Nine BIG records in thrilling finale at European Athletics U23 Championships
21st July 2025A brilliant final day at the Bergen 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships, saw six championship records and three European U23 records, Netherlands' incredible Niels Laros won the 800m for a unique distance double, plus four golds for Spain.
European Athletics President Dobromir Karamarinov was full of praise for the four-day event. “On behalf of European Athletics, I extend our sincere congratulations to the Bergen 2025 Local Organising Committee and the many dedicated volunteers — you even gave us four days of perfect weather!
"Thank you for delivering a first-class championships and creating an experience that will remain a lifelong memory for everyone involved.”
In total, 30 nations won medals, there were 12 new championships records and three European U23 records across four days. The final day included:
- A brilliant 800m victory by Niels Laros
- Saga Vanninen set new records as she defended her heptathlon crown
- Spain and Great Britain set new European U23 records in the 4x400m finals
- France and Great Britain win 4x100m gold in championship records
- Ines Lopez and Iosif Kesidis win throws titles for Spain and Cyprus
- Poland's Maciej Megier win a thrilling 3000m steeplechase final
- Maria Forero win 5000m gold for Spain
- Italy's Matteo Sioli leap to high jump gold
- Ramona Elena Verman complete a Romanian double with long jump gold
- Pole vault and triple jump gold for Czechia's Viktorie Ondrova and Spain's Pablo Delgado
- 10,000m race walk gold for Türkiye's Mazlum Demir
Attention now turns another Nordic spectacle with Finland hosting the Tampere 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships on 7-10 August.