Europa Championship 2025: Ukrainian athletes, medal chances, schedules and broadcasts Athletics

April 12 and 13 in Belgian cities Brussels and Leoven will be held in European Running Championship – The first similar tournament in history, where the strongest athletes of the continent play medals in separate competitions at once at three distances: 10 km, 21 km (half marathon) and 42,195 km (marathon).

Among the participants of the tournament will be Ukrainian runners who will take part in all three races – both men and women. Moreover, we will have a triple representation in the women’s semi -marathon.

Call for amateurs and a historical chance for leaders

Already participating in the race implies a chance to go down in history – Become the first champion in one or another distance. In addition to the elite marathonists of European athletics, professionals who regularly perform in marathons, the organizers decided to give a chance to participate in the tournament and amateur tournaments. Moreover, professionals will run along with fans and athletes from clubs.

Registration for all races was opened a year ago and, as a result, the marathon within the framework of the European Championship will become the most massive in Belgium’s history. The idea of ​​the organizers was to attract all those who want runners.

The situation is unique for competitions under the auspices of the European Federation, but not new for marathons, where lovers start on a level with Prof. Individual and team medals will be played in all disciplines, but European athletics has also prepared a unique rating to help combine elite runners with everyone else. The rating of countries will be based on the 25 fastest results of all participants in the championship.

« The European Championship symbolizes my vision of sports when it is truly open to all. No matter what age people, what gender or physique, they are fast or slow, from the European elite or amateur – All of them will compete simultaneously and together within the framework of the marathon, semi -marathon and at a distance of 10 kilometers and will compete for places in the general and national ratings.

For a long time, athletics was considered the prerogative of only very gifted and healthy. And even though more and more children and adults are engaged in running, they still do not consider themselves athletes. I’m determined to overcome this gap,  » commented Championship format President of the EAA (European athletics) Dobromir Karamarinov.

Perspective Atamanyuk and Nizhnik that returned from the war

Speaking about Ukrainian participants of the tournament, it is first of all worth noting the young and promising Andriy Atamanyuk. Last December, he took 4th place at the European Cross Championships among athletes under 23. At Antalya (Turkey) competitions, a 22-year-old athlete at 6322 meters in a distance of 18 minutes 35 seconds.

Now he is waiting for a speech at the adult championship of Europe and for a long distance – 10 km.

29-year-old Mykola Nizhnyk has been in international competitions for the national team of Ukraine since 2014. His main trump card is experience. The highest result of the Khmelnytskyi native in the international arena is the 4th place together with partners in the team in the men’s team standings of the European Cup 2018, which took place in London.

At the beginning of March 2022, Nizhnik, who took place near Etenn (Kenya), returned to Ukraine to join the Armed Forces after the Russian invasion began. But now the runner has returned to competitive practice. Nizhnik will start in a semi -marathon.

By the way, on March 30 in Khust, in Transcarpathia, the Ukrainian Championship was held 10 kilometers on the highway. For many athletes, this start was the first season. And in the male race a unique case was recorded. Andriy Atamanyuk and Mykola Nizhnyk simultaneously crossed the finish line, so the fate of the winner identified photofinish. As a result, Atamanyuk became the champion, and the second – Nizhnik, their same result was 29:09 min.

Alexander Miroshnichenko will be introduced in the marathon.

The female team at a distance of 10 km will present Victoria Shkurko. At the same distance at the Ukrainian Championship in Khust, she took 2nd place, raising 47 seconds from Olga Nizhnik. Olga, like her husband, will take part in a semi -marathon. Maria Mazurenko and Darya Omarov will also participate in the half marathon. For Mazurenko, who in the fall of 2023 announced that she was forced to say goodbye to sports for health problems, it will be the first major international start in a long time.

Interestingly, Ivanna Melnyk performed in May 2024 in the status of an amateur runner, and in the year, in April 2025, he was declared at the European Championship in the Elite group, among the 27 strongest marathonists.

A 30-year-old Lviv Yaremchuk, who received Italy’s citizenship and has been representing the country in the international stage in the international stage, will take part in the 10 km race.

Without the main stars

Belgian Somali Origin Bashir Abdi, a Bronze medalist of Marathon Tokyo-2020 and a silver medalist of Paris-2024, who is the main star of European athletics in long distance running, will miss this year, even though the tournament takes place at home, in Belgium.

In February, Abdie turned 36 and may already think about his career. Although a few months after the Paris Olympiad, a star veteran participated in the Chicago Marathon (USA), where he took 3rd place.

Sifan Hassan will also not come to the European Championship. The Dutch Running of Ethiopian descent in Paris became an Olympic champion in the marathon, and also won bronze medals in running 5000 and 10,000 meters. Hassan -Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion at 5000 and 10000 distances, and is a multiple world and Europe champion.

The only one of the European Olympics in Paris, who will take part in this year’s tournament, will be Nadia Buttoletti from Italy. The silver medalist of Igor-2024 in running for 10,000 meters, in the lion will also run at a crown distance.

From the royal palace in Brussels to Leven

The championship will participate in 25,000 runners. The 25 best runners will be able to earn points in their country’s asset in the final team standings.

The start of the marathon will be given in Brussels near one of the largest attractions in the country – Royal Palace. After a 10-kilometer circle, the capital of Belgium, past the European Parliament and Tervuren Park, the distance will pass to Leven, namely to ParkPoort-a place where 2021 was the finish of the Cycling World Cupport. The marathon will start on April 13 (Sunday) at 11.15 Kyiv time.

As for the half marathon and the 10-kilometer distance, they will only take place by Leven’s streets. The semi -marathon will take place on April 12 at 11:00, and the run by 10 km – at 10:30, April 13.

Where to look online

The live broadcast of the European Championship in Ukraine will be available on the Channel « Public Sport », which is part of packages of various cable operators in all regions of Ukraine, as well as striking services.

Also channel broadcasts are available on Site « Public Sport ».