For Jakob Ingebrigtsen, read Armand Duplantis. 

Norwegian politician Linda Helleland, set to  stand next year to replace Sir Craig Reedie as President  of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has criticised the conflicts of interest that she claims are hampering the fight on doping.

A crowd of 60,500 spectators - the largest yet at the Berlin 2018 European Athletics Championships - witnessed another huge night of athletics here as Norway's 17-year-old Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Britain's Dinah Asher-Smith completed golden doubles in the men's 5,000 metres and women's 200m respectively.

Details of the new mixed-team, two-hour model of athletics that will debut at next year’s European Games in Minsk - entitled Dynamic New Athletics - have been released by the European Olympic Committees (EOC).

Norway’s 17-year-old Jakob Ingebrigtsen transformed himself from prodigious junior to astounding senior here tonight as he took on a classy 1500 metres field including elder brothers Henrik and Filip, respectively the 2012 and defending champion in this event, and pulverised it.

Germany’s Olympic javelin champion Thomas Röhler came good again when it most mattered here to win the European Championships title with a fourth-round best effort of 89.47 metres to win a hugely anticipated domestic battle.

Positive reports of the current multi-sport European Championships taking place here and in Glasgow have prompted Hamburg to declare a serious interest in hosting a future version.

Final round flourishes from Lithuania's world discus champion Andrius Gudzius and Polish shot putter Paulina Guba turned silver to gold here at the 24th European Athletics Championships in another sultry evening session of fluctuating drama.

British sprinting and Polish throwing had a memorable night here as the 24th European Athletics Championships got properly underway, winning four of the five golds on offer in the evening session.

Germany's David Storl, seeking a fourth consecutive European shot put title on home soil, made an ideal start here in Berlin tonight as the 24th European Athletics Championships got underway.

Austria's Peter Penz and Georg Fischler, silver medallists in the luge doubles at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, have announced the end of their 15-year competitive career.

A commemorative Olympic ring lost on a California beach by Pyeongchang 2018 curling gold medallist John Landsteiner is to be returned to him after being discovered by a local resident using a metal detector.

Members of the World Taewondo Europe (WTE) Executive Council heard proposals to join the next multi-sport European Championships at their meeting in Barcelona.

Tokyo 2020 courses for the individual triathlon, mixed relay and Para-triathlon have been announced by the International Triathlon Union (ITU) and the Organising Committee.