banalities whilst ignoring the events actually taking place behind them, I don't expect to see a whole lot of athletics.

Maybe I'll stick to Eurosport.



*Fans of cycling will perhaps disagree, and can presumably look forward to GB winning every single medal.

[Galfon]

Maybe 'fletics is getting flogged and a bit predictable and they see the attraction of the commonwelf type meet, especially the usual corporate and media freeloaders.

[Which Tyler]

Brexit

[Son of Mathonwy]

*Fans of cycling will perhaps disagree, and can presumably look forward to GB winning every single medal.

Or not... perhaps the other nations have finally figured there's a bunch of medals up for grabs if they invest in this sport a little.

[Galfon]

7 events, 11 days.
1. Athletics (Berlin from today)
2. Aquatics:
-Swimming
-Diving
-Synchronised
-Open Water
3. Cycling:
-Track
-Road
-Mountain Bike
-BMX
4. Golf (Team)
5. Artistic Gymnastics
6. Rowing
7.Triathlon

GB doing ok in sitting down and off-dry land events.
Ita leading overall medal haul - not sure where from atm.
Gleneagles gets the go'f & Embra the diving...plenty of that there at this time of year is my recollection..quality!

[kk67]

I was impressed by 'Big Soph'. Like many misshapen athletes, she was the most erudite and self aware.
I'd guess she'll be some sort of Skip in years to come.

[Galfon]

Team GB turned in a best-of- the-rest showing across the piece with the funding structure continuing to bear fruit...bravo.
D Asher-Smith appears to have the character and personality to match her ability and could really go places.
Peaty & Laura Kenny are phenomenal competitors.
Seemed to go ok overall - credit to the Weegies, again.