Ten titles won and records smashed on day two of Bergen 2025
19th July 2025Sensational men's long jump and women's hammer finals, blistering sprint finals, another German medal sweep, a record-breaking 800m heat and a wildly fluctuating decathlon were among an astonishing second day's action at the Bergen 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships on Friday (18).
France's Erwan Konate rediscovered the golden touch that won him two world U20 titles to win the men's long jump ahead of European indoor champion Bozhidar Sarâboyukov with a new national U23 record.
Aileen Kuhn won a brilliant women's hammer final in which all three medallists went over 70 metres, setting a new personal best. Her German team-mates, led by winner Steven Richter went 1-2-3 in the men's discus.
In two hard fought 100m finals, France's Jeff Erius and Czechia's Karolina Manasová emerged as gold medallists.
Ireland's Anika Thompson (women's 10,000m), Austria's Enzo Diessl (men's 110m hurdles), Poland's Alicja Sielska (women's 100m hurdles), Romania's Alexia Ioana Dospin (women's triple jump) and Switzerland's Andrin Huber (decathlon) won their nation's first gold medals of Bergen 2025.
Huber fought back from being seventh after four events and fourth overnight, whilst overnight leader Roko Farkas of Croatia no-heighted in the pole vault to drop out of contention. Home hope Henriette Jaeger kept up her relentless medal chase, progressing in both the women's 200m and 400m.
There was also a staggering men's 800m heat in which the first six finishers were all inside the previous championship record held since 1999. Italy's Francesco Pernici led the dash to Sunday's final.
Jaeger's day of truth arrives with 16 titles up for grabs at Bergen 2025
Sixteen gold medals are up for grabs on day three of the European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen on Saturday (19).
Bergen 2025 is being live streamed in its entirety with full English language commentary on the European Athletics website courtesy of Eurovision Sport. It promises be an absorbing day at the Fana Stadion, Bergen, including:
- Women's 400m final with defending champion Yemi Mary John up against Norway's big hope Henriette Jaeger
- Jaeger attempts a potential double with the 200m final less than 90 minutes later
- Women's heptathlon featuring world and European indoor gold medallist Saga Vanninen of Finland
- Men's 1500m and 5000m finals including Dutch stars Stefan Nillessen and Niels Laros
- Men's 200m and 400m finals
- Men's and women's 400m hurdles finals
- Swiss European leader Audrey Werro in the women's 800m final
- Women's 10,000m race walk final
- Serbia's European medallists Adriana Vilagos and Angelina Topic go for gold in the women's javelin and high jump finals respectively
- Men's shot put, pole vault and javelin finals