Battocletti completes the European distance double with the 10,000 m in 31:41.17
Three days after the 5000 m, the Italian won again at Alexander Stadium, with Maureen Koster of the Netherlands second and Jana Van Lent of Belgium third.
Photograph: Nadia Battocletti in a cross country race in Sardinia, January 2025, by Francesco Canu, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsNadia Battocletti won the women's 10,000 m at the European Championships in Birmingham on Friday in 31:41.17, three days after winning the 5000 m. Maureen Koster of the Netherlands was second in 31:45.76 and Jana Van Lent of Belgium third in 31:47.81, with Spain's Idaira Prieto fourth in 31:59.84 and Italy's Elisa Palmero fifth in 32:00.06.
In Birmingham she took the 5000 m on Tuesday in 15:37.84 from Marta García and Micol Majori, then came back for 25 laps and closed out the 10,000 m with a lead of a little over four seconds.
Ireland's Fiona Everard was 20th in 33:08.60 in her first major championship on the track. The night also saw Audrey Werro beat Keely Hodgkinson over 800 m and Kate O'Connor move into third in the heptathlon after four events.
Two titles, 15,000 metres of racing, three days. The 10,000 m always looks like the hard one; the hard one is coming back for it.
Sources: Marathon Handbook; Athletics Ireland.
