by Stuart Weir
European Running Championships in Leuven 10k
The men’s 10K was won by Yann Schrub (France) who also helped his country to a team victory. The medallists were:
1 Yann Schrub (France) 27.37
2 Etienne Daguinos (France) 27.46
3 Isaac Kimeli (Belgium) 27:58
Yann Schrub ran an excellent tactical race through the streets of Leuven to win the inaugural 10km gold at the European Running Championships. This was Schrub’s second European title as a senior having previously won gold – also on Belgian soil – at the 2023 SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Brussels.
And Schrub also led France to team honours with his teammates packing brilliantly behind the individual winner. Etienne Daguinos, who briefly held the European record last year with 27:04, won individual silver in 27:46 with Fabien Palcau taking fourth in 28:05.
2 Eva Dieterich (Germany) 31:25
3 Klara Lukan (Slovenia) 31:26, photo by European Athletics
25 year-old Nadia Battocletti won the women’s 10K, confirming her dominance of European distance running. The 2024 European track champion at 5000 and 10,000m who also took silver at the Paris Olympics at 10K won the road race in Belgium. The results were:
1 Nadia Battocletti (Italy) 31:10
2 Eva Dieterich (Germany) 31:25
3 Klara Lukan (Slovenia) 31:26
Italy also took the team prize
