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[email protected] | www.european-athletics.org Message from European Athletics President Hansjörg Wirz 2007 – A new dawn when young stars will emerge We come to the end of another successful These events play a crucial part in the year for European Athletics and we can look development of our sport and it is no surprise back on the season gone by, the highlight of to see that Christian Olsson, Susanna Kallur which was the best ever European Athletics and Yelena Isinbayeva, who were all crowned Championships, with a great deal of pride. European Champions in Gothenburg last summer, were all previous champions at U23 The year began with the European Athletics level. Indoor Cup in front of a full house in Lievin, France, on the fi rst weekend of March. It has long been the policy of European The men’s competition, which was won Athletics, to focus our fi nancial resources by the host nation, went down to the fi nal into these “developmental” competitions event and in the end could have been won and ensure that there is an appropriate level by any one of four nations. For me, this of competitions for Europe’s young athletes weekend epitomised what makes our Cup at an important stage in their physical competitions so special: teamwork, national development. I have no doubt that a number passion, togetherness and above all, a sense of future champions at senior level will be of unpredictability about the end result! on show in Debrecen and Hengelo next summer.