Day 2 Highlights | European Athletics U18 Championships | Banska Bystrica 2024

19 July 2024 - Day 2 saw the first finals of this U18 championships! Germany’s Clara Hegemann and Poland’s Jakub Rodziak landed world U18 leads in the women’s hammer and men’s discus finals respectively, setting the tone for an evening high in quality. Maria Rafailidou underscored her status as world U18 lead by winning the women’s shot put - all six of her throws were good enough for gold.
On what turned out to be a series of thrilling sprint finals, expectations were sky high for Laura Frličková to win Slovakia’s first ever gold medal at the European Athletics U18 Championships. She duly delivered with another electrifying performance in the women’s 100m hurdles. Kyan Daniel Duffy Escalona emulated his compatriot Lorenzo Simonelli with another Italian gold in the 110m hurdles this summer. In the men’s 100m final, Britain’s Joel Masters was quickest away, but Germany’s Jakob Kemminer powered past to win gold. In the women’s event, Bulgaria’s Radina Velichkova was victorious.
A monster throw in the javelin from Enni Virjonen upended the women’s heptathlon and ultimately helped her secure the gold medal, ahead of the overnight leader, Britain's Thea Brown, and Germany’s Maria Schnemilich.
There was a surprise in the men’s long jump. European U18 leader Daniele Inzoli was out of sorts, which paved the way for France’s Remi Mourie and Hungary’s Áron Hajdu. Triple jumper Brenda Apsīte became only the second ever European U18 gold medallist from Latvia.
Pre-race favourite Serena Di Fabio showed her class as she won the women’s 5000m race walk, smashing the championship record in the process.
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[@cuijin]

I love the narrators and their commentary. So knowledgable, positive, encouraging.

[@HotaruDS]

Congratulations Slovakia for the gold medal! 🎉❤ from 🇹🇩

[@Cane78]

Virjonen is a huge talent. If she didn’t fail in high jump, she would have smashed the U18 world record. What a Finnish pair with Saga Vanninen.

[@gtarkanyi_dr]

congrats! thanks for broadcasting!

[@EuropeanAthletics]

You're welcome! :)

[@molonlave2193]

Maria Rafailidou ❤ 🇬🇷 🥇 Melina Zaragka 🥈 Anastasia Andreadi 🥉

[@worldsasuri9430]

Really like these broadcastings!😃

[@EuropeanAthletics]

We're happy to hear it!

[@Pedrovarni]

Fabulous talent, so sad for the 2 girls who fell, I was imagining if that was my daughters...but unbelievable maturity from Fricalova

[@Phobos_Nyx]

Frličková or Frlickova if you don't have the accent but certainly not Fricalova.

[@Pedrovarni]

Ott will improve on this, she's miles faster than 11.62, but again fantastic composure from the Romanian girl

[@neviandemirov6934]

Bulgarian girl you mean

[@Lotschi]

Those are really nice highlight videos! When are the European U20 Championships?

[@EuropeanAthletics]

Next year in Tampere, Finland! 7-10 August. :)

[@Lotschi]

@@EuropeanAthletics ok, cool!

[@Pedrovarni]

The German should stick with sprints, forget decathlon, he's got fantastic later ability - it you've got that at 17 he'll massively improve times on the early part of the race, Le Maitre did 10.96 at 16 and 10.53 at 17.

[@annna6553]

Agreed but these whites are held down and told wrong info. Look at Boling and lemqtrie. They need better coaching

[@nikolaimiloshev]

Bravo Radina !

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Congrats! 🎉

[@pocapoco2546]

17:24 My goodness 😮

[@fnite1054]

🤤

[@PatrykNowak-xz8yw]

Is Rodziak the future Malachowski for poland? 🤞we shall see in the future

[@keymasta3260]

Przyszłość dla Polski i polskiej armii. Dyskobole, kulomioci i oszczepnicy na pewno będą rzucać granatami dalej niż przeciętny żołnierz

[@a.r1941]

Vielen Dank fürs mitnehmen und diese gute Qualität daumen hoch dafür😊😊❤

[@urbansoldier1]

17.45 what a throw CONGRATS!!! .... wiht 18.46 mtr. mrs. Maria Rafailidou will had have 7place of the olympics 2024 in france... (and look how "big" some of the womans in france was 🙈)

[@andrzejkaraczan6219]

Congrats Zofia! 👏👏👏♥

[@Johnrap]

Let's see if that German sprinter switches to Decathlon at some point.

[@Lotschi]

Apparently he jumps over 6,50 and over 1,60 but not sure about the other disciplines. Let‘s be honest, as a white German guy you won‘t find much success in professional sprinting.

[@annna6553]

Let's be honest, most blacks use undetectable PEDS. I remember a German man dominating back in the 70s. Do you "German* guy?

[@annna6553]

He needs to stay right where he is. Don't listen to these fools. Learn from Boling and lematries mistakes. No 400 b.s.

[@jordanjordannis2258]

@@annna6553 wasn't Lematre and Olympic medalist?

[@annna6553]

@@jordanjordannis2258 lamatre and Bolling both wrecked their careers when they had huge upsides of improving in the sub 10s, by going to the 400s too much, that fks up your timing in the 100. Certain people REALLY didnt want lematre doing more sub 10s.

[@stoutlager6325]

girl 15 hammer throw beast roar CUTE. CUTE!

[@LEE_MASON_]

The commentators. It's like Alan Partridge never existed.

[@minichikimakubex]

Didnt she broke the wr? I saw it earlier but doesnt show it there

[@TallTee27]

the German lad will have no hope when he races as an international 100m sprinter.

[@user-eq3fn4fx5q]

Sport is a spectacle and that's all it is. No benefit for the human being. For mankind even more so. What are the winners happy about?

[@Nerivean]

Cry more. Go and do something for the "human being" then instead of complaining.