Ukrainian refugee Valentyna Veretska has won the Jerusalem Marathon, despite not training for almost one month after fleeing her home country.

Veretska and her 11-year-old daughter fled to Kraków in Poland following the invasion of Ukraine, which

European Olympic Committees (EOC) President Spyros Capralos revealed that the organisation has received "Initial interest" from Western European countries in hosting the 2027 European Games, and insisted the continental body remains "cautiously optimistic" for Kraków-Małopolska 2023.

Azerbaijan's capital Baku in 2015, followed by the second edition in Belarusian capital Minsk.In 2019, Poland

support and Minister of Sport and Tourism Kamil Bortniczuk a letter of intent.However, some opposition to Poland

the Winter EYOF opening press conference, Capralos declared "we are sure and we are confident that Poland

Poland has been affected because they have had the big wave of refugees there and in addition to the

the possibility to think that we are in a good ground to have a great European Games next summer in Poland

France has won the biathlon 4x7.5 kilometres mixed relay on the final day of competition here at the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival.

with Thievent the second-best performer on the final leg in 16:36.5Czech Republic placed second, with Poland

Malusek and Petr Hak all delivered steady performances to help the Czech's finish in 1:12:50.6, while Poland

The Netherlands' Zoe Deltrap completed a clean sweep of short track speed skating gold medals here at the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), winning the girls' 1,000 metres and helping her country to victory in the 3,000m mixed relay.

more than three seconds.They finished in 4:20.299, with the Italian team in second clocking 4:23.639.Poland

A dream head-to-head playoff qualifier was denied last night after a last-gasp winner put underdogs North Macedonia through to the final match with Portugal for a place at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, after shocking the European champions Italy in Palermo.

but a last-minute goal from Matheus Nunes ensured the favourites would go through.Sweden are to play Poland

The International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ) has made its presence felt here at the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Vuokatti, bringing along two teq one tables for use by athletes to promote awareness of the sport in the build-up to its European Games debut in 2023.

and György Gattyán billed it as "a special day for the teqball family".Teqball has proved popular in Poland

President Spyros Capralos has said the organisation is "confident" that it will take place as planned in Poland

Armenia and Sweden were victorious in the women's and men's running target finals with both gold medals being contested between compatriots on the latest day of the European Shooting Championship (10 metres) in Hamar in Norway.

saw Martinsson defeat Jozsef Sike of Hungary 9-7 to make the final.Nyberg defeated Lukasz Czapla of Poland

Twelve meetings have been confirmed as part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold calendar for 2022, with New York and Bermuda being the latest additions to the circuit.

Nairobi on May 7, Tokyo on May 9 and Ostrava on May 31, the latter for the Golden Spike.Bydgoszcz in Poland

United States.The Tour returns on August 8 at Székesfehérvár in Hungary, before meetings in Chorzów in Poland

The last weekend in March, when the World Cross Country Championships traditionally took place, used to be my favourite time of the year.

the World Cross Country Championships, which is why it has gone to places recently like Bydgoszcz in Poland

Austria's Jonas Schuster has won the first ski jumping gold medal of the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival here, triumphing in the HS100 boys' event.

125.0 from 94.5m on his second attempt.That earned a total score of 250.5.Second-placed Jan Habdas of Poland

Belgium’s Tim Merlier held off the challenge of Dutch rival Dylan Groenewegen to win the men’s Classic Brugge–De Panne one-day race.

seeking his first win since serving a nine-month ban for his involvement in a crash at the Tour of Poland

Ukraine's Chef de Mission Anna Sorokina has thanked participants here at the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) for their support, receiving a standing ovation at an "International Evening" dinner.

has praised the efforts of various National Olympic Committees (NOCs), including from hosts Finland, Poland

Zoe Deltrap won her second short track speed skating gold medal here at the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), coming out on top in the girls' 500 metres.

top performers, advancing to the final in 4:20.612 and 4:20.710 respectively from heat two.Italy and Poland

The war in Ukraine was high on the agenda at the European Olympic Committees' (EOC) first Executive Committee meeting since Beijing 2022 here.

third edition of the European Games has been a recurrent issue since the beginning of the pandemic, and Poland

The European Karate Federation (EKF) has announced the qualification period for next year’s European Games in Kraków.

competing in WKF events ©Getty ImagesShould athletes have the same position in the "EKF European Games - Poland