European Athletics Championships 2024 Results: Nadia Battocletti dominates 5000m, Ireland tops 4x400m relay on Day 1

With less than 50 days remaining for the 2024 Paris Olympics, European athletes have stepped on the track to compete at the 2024 European Athletics Championships, showing their prospects before they compete in Paris. A total of 49 events are scheduled to be held in Italy.

The 2024 European Athletics Championships is a six-day affair, commencing on June 7 and concluding on June 12, 2024, at the Stadio Olimpico in Roma, Italy. Day 1 of the Championships featured multiple events, including 5000m, 4x400m relay, 20k race walk, discus throw, and shot put.

Let's take a look at the results of the final events of Day 1 of the 2024 European Athletics Championships.

Nadia Battocletti registers championship record to secure the victory at the 2024 European Athletics Championships

Nadia Battocletti celebrates after winning in the Women's 5000m at the 26th European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy.

The Italian middle-distance runner Nadia Battocletti dominated the women's 5000m on the home soil, clocking a stunning time of 14:35.29 to set a new championship record at the 2024 European Athletics Championships. She secured the lead with a tight gap over Norway's Karoline Grovdal, who posted 14:38.62.

Ireland's mixed 4x400m relay team, consisting of Christopher O'Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr, and Sharlene Mawdsley secured the top position after registering a new championship record with 3:09.92, leaving behind the Italian team, who clocked 3:10.69. The Dutch squad, featuring elite athletes like Femke and Leike Klaver had to settle in third place with 3:10.73.

The two-time World Championships medalist Kristjan Ceh topped the men's discus throw event after marking a distance of 68.08m, defeating Lukas Weibhaidinger (67.70m) and Mykolas Alekna (67.48m). The results of the final events of Day 1 of the 2024 European Athletics Championships are given below.

Women's 5000m

1. Nadia Battocletti (ITA) - 14:35.29
2. Karoline Bjerkeli Grovdal (NOR) - 14:38.62
3. Marta García (ESP) - 14:44.04
4. Maureen Koster (NED) - 14:44.46
5. Nathalie Blomqvist (FIN) - 14:44.72
6. Hanna Klein (GER) - 14:58.28
7. Federica Del Buono (ITA) - 15:00.05
8. Sarah Madeleine (FRA) - 15:02.56

Mixed 4x400m relay

1. Ireland (IRL) - 3:09.92
2. Italy (ITA) - 3:10.69
3. Netherlands (NED) - 3:10.73
4. Belgium (BEL) - 3:11.03
5. Great Britain (GBR) - 3:13.97
6. Czechia (CZE) - 3:14.24
7. Poland (POL) - 3:15.32

Women's 20km race walk

1. Antonella Palmisano (ITA) - 1:28.08
2. Valentina Trapaletti (ITA) - 1:28.37
3. Lyudmila Olyanovska (UKR) - 1:28.48
4. Laura Garcia-Caro (ESP) - 1:28.48
5. Camille Moutard (FRA) - 1:28.55
6. Cristina Montesinos (ESP) - 1:29.07
7. Clemence Beretta (FRA) - 1:29.37
8. Pauline Stey (FRA) - 1:29.54

Men's discus throw

1. Kristjan Čeh (SLO) - 68.08m
2. Lukas Weißhaidinger (AUT) - 67.70m
3. Mykolas Alekna (LTU) - 67.48m
4. Daniel Ståhl (SWE) - 66.84m
5. Henrik Janssen (GER) - 65.48m
6. Clemens Prufer (GER) - 64.60m
7. Andrius Gudzius (LTU) - 64.43m
8. Lawrence Okoye (GBR) - 63.48m

Women's shot put

1. Jessica Schilder (NED) - 18.77
2. Jorinde Van Klinken (NED) - 18.67
3. Yemisi Ogunleye (GER) - 18.62
4. Alina Kenzel (GER) - 18.55
5. María Belén Toimil (ESP) - 18.43
6. Fanny Roos (SWE) - 18.26
7. Julia Ritter (GER) - 18.18
8. Sara Lennman (SWE) - 18.16