Nadia Battocletti became the European Women’s Cross Country Champion for the second time in a row, and Thierry Ndikumwenaye, who was third last year, won gold among men at the 31st European Cross Country Championships. Ines Fitzgerald won the U20 women’s race for the third time in a row, and the Italian national team retained the title in the mixed relay. Spain topped the medal standings with 8 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze), ahead of Belgium (3-0-0) and Great Britain (2-3-1). France became the leader in points (44), beating Spain (35) and Britain (29). The next European Cross Country Championships will take place on December 13, 2026 in Belgrade.

• Women’s (adults, 7.47 km): Nadia Battocletti defended her title, finishing in 24:52. Megan Keith (Great Britain) was second (25:07), ahead of Yasemin Can (Turkey) – 25:13. Team standings: Belgium won historic gold, all three participants made it to the top 7.
• Men (adults, 5 laps): Thierry Ndikumwenaye (Spain) sensationally beat world champion Jimmy Gressier (France) at the last turn – 22:05 vs 22:08. Bronze – Dominique Lobalu (Switzerland) after the photo finish (22:23). Team gold: Spain – a record 11th time.
• Mixed relay (5.96 km): Italy became champion for the third time, ahead of Great Britain and Portugal.
• U23 Women: Maria Forero (Spain) – 19:59, silver – Ilona Monenen (Finland), bronze – Pia Schlattmann (Germany).
• U23 Men: Nicolas Griggs (Ireland) – 17:47, the first Irishman with individual gold. France took silver and bronze.
• U20 Women: Ines Fitzgerald (Great Britain) — 14:35, third consecutive victory.
• U20 Men: Willem Renders (Belgium) – 13:11, the first team gold for Belgium.

International crosses and races

• The cross country in Botswana was won by Lavinia Haitope (Namibia) at a distance of 10 km – 36:03, among men – Karabo Bosele (Botswana) – 31:31.
• 15-year-old Natasha Dudek (Poland) and Jackson Spencer won the Brooks XC National Championships (5 km) – 16:56 and 15:11.
• Lauren Ryan became the Australian champion in the 10,000 m (32:06.66), among men – Seth O’Donnell (27:59.65).
• The race in Sion (Switzerland) was won by Sarah Madeleine (France) — 15:11 (7 km), Cleent Deflander (Belgium) — 19:25.
• The winners of the cross in Zurich were Vinny Jeptarus (Kenya) – 12:20 (4 km), Abderazak Suleman (Eritrea) – 14:51 (5.3 km).
• The race in Yère (France) was won by Fadouwa Ledem — 31:31 (10 km), men — Soufian Boucantar (Morocco) — 28:28.
• The Spanish National Championship at Alcalá de Henares was won by Marina Martinez – 25:49 and Carlos Saez – 22:11 (7.1 km).

Latest results of sports competitions

• 11-12.12All-Ukrainian indoor athletics competitions New Year’s Jumper’s Day, Lviv
• 12.12All-Ukrainian High Jump Athletics Competitions for the Prizes of Olympic Bronze Medalist Vita Stepina, Kyiv
• 12-13.12All-Ukrainian competitions in shot put on the occasion of honoring the memory of Mikich M.S., Lviv
• 12-13.12Open indoor athletics competitions for the prizes of the Olympic champion Valery Borzov among boys born in 2010-2011, 2012-2024, Kyiv
• 13.12 ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon, Abu Dhabi
• 13.12 Al Sharqiyah International Race, Ель-Хубар
• 13.12 Botswana International Cross Country, с. Модіпане
• 13.12 Brooks XC National Championships, San Diego, CA
• 13.12 Course de Noël, Сьйон
• 13.12 Kalakaua Merrie Mile, Honolulu, Hawaii
• 13.12Christmas Marathon, Chisinau
• 13.12Moiben Half Marathon, Moyben
• 13.12 Palo Alto 10K, 5K Run/Walk and Double 15K, Palo Alto, CA
• 13.12 Puerto Rican Cross Country Championships, Ріо Педрас
• 13.12 The Marakez Pyramids Half Marathon, Ель-Гіза
• 13.12 Zatopek:10, Melbourne
• 13.12 All-Ukrainian Athletics Competitions Running Festival, Lviv
• 13.12 To open the city competition in memory of V. Turliuk indoors, Vinnytsia
• 13-14.12 Honolulu Marathon, Honolulu, GA
• 13-14.12 Open Cup of Ukraine in Athletics among veterans indoors, Kyiv
• 13-14.12Championship of Ukraine and Open Cup “Three Lions” in aquathlon, Lviv
• 14.12 1. VCM Winterlauf, Vienna
• 14.12 7th IInternational Mersin Marathon, Мерсін
• 14.12 Bajaj Pune Marathon, Пуне
• 14.12Dyka Gonka Summary, Kyiv
• 14.12 Fuzhou Marathon, Fuzhou
• 14.12 Generali Maratón de Málaga, Málaga
• 14.12 Hyères Running Days, Єр
• 14.12 Ironman 70.3 Florida, Gaines City, Florida
• 14.12Reggio Emilia Marathon, Emilia-Romagna
• 14.12 Monterrey Marathon, Monterrey
• 14.12 Nara Marathon, Нара
• 14.12Naturosa Catania Marathon, Catania
• 14.12 SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Лагоа
• 14.12 Seville Los Palacios Half Marathon, Севілья
• 14.12 Shenzhen Nanshan Half Marathon, Шеньчжень
• 14.12 VII Cross Nacional Aniversario Alcalá, Мадрид
• 14.12 World Triathlon Development Regional Cup Durazno, Дурасно
• 14.12 Zurich Silvesterlauf, Цюрих
• 17.12 All-Ukrainian competitions in athletics in race walking in memory of two-time Olympic champion V. Golubnychy, Sumy
• 17.12Sumy Region Athletics Championship, Sumy
• 18-19.12Team championship of the city of Kyiv indoors, Kyiv
• 19-20.12 Vinnytsia Region Indoor Cup and Winter Championship in Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia

Announcement of the upcoming competitions

• 20.12Winter Trail, Lviv
• 20.12All-Ukrainian athletics competitions in athletics pentathlon for the prizes of the Olympic champion M. Avilov, Odesa
• 20.12Ukrainian Aquathlon Championship at a sprint distance among age groups, Lviv
• 20-21.12 Marathon Project, Chandler, Arizona
• 21.12 Chiang Mai Marathon, Чіангмай
• 21.12 Guangzhou Marathon, Guangzhou
• 21.12 Hainan Danzhou Marathon, Даньчжоу
• 21.12Multiki Christmas Trail Under the Windmills, Kyiv
• 21.12 Taipei Marathon, Тайбей
• 21.12 Tata Steel World 25K Kolkata, Колката

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