Russia won the 2011 SPAR European Team Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, and were crowned as Europe’s top athletics nation on Sunday. They successfully defended their title accumulating a record total of 385 points across the two days, winning by a massive 53.5 points. Germany finished second with 331.5 points while, Ukraine claimed the third spot with 304 points.
Türkiye topped the table at the European Team Championships First League in Izmir with 329 points, while Greece and Norway finished second and third with 307.5 and 290 points respectively. All three teams earned promotion to the top league for the next edition of the championships.
A year after being relegated, Estonia forced their way back into the First League after topping the table at the European Team Championships Second League in Novi Sad, Serbia, on Sunday. They will be joined by Bulgaria who fell short by a mere 2.5 points to finish second with 215.5 points.
In the Third League in Reykjavik, Israel topped the charts with 490 points while Cyprus followed suit with 469 points to earn promotion to the Second League for the next edition.
The bottom three teams in the Super League in Stockholm were relegated to the First League for the next edition of the championships, while the bottom two teams from the First and Second League were also relegated.
The overall standings at the end of the second and final day of the event follow.
SPAR European Team Championships
1. Russia 385 pts
2. Germany 331.5
3. Ukraine 304
4. Great Britain and N.I. 289
5. France 284
6. Poland 264
7. Spain 246
8. Italy 237
9. Belarus 220
10. Czech Republic 211(R)
11. Portugal 177.5 (R)
12. Sweden 159 (R)
European Team Championships First League
1. Türkiye 329 (P)
2. Greece 307.5 (P)
3. Norway 290 (P)
4. Romania 282.5
5. The Netherlands 278
6. Hungary 265
7. Switzerland 251.5
8. Finland 248
9. Belgium 245.5
10. Ireland 224.5
11. Slovenia 200.5 (R)
12. Croatia 178 (R)
European Team Championships Second League
1. Estonia 218 (P)
2. Bulgaria 215.5 (P)
3. Serbia 188.5
4. Lithuania 185
5. Denmark 175
6. Austria 172
7. Latvia 147 (R)
8. Slovakia 134.5 (R)
European Team Championships Third League
1. Israel 490 (P)
2. Cyprus 469 (P)
3. Republic of Moldova 440
4. Iceland 411
5. Bosnia and Herzegowina 390
6. Azerbaijan 377
7. Armenia 341
8. Luxembourg 335
9. Malta 270
10. Montenegro 266
11. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 233
12. Association of Small States of Europe 178
13. Andorra 174
14. Georgia 144
15. Albania 93
Note:
(P) - Promoted
(R) - Relegated