
From 17th to 20th of July 2025, the European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Bergen, Norway.
The first edition of the youth championships for 20 to 22-year-olds took place in 1997 in Turku and also the last - in 2023, it returned to Finnish soil, specifically to Espoo, where the competition was hosted from 13th to 16th of July.
Athletes in Bergen competed at the climatic Fan Stadium. Thanks to cooperation with our exclusive distributor on the Norwegian market, IDK Idrettskompetanse AS, we equipped the facility with equipment with javelin, discus and hammer throw, shot put, running competitions, long jump and triple jump as well as high jump and pole vault to carry out the competition.
The athletics team of Poland finished the European Athletics U23 Championships with five medals.
Alicja Sielska won the 100-meter hurdles run with a score of 12.91 seconds, and Maciej Megier reached for the championship title in the 3000 meters steeplechase race with a time of 8.20.17 - the EA U23 Championships record and the 11th best result in the history of Poland without division into categories.
The silver medals were won by Maksymilian Szwed in the 400 m (45.28 s) and Mikołaj Szczęsny, who beat his life's best score three times in the high jump final and finished the competition with a result of 2.26 meters - the best in Poland this year. Filip Rak, returned from Bergen with bronze for the 1500 m race, crossing the finish line in 3:45.42.
Our medal record gave us seventh place this time. Germany won the ranking with 5 gold, 9 silver and 12 bronze discs, as did the score ranking for places 1-8, where they collected a total of 250 points.
Germany 5 / 9 / 12 → 26
United Kingdom 4/4/3 → 11
Spain 4 / 3 / 4 → 11
Netherlands 4 / 3 / 1 → 8
France 3 / 6 / 3 → 12
Italy 3 / 3 / 3 → 9
Poland 2 / 2 / 1 → 5
The hosts were extremely enthusiastic about the best European young athletes "Heroes of Tomorrow." It was a unique event, full of emotions for both athletes, the community supporting the organization and, of course, the fans.
Official competition website
⇒ https://bergen2025.com/
Programme
⇒ European Athletics U23 Championships - Bergen, NOR, 2025
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