2024 Virtus European Athletics Championship Concludes At Uppsala

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The 2024 Virtus European Athletics Championship was declared open on 13th June at Uppsala Athletics Arena, Sweden. Uppsala Athletics Arena was buzzing with anticipation and enthusiastic athletes tried their luck at their respective events for the past three days. Numerous athletes set new world records, showcasing their exceptional talent and hard work.

New World Records at Uppsala 2024

  1. In the Women’s II1 100m hurdles, Karolina Kucharczyk from Poland broke the world record with a personal best time of 14.32 seconds.
  2. Maksym Koval from Ukraine broke the world record in the Men’s II1 Discus Throw with a personal best of 49.87 meters.
  3. The Polish team, consisting of Jan Wolczko, Dominik Ulatowski, Antoni Wiercioch, and Mikołaj Woźniak, set a new world record in the Men’s II2 4x100m relay with a time of 1:03.95.
  4. In the Men’s II3 100m, Federico Cabizza from Italy set a new world record with a personal best time of 11.39 seconds.
  5. In Women’s II3 100m, Agnese Spotorno (ITA) set a new world record with 14.76 seconds.
  6. In the Women’s II3 400m, Agnese Spotorno from Italy set a new world record with a seasonal best time of 1:09.52.
  7. In the Women’s II3 Long jump, Agnese Spotorno (ITS) once again set another world record by covering 3.86m.
  8. In the Men’s II3 800m event saw a remarkable performance by Luca Venturelli from Italy. He set a new world record with a seasonal best time of 2:04.77.

Best team and athlete

Best team award winners

In the Men’s II1 team competition, Portugal secured first place with 115 points, followed by Spain with 106 points, and Ukraine with 96 points. In the Women’s II1 team competition, Turkey claimed first place with 97 points, Ukraine came in second with 64 points, and Poland took third place with 53 points.

Ukraine’s Maksym Koval and Poland’s Karolina Kucharczyk won the best male and female award.

Full results can be accessed from the Virtus results page.