Gold rush in Apeldoorn: Holland dominates the European hall with records!

Gold rush in Apeldoorn: Holland dominates the European hall with records!

Apeldoorn, Niederlande - An exciting competition climax at the Hallen European Championships in Apeldoorn in March 2025! The Dutch team outshone the competition on this furious final day and won five titles, which made them the most successful nation of the European Championship with a total of seven medals. Even King Willem-Alexander was among the 5600 enthusiastic spectators and celebrated the triumph of his compatriots, who set the crowning glory with the 4 x 400 m relay of the women, led by the Olympic champion Femke Bol. This season won in a time of 3: 24.34 minutes and left Britain and Poland behind. Samuel Chapple won other gold medals in 800 m, Menno Vloon in pole vault and Jessica signs in the shot put.

Switzerland also shone at this European Championship. Simon Ehammer secured the silver medal with a new Swiss record of 6506 points in the heptathlon, although he narrowly missed the gold. In addition, the pole jumper Angelica Moser triumphed and won gold with an enormous height of 4.80 meters. Annik Kälin contributed another silver medal in the long jump with 6.90 meters, which is remarkable in view of the strong competition. The impressive performance of the athletes created an exuberant mood, while spectators and participants enjoyed the atmosphere in Omnisport.

European records and medal mirror

The Hallen European Championship also saw two new European records: Ditaji Kambundji set a new scale over 60 m hurdles with a time of 7.67 seconds, while Norwegian Sander Aae Skotheim was unable to go to 6558 points in the heptathlon. In the nation ranking, the Netherlands dominated with 9 medals (7 gold, 2 silver), followed by Italy and Switzerland, each won 5 medals, including the successes mentioned by Ehammer, Moser and Kälin. In addition, Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh celebrated a high jump victory with a height of 1.99 meters.

The exciting competition is a perfect harbinger of the upcoming World Cups in Nanjing, where many of the athletes successful in Apeldoorn want to prove themselves again. All eyes are aimed at the stars, which will continue to inspire athletics with their extraordinary achievements, while the next generation of talents are preparing on the big stages.

For more details, such as Switzerland at the Hallen-European section, visited 20 minutes . Further information about the successful athletes of the Netherlands can be found on Krone .