12th August 2013 11:56
In a weekly round-up, European Athletics looks at a big issue in the sport, sets the scene for the week ahead and reviews the past few days.
Zurich's countdown clock reaches one of its biggest landmarks
Moscow might be the centre of the track and field world today - Monday August 12 - but head west across Europe and an important time has arrived in Zurich.
This date in 12 months - Tuesday August 12 - will be the start of the European Athletics Championships, the first time the Swiss city has held the event.
Just mention the name Zurich in athletics terms and instantly a world record comes into the mind. Or perhaps just the unique style of celebrations from the fans in the Letzigrund Stadium, with their arm-waving 'whoosh' routine than grows into a loud finale.
Often the annual IAAF Grand Prix, Golden League or Diamond League meeting has taken on a mantle as a 'One-night Olympics' because of the attention of the event and the big names it would attract.
And so it is no surprise that now, with even a year to go, 30,000 tickets have already been sold for the European Athletics Championships.
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THE WEEK JUST GONE
The opening weekend of the IAAF World Championships in Moscow brought great success for Europe's Mo Farah in the 10,000m, Aleksandr Ivanov in the 20km walk and Sandra Perkovic in the discus. It once again showed the continent's versaility across all areas of track and field with the variation in the disciplines between all three.
THE WEEK AHEAD
One of even more hope and expectation for Europe's leading athletes in Moscow. And Thursday evening could be a special occasion for Abeba Aregawi. She was in maximum control of her heat in the first round of the 1500m and if she goes all the way to gold - the semi-finals are on Tuesday night - it will be one of Sweden's greatest athletics triumphs.
EUROPEAN LEADERS - Discus
Men
1. Piotr Malachowski (POL), 71.84m Hengelo
2. Robert Harting (GER), 69.91m Hengelo
3. Martin Wierig (GER), 67.46m Ostrava
Women
1. Sandra Perkovic (CRO), 68.96m Lausanne
2. Nadine Muller (GER), 66.69m Castellon
3. Melina Robert-Michon (FRA), 66.28m (NR) Moscow
BIRTHDAYS
12.08.13 – Austra Skujyt„— (LTU) – the 2004 Olympic silver medallist in heptathlon and multiple European and world indoor medallist turns 34.
17.08.13 – Desiree Singh (GER) – the 2011 World Youth pole vault champion turns 19.
TOP TWEETS
James Dasaolu @JamesDasaolu
Thanks for all your support people gave it all had in the final #Moscow2013
Mo Farah @Mo_Farah
Thank everyone for your messages.!!! Great win tonight..!!! #Moscow http://t.co/Nx5saa7lvX
Sandra Perkovic @PerkovicSandra
Thank you people Olympic, World and European gold - I am so happy @IvanaSpaNOv1c you are the best í¢¤
Pierre-Ambroise Bosse @pa_bosse
Que d'émotions !!! Et de fatigue...je me lance dans une sieste de 45h ! Je mets mon réveil í l'heure de la finale... http://t.co/w0xlBoiLsl
Andrew Osagie @andrewosagie
So happy with that! Put it all out there today to get in the final and it worked! #OsagieBoom was needed and delivered!
COMING NEXT
There remains only one show in town - with the World Championships the sole major event between