2016 Euro Winners Cup, Group stage
With an increase in the number of teams, eight groups of four teams will constitute the group stage, competing in a round-robin format. The group allocations were drawn on May 4.


2016 Euro Winners Cup, Knock-out stage
The top two ranking teams from each group will proceed to the knock-out stage, beginning with the round of 16. Each round will consist of a one-off match.


2016 EuroEyes Cyclassics
The 2016 EuroEyes Cyclassics are the 21st edition of the EuroEyes Cyclassics road bicycle race, the first edition under the new name. The one-day-race took place on 21 August 2016 and was won by Caleb Ewan in the sprint, after Nacer Bouhanni was relegated for irregular sprinting.


2016 EuroEyes Cyclassics, Route and background
The EuroEyes Cyclassics was the only UCI World Tour race held in Germany during the 2016 season.


2016 EuroEyes Cyclassics, Teams
The 18 UCI World Tour teams are automatically entitled and obliged to start the race. The race organisation will still hand out a few wildcards to some UCI Professional Continental teams.


2016 EuroEyes Cyclassics, Race report
The race was started at 11:30 local time with last year's champion André Greipel defending his title. A leading group of six, later five and four riders escaped from the peloton during the race, facing partly wet road conditions due to some showers. The leading group initially consisted of Lukas Pöstlberger (BOA), Matteo Montaguti (Ag2R), Alessandro De Marchi (BMC), Kamil Gradek (VAT), Matej Mohoric (LAM) and Maxat Ayazbayev (AST). After 217 km, the group of four was caught just before finishing straight. Nacer Bouhanni (COF) was fastest in the final sprint, ahead of Caleb Ewan (OBE), John Degenkolb (TGA) and Giacomo Nizzolo (TFS). However, Nacer Bouhanni was relegated for irregularities in the sprint, and Caleb Ewan was declared the winner.


2016 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup
The 2016 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup is the 44th edition of the premier European competition for women's field hockey clubs. For the second year in a row, SCHC has the honour to organize the championship. The tournament was played in Bilthoven, Netherlands between 13 May and 16 May 2016. Eight teams from six countries participated in the tournament.


2016 Eurocup Finals
The 2016 Eurocup Finals were the concluding two games of the 2015–16 Eurocup season, the 14th season of Europe's secondary club basketball tournament organised by Euroleague Basketball, and the eighth season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the Eurocup. The first leg was played at the Rhénus Sport in Strasbourg, France, on 22 April 2016 and the second leg was played at the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, on 27 April 2016, between French side Strasbourg and Turkish side Galatasaray Odeabank.


2016 Eurocup Finals
It was the first ever Finals appearance ever of Strasbourg and Galatasaray Odeabank, after Strasbourg never reached a stage further than the quarterfinals in history and Galatasaray Odeabank never reached a stage further than the semifinals in history.


2016 Eurocup Finals, Venues
The Rhénus Sport was the first leg venue as Strasbourg venue. In 1981, the arena was the venue of the European Champions Cup Final, in which Maccabi Elite defeated Sinudyne Bologna 80-79. In February 2006, the Davis Cup match between France and Sweden took place in this arena.


2016 Eurocup Finals, Venues
The Abdi İpekçi Arena was the second leg venue as Galatasaray Odeabank venue. The arena hosts national and international sports events such as basketball, volleyball, wrestling and weightlifting, concerts and congresses among others. The facility contains a multi-faced visual scoreboard, six online-system counters, four locker rooms, two internet rooms, a press room, two multi-purpose offices, VIP rooms, etc. Its parking lot has a capacity of 1,500 cars. It is named after the renowned Turkish journalist Abdi İpekçi.


2016 Eurocup Finals, Road to the Finals
Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).


2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
The 2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in 2 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship.


2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
The 2016 season was the 26th Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season organized by the Renault Sport and the first season as the main category of the World Series by Renault. The season began at Ciudad del Motor de Aragón on 16 April and finished on 23 October at Autódromo do Estoril. The series formed part of the World Series by Renault meetings at six events.


2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Race calendar and results
The provisional calendar for the 2016 season was announced on 5 September 2015, The championship will take the Formula Renault 3.5 Series spot in the Monaco Grand Prix schedule. Rounds at Spielberg, Le Castellet and Estoril will return in the series' calendar. These rounds (as well as Spa) will be collaboration with European Le Mans Series. On 9 October 2015, was announced that Monza round will be included in the schedule. The round was supported by Clio Cup Italia.


2016 Euroformula Open Championship
The 2016 Euroformula Open Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars built by Italian constructor Dallara which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It was the third Euroformula Open Championship season.


2016 Euroformula Open Championship, Race calendar
An eight-round provisional calendar was revealed on 12 November 2015. All rounds will support the International GT Open  (excepting Jerez) and Formula V8 3.5 (excepting Estoril and Le Castellet) series. On 8 March 2016 the last two rounds were swapped. Rounds denoted with a blue background are part of the Spanish Formula Three Championship.


2016 Euroleague Final Four
The 2016 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding EuroLeague Final Four tournament of the 2015–16 Euroleague season, which was the 59th season of Europe's premier club basketball tournament, and the 16th season since it has been organised by Euroleague Basketball. The Final Four was played at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, in Berlin, Germany, on May 2016. CSKA Moscow won its 7th EuroLeague title, after beating Fenerbahçe in the championship game, by a score of 101–96, in overtime.


2016 Euroleague Final Four, Venue
On May 11, 2015, Euroleague Basketball announced that the 2016 Final Four would be played at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, in Berlin, Germany. With a seating capacity of 14,500 people for basketball games, it is home to the Alba Berlin basketball team, and is used for ice hockey, basketball, and handball games, as well as concerts. The area surrounding the arena is filled with various entertainment venues, including a cinema, a casino, a hotel, and various bars and restaurants. The arena previously hosted the 2009 Euroleague Final Four. The arena was one of the most prominent elements of the Mediaspree urban redevelopment project, and it quickly gained emblematic status in the debates surrounding the project's impact.


2016 Euroleague Final Four, Venue
The LED construction grid on the facade of the arena was equipped with more than 300,000 LED clusters on a 12 m (39 ft) high, and approximately 120 m (390 ft) wide section of the semicircular 105° glass facade, with a total area of more than 1,440 m2 (15,500 sq ft). Light pixels, consisting of two groups of 19 LEDs (colour palette: 16.7 million RGB colours), were attached to the vertical bracing of the facade. The vertical distances were 0.20 m (7.9 in), and the horizontal distances between the axes were 0.90 m (2 ft 11 in).


2016 Euroleague Final Four, Championship game
The Final was the second Final Four meeting between the two teams. In the 2015 Euroleague Final Four, CSKA Moscow beat Fenerbahçe 86–80, in the third-place game. It was the first European final for Fenerbahçe, while CSKA played in its 13th championship game.


2016 Euroleague Final Four, Championship game
In the Final, it seemed early on that CSKA was destined to win its seventh EuroLeague title. After a strong first half, the Russian side led 30–50 at halftime, and had a lead of as many as 21 points in the third quarter. However, in the fourth quarter, Fenerbahçe surged back, and CSKA player, Victor Khryapa, had to score a tip-in with 1.9 seconds remaining on the game clock, to tie the game. It was the third Final in EuroLeague history that went to overtime. In overtime, CSKA, led by Nando De Colo, took the lead, and finally claimed its seventh EuroLeague title, and its first one in eight years.


2016 Euroleague Playoffs
The 2016 Euroleague Playoffs was played from 12 April to 26 April 2016. A total of 8 teams competed in the Playoffs.


2016 Euroleague Playoffs, Format
In the playoffs, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team won three games, before all five games had been played, the games that remained were omitted. The team that finished in the highest Top 16 place played the first, the second, and the fifth (if it was necessary) game of the series at home.


2016 Euroleague Playoffs, Format
Game 1 was played on 12 and 13 April, game 2 was played on 14 and 15 April, game 3 was played on 18 and 19 April, game 4, if necessary, was played on 21 April, and game 5, if necessary, was played on 26 April 2016.


2016 Europe Tennis Center Ladies Open
The 2016 Europe Tennis Center Ladies Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $100,000 in prize money. It took place in Budapest, Hungary, from 4 to 10 July 2016.


2016 Europe Tennis Center Ladies Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2016 Europe Tennis Center Ladies Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2016 Europe Tennis Center Ladies Open – Doubles
This was a new event in the ITF Women's Circuit in 2016.


2016 Europe Tennis Center Ladies Open – Doubles
Ema Burgić Bucko and Georgina García Pérez won the title, defeating Lenka Kunčíková and Karolína Stuchlá in the final, 6–4, 2–6, [12–10].


2016 Europe Tennis Center Ladies Open – Singles
This was a new event in the ITF Women's Circuit in 2016.


2016 Europe Tennis Center Ladies Open – Singles
Elitsa Kostova won the title, defeating Viktoriya Tomova in an all-Bulgarian final, 6–0, 7–6(7–3).


2016 Europe's Strongest Man
The 2016 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on the 9th July 2016 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2016 Giants live tour.


2016 Europe's Strongest Man, Results of events, Event 2: Frame Carry
^ Marius Lalas sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.


2016 Europe's Strongest Man, Results of events, Event 2: Frame Carry
^ Stefan Solvi Petursson sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.


2016 European 10 m Events Championships
The 2016 European 10 m Events Championships were held in Audi Aréna, Győr, Hungary from February 22 to 28, 2016.


2016 European 10,000m Cup
The 2016 European 10,000m Cup, was the 20th edition of the European 10,000m Cup took place on 5 June in Mersin, Turkey.


2016 European 10,000m Cup, Results
In italic the participants whose result did not go into the team's total time, but awarded with medals.


2016 European Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships
The 2016 European Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships, the 1st edition, was held in Tartu, Estonia, from February 11 to 14, 2016 at the A. Le Coq Sportshall.


2016 European Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Camilla Berg, Janica Berg, Ronja Hakala, Venla Lampo, Liisa Lepola, Venla Niemenmaa, Emmi Nikkilä, Siiri Puuska, Ella Ratilainen, Elena Ticklen


2016 European Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Alina Vorontsova, Anastasia Kozhemyakina, Kristina Panarina, Elena Romanchenko, Olga Romanchenko, Yana Sochugova, Arina Ten, Anastasiya Chernyaeva, Anastasia Yarkova


2016 European Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Daria Zhdanova, Alexandra Kuznetsova, Daria Kuklina, Maria Maltseva, Daria Nagornova, Khristina Obolskaia, Marina Onishchenko, Lyubov Palchikova, Anastasiia Ponikarova, Polina Sosnina, Valeriya Uryupina


2016 European Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Aleksandra Danilina, Anastasia Khakhulina, Valeriya Uryupina, Polina Baranova, Elizaveta Matikova, Polina Shunina, Daria Melnikova, Arina Shishenina, Irina Titenko


2016 European Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Camilla Berg, Ronja Hakala, Ida Harju, Miisa Kauppila, Venla Lampo, Viivi-Sofia Minkkinen, Jasmine Niemelä, Siiri Puuska,


2016 European Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Annela Seliste, Helena Seliste, Katrin Fessak, Caroly Päkk, Gled Airiin Tärn, Trinity Liisa Lotta Kannus, Marleen Viinapuu, Marian Roomet, Marleen Ereline, Anni Liis Hoop


2016 European Amateur Team Championship
The 2016 European Amateur Team Championship took place 5 – 9 July at Golf de Chantilly, in Chantilly in the Hauts-de-France region of Northern France, 38 kilometres (24 miles) north of the centre of Paris. It was the 33rd men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.


2016 European Amateur Team Championship
A second division, named European Amateur Championship Division 2, took place 6 – 9 July 2016 at Kikuoka GC, Luxembourg. The three best placed teams, Iceland, Wales and the Czech Republic, qualified for the 2017 European Amateur Team Championship.


2016 European Amateur Team Championship
16 teams entered the event. Each team consisted of six players, playing two rounds of an opening stroke-play qualifying competition over two days, counting the five best scores each day for each team.


2016 European Amateur Team Championship
Tied leaders of the opening 36-hole competition were team France and team Scotland, each with a 3-over-par score of 713. Host nation France earned first place on the tie breaking better non-counting scores. Eleven-time-winners England did not make it to the quarter finals, finishing tenth. Sweden, tied 12th after the first round, was close to miss the quarter finals, but finally, just like as at last year's championship, by a single stroke took the last place among the top eight teams. Sweden eventually came close to winning the championship.


2016 European Amateur Team Championship
There was no official award for the lowest individual score, but individual leader was Antoine Rozner, France, with a 6-under-par score of 136, one stroke ahead of John Axelsen, Denmark.


2016 European Amateur Team Championship
The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the next three days. The teams were seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. The first placed team were drawn to play the quarter final against the eight placed team, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the two morning foursome games and five players in to the afternoon single games. Teams knocked out after the quarter finals played one foursome game and four single games in each of their remaining matches. Games all square at the 18th hole were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.


2016 European Amateur Team Championship
The eight teams placed 9–16 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B, to play similar knock-out play, with one foursome game and four single games in each match, to decide their final positions.


2016 European Amateur Team Championship
Defending champions team Scotland won the gold medal, earning their eighth title, beating team Sweden in the final 5–2. The final was decided when Scotland's 19-year-old, future European Tour winner, Robert McIntyre made a long putt for birdie on the 18th green in his single game against Sweden's Oskar Bergqvist.


2016 European Amateur Team Championship
Denmark earned the bronze on third place, after beating Italy 4½–2½ in the bronze match.


2016 European Amateur Team Championship
The Netherlands, Portugal and Finland placed 14th, 15th and 16th and was moved to Division 2 for 2017.


2016 European Amateur Team Championship, Teams
16 nation teams contested the event. Portugal, Austria and Norway qualified by finishing first, second and third at the 2015 Division 2. Each team consisted of six players.


2016 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by thebest total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds.


2016 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.


2016 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
* Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided.


2016 European Aquatics Championships
The 2016 European Aquatics Championships took place from 9 to 22 May 2016 in London, United Kingdom, in the London Aquatics Centre. It was the thirty second edition of the event, and the second held in the same year as a Summer Olympics. Hosts Great Britain headed the medal table for the second successive event; although their swimming return was slightly down, partly down to a small number of star names resting prior to Rio, the gap was made up by an outstanding performance in the diving pool.


2016 European Athletics Championships
The 2016 European Athletics Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. It was the first time the Netherlands hosted the event.


2016 European Athletics Championships
Due to 2016 being an Olympic year, there was no racewalking and the marathon competition was replaced by half marathon. The Russian team did not participate due to the suspension of the All-Russia Athletic Federation by the International Association of Athletics Federations. However, Yuliya Stepanova was individually cleared by the IAAF to compete as an independent athlete; she participated in the European championships under the flag of the European Athletic Association.


2016 European Athletics Championships
Germany and Great Britain topped the medal table with 16, with Poland and Turkey tied with 12 medals. Poland wins and topped the victory column with 6 gold medals (Germany & Great Britain tied with 5).


2016 European Athletics Championships, Results, Men, Track
WR world record |ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record |WL world leading  |EL European leading |PB personal best | SB seasonal best


2016 European Athletics Championships, Results, Men, Field
WR world record |ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record |WL world leading  |EL European leading |PB personal best | SB seasonal best


2016 European Athletics Championships, Results, Women, Track
WR world record |ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record |WL world leading  |EL European leading |PB personal best | SB seasonal best


2016 European Athletics Championships, Results, Women, Field
WR world record |ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record |WL world leading  |EL European leading |PB personal best | SB seasonal best


2016 European Athletics Championships, Participating nations
Athletes from a total of 50 member federations of the European Athletics Association competed at these Championships. Russia, suspended, did not participate. EAA accepted the participation of Russian-born athlete Yuliya Stepanova as an independent neutral athlete.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on 8 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 7 July. The event will consist of three rounds, Preliminary, semi-final and final, with the top nine ranked athletes automatically entered at the semi-final stage.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 4 (q) advance to the Semifinals. 9 fastest entrants awarded bye to Semifinals.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Round 1
Wind:Heat 1: +0.5 m/s, Heat 2: +0.8 m/s, Heat 3: +1.9 m/s, Heat 4: +0.6 m/s


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
Wind:Heat 1: +1.5 m/s, Heat 2: +0.6 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8 and 9 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 4 (q) advance to the Semifinals. 12 fastest entrants awarded bye to Semifinals.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1
Wind:Heat 1: +0.3 m/s, Heat 2: -0.5 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 2 (q) advance to the Semifinals.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
Wind:Heat 1: -0.6 m/s, Heat 2: -1.8 m/s, Heat 3: -0.5 m/s


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 7 and 9 July. The gold medal was won by Filip Ingebrigtsen from Norway while David Bustos from Spain won silver and Henrik Ingebrigtsen, older brother of Filip, won bronze medal.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Round 1
First 3 (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 7 and 8 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Round 1
First 3 (Q) and next 5 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Round 1
Wind:Heat 1: -1.1 m/s, Heat 2: -1.2 m/s, Heat 3: -0.1 m/s


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
Wind:Heat 1: -1.7 m/s, Heat 2: -0.1 m/s, Heat 3: -1.1 m/s


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metre steeplechase at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 8 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Results, Round 1
First 5 in each heat (Q) and 5 best performers (q) advance to the Final.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6, 7, and 8 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Round 1
First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 3 (q) advanced to the Semifinals.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinal
First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6, 7 and 8 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 4 (q) advance to the Semifinals.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 10 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres, Summary
This race had one of the closest finishes in championship distance racing. Coming off the turn, Ethiopian born Azerbaijani Hayle Ibrahimov held the curb and lead position. He held off all challenges to the position until reaching the final straightaway, when the crowd of trailers passed him. Spaniard Adel Mechaal was pressuring in the more common outside shoulder position, so Ibrahimov came off the turn a little wide to force Mechaa to run extra distance, but that opened the door for Frenchman Mourad Amdouni to squeeze through on the inside.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres, Summary
Behind them German Richard Ringer went wider into lane 2, followed by Norwegian Henrik Ingebrigtsen on the outside of lane 2. Trailing the group down the backstretch, Moroccan born Spaniard Ilias Fifa had just about made up the gap and was catching the back of the lead group as the sprinting began. Ibrahimov was unable to keep up, overstriding Mechaal held the edge over Amdouni, but Ringer and Ingebrigtsen were closing fast on the outside, still trailed by Fifa. Similar to Ibrahimov earlier, Ringer went wide to force Ingebrigtsen to run wider.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres, Summary
That opened up a gap for Fifa to squeeze by on the inside of Ringer, outside of his teammate Mechaal. Fifa, Mechaal, Ringer, Ingebrigtsen and Amdouni hit the finish line as a wall, Amdouni clearly the loser but the other four having to be separated by photo finish. It was ruled that the fast closing Fifa won, Mechaal second and Ringer third, all given the same time 13:40.85 accurate to a hundredth of a second. Ingebrigtsen was the odd man out, given a time of 13:40.86. Fifth place Amdouni was only .09 behind the winner. As comparison at these championships, fifth place in the 100 metres was .12 behind the winner (though the first two places did receive the same time in that race too).


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 7, 8, and 10 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Round 1
First 3 (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 7 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic stadium for the finals and at the Museumplein for qualifying on 7 and 9 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's half marathon
The men's half marathon at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place on the streets of Amsterdam on 10 July. The start and finish of the race were on the Museumplein. Due to 2016 being an Olympic year the marathon is replaced by a half marathon. This is the first time that the half marathon has been run during the European Championships.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8 and 10 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic stadium for the finals and at the Museumplein for qualifying on 6 and 7 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 7 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 8 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 7 and 9 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres
The women's 10,000 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 7 and 8 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Round 1
First 4 (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Round 1
Heat 1: -0.5 m/s, Heat 2: -0.4 m/s, Heat 3: -1.0 m/s


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
Heat 1: -1.0 m/s, Heat 2: -0.4 m/s, Heat 3: 0.2 m/s


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles
The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 7 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1
Wind:Heat 1: +1.3 m/s, Heat 2: +1.8 m/s, Heat 3: +0.1 m/s, Heat 4: +0.6 m/s


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
Wind:Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: -1.1 m/s, Heat 3: -0.5 m/s


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium from 8 and 10 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres, Results, Round 1
First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam on 6 and 7 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 4 (q) advance to the Semifinals.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Round 1
Wind:Heat 1: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +1.1 m/s, Heat 3: +0.2 m/s, Heat 4: +0.7 m/s


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 2 (q) advance to the Semifinals.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
Wind:Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: +1.3 m/s


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
The women's 3000 metre steeplechase at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8 and 10 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase, Results, Round 1
First 5 in each heat (Q) and 5 best performers (q) advance to the Final.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 July. Prior to the event, Great Britain had the 2016 leading European time of 3:28.62, and they kept their form throughout the competition, setting a new leading European time in the heats and the new 2016 world leading time of 3:25.05 in the final. The team that won gold consisted of Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Doyle and Seren Bundy-Davies. The silver medal was won by France, and the bronze by Italy, both setting their season's best times.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Heats
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6, 7, and 8 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 4 (q) advance to the Semifinals.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Semifinal
First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles
The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8, 9 and 10 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 6 (q) advance to the Semifinals.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 2 (q) advance to the Final.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6, 7, and 9 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Round 1
First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 4 (q) advance to the Semifinals.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Semifinal
First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw
The women's discus throw at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic stadium for the finals and at the Museumplein for qualifying on 6 and 8 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's half marathon
The women's half marathon at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 10 July. Due to 2016 being an Olympic year the marathon was replaced by a half marathon. It was the first time that the half marathon had been run during the European Championships.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 8 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon
The women's heptathlon at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8 and 9 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon, Results, 100 metres hurdles
Wind:Heat 1: -0.9 m/s, Heat: +1.2 m/s, Heat 3: -0.7 m/s


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon, Results, 200 metres
Wind:Heat 1: +0.2 m/s, Heat: -0.7 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 7 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic stadium for the finals and at the Museumplein for qualifying on 7 and 9 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 8 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault
The women's pole vault at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 7 and 9 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 7 July.


2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's triple jump
The women's triple jump at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8th and 10th of July.


2016 European Athletics Youth Championships
The 2016 European Athletics Youth Championships was the first edition of the biennial, continental athletics competition for European athletes aged fifteen to seventeen. It was held in Tbilisi, Georgia from 14–17 July and was established following the 2013 Congress of the EAA in Skopje. The event programme mirrored that of the previous IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics, with the exception of a boy's decathlon, rather than the octathlon. Around 900 athletes from 46 European Athletics Member Federations took part.


2016 European Badminton Championships
The 2016 European Badminton Championships were the 25th tournament of the European Badminton Championships. They were held in La Roche-sur-Yon, France, from 26 April–1 May 2016. The competitions were held in the Vendéspace.


2016 European Baseball Championship
The 2016 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament organized by Confederation of European Baseball. The 2016 European Championship was held from September 9 to 18, 2016 in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. It was organized by the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB), the City of Hoofddorp and the local baseball club Hoofddorp Pioniers.


2016 European Baseball Championship, Qualification
The top ten teams of the 2014 European Championship qualified automatically for the tournament. 2 additional teams qualified from the B-level tournament. Qualification started on 29 July 2014 with C level qualifiers for B level tournament.


2016 European Baseball Championship, Awards
The CEB announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.


2016 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
The qualification for the 2016 European Baseball Championship started on July 29, 2014 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.


2016 European Baseball Championship – Qualification, B-level qualifier
Top team from each group will qualify for the 2016 European Baseball Championship, bottom team from each group will be relegated to C-Pool.


2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament for the boxing tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were held from April 9 to April 17, 2016 in the Mustafa Dağıstanlı Sports Hall at İlkadım, Samsun, Turkey.


2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, Results, Men, Light flyweight (49 kg)
The top three boxers qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, Results, Men, Flyweight (52 kg)
The top three boxers qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, Results, Men, Bantamweight (56 kg)
The top three boxers qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, Results, Men, Lightweight (60 kg)
The top three boxers qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, Results, Men, Light welterweight (64 kg)
The top three boxers qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, Results, Men, Welterweight (69 kg)
The top three boxers qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, Results, Men, Middleweight (75 kg)
The top three boxers qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, Results, Men, Light heavyweight (81 kg)
The top three boxers qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, Results, Men, Heavyweight (91 kg)
The top three boxers qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, Results, Men, Super heavyweight (+91 kg)
The top three boxers qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 17th edition of the competition and Liptovský Mikuláš hosted the event for the second time after previously hosting it in 2007. The events took place at the Ondrej Cibak Whitewater Slalom Course from 12 to 15 May 2016.


2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships
This event also served as the European qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.


2016 European Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier
The 2016 European Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier took place in Duisburg, Germany on 18 & 19 May 2016. It served as the sole Olympic qualification regatta for European sprint canoeists that did not claim Rio 2016 berths at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.


2016 European Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier
This event shared the venue with, and was held concurrently with the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships.


2016 European Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier, Olympic qualification
Four athlete quota places were provided in the men's C2 1000m (two NOCs). For all other events, two athlete quota places were provided in each (two NOCs per single-man event, one NOC per double-man event).


2016 European Champions Cup (baseball)
The 2016 European Champions Cup was a European baseball competition, held from May 31, to June 4, 2016. This was the fifty-forth iteration of the Cup since its inaugural tournament in 1963. The champions were Dutch team L&D Amsterdam, winning the team's first title.


2016 European Championship (darts)
The 2016 Unibet European Championship was the ninth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which saw the top European players from the ten European tour events compete against each other. The tournament took place from 28–30 October 2016 at the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium.


2016 European Championship (darts)
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having beaten Gary Anderson 11–10 in the final of the 2015 tournament, and successfully defended his title, winning his third European Championship in a row, after defeating Mensur Suljović 11–1 in the final.


2016 European Championship (darts), Prize money
The 2016 European Championship will have a total prize fund of £400,000, a £100,000 increase since the previous staging of the tournament. The following is the breakdown of the fund:


2016 European Championship (darts), Qualification
The 2016 tournament saw a change in terms of qualification. The top 32 players from the European Tour Order of Merit, which is solely based on prize money won in the ten European tour events during the season, qualified for the tournament. So, because of that former 2-time World Champion and previous tournament winner Adrian Lewis failed to qualify, having only played in three European Tour Events, and not winning enough money to make the list.


2016 European Championship (darts), Qualification
The following players took part in the tournament after the final standings of ten events, with the top 8 players being seeds:


2016 European Cross Country Championships
The 2016 European Cross Country Championships was the 23rd edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes. It was hosted in Chia, Italy.


2016 European Cross Country Championships
Aras Kaya won the men's senior title, making it three straight victories for Turkey in that event, following in the footsteps of fellow Kenyan-Turkish runners Polat Kemboi Arıkan and Ali Kaya. Yasemin Can, became Turkey's first senior women's winner and also led her nation to the team title. Great Britain were the most successful in the team races, claiming the senior men's, under-23 women's and junior women's titles; the country reached the podium in all categories.


2016 European Cross Country Championships
The 2016 edition saw increased Kenyan dominance at the competition, with the top two runners in both senior races being Kenyan-born, as well as the men's under-23 winner.


2016 European Curling Championships
The 2016 European Curling Championships were held from November 18 to 26 in Braehead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Scotland last hosted the European Curling Championships in 2009 in Aberdeen. The Group C competitions will be held in April in Ljubljana, Slovenia.


2016 European Curling Championships
At the conclusion of the championships, the top eight women's teams will go to the 2017 World Women's Curling Championship in Beijing, and the top eight men's teams will go to the 2017 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.


2016 European Curling Championships, Men, Group A
The Group A competitions will be contested at the Braehead Arena in Renfrewshire.


2016 European Curling Championships, Men, Group C
The Group C competitions will be contested at the Ledena Dvorana Zalog in Ljubljana.


2016 European Curling Championships, Men, Group C, 1 vs. 2
Winner advances to Group B competitions. Loser advances to Second Place Game.


2016 European Curling Championships, Women, Group A
The Group A competitions will be contested at the Braehead Arena in Renfrewshire.


2016 European Curling Championships, Women, Group C
The Group C competitions will be contested at the Ledena Dvorana Zalog in Ljubljana.


2016 European Curling Championships, Women, Group C, 1 vs. 2
Winner advances to Group B competitions. Loser advances to Second Place Game.


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament
The men's tournament of the 2016 European Curling Championships was held from November 18 to 26 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The winners of the Group C tournament in Ljubljana, Slovenia will move on to the Group B tournament. The top eight men's teams at the 2016 European Curling Championships will represent their respective nations at the 2017 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Sebastian WundererThird: Mathias GennerSecond: Martin ReichelLead: Philipp NotheggerAlternate: Markus Forejtek


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Rasmus StjerneThird: Johnny FrederiksenSecond: Mikkel PoulsenLead: Troels HarryAlternate: Oliver Dupont


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Aku KausteThird: Kasper HakuntiSecond: Pauli JäämiesLead: Janne PitkoAlternate: Jere Sullanmaa


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group A, Teams
Fourth: Alexander BaumannThird: Manuel WalterSecond: Daniel HerbergSkip: Andy KappAlternate: Ryan Sherrard


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Joël RetornazThird: Amos MosanerSecond: Andrea PilzerLead: Daniele FerrazzaAlternate: Fabio Ribotta


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Thomas UlsrudThird: Torger NergårdSecond: Christoffer SvaeLead: Håvard Vad PeterssonAlternate: Sander Rølvåg


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Alexey TimofeevThird: Alexey StukalskiySecond: Timur GadzhikanovLead: Artur RazhabovAlternate: Artur Ali


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Tom BrewsterThird: Glen MuirheadSecond: Ross PatersonLead: Hammy McMillan Jr.Alternate: Duncan Menzies


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Niklas EdinThird: Oskar ErikssonSecond: Rasmus WranåLead: Christoffer SundgrenAlternate: Henrik Leek


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group A, Teams
Fourth: Benoît SchwarzThird: Claudio PätzSkip: Peter de CruzLead: Valentin TannerAlternate: Reto Gribi


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group A, World Challenge Games
The World Challenge Games are held between the eighth-ranked team in the Group A round robin and the winner of the Group B tournament to determine which of these two teams will play at the World Championships.


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Timothy VerreyckenThird: Tom WaterschootSecond: Gregory JanbroersLead: Pieter MeijlaersAlternate: Jeroen Spruyt


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group B, Teams
Fourth: Jiří CandraSkip: Karel KubeškaSecond: Martin JuríkLead: David JirounekAlternate: Lukáš Klíma


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Alan MacDougallThird: Andrew ReedSecond: Andrew WoolstonLead: Thomas JaeggiAlternate: Ben Fowler


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Jean-Olivier BiechelyThird: Louis PizonSecond: Simon PagnotLead: Sylvian MouterdeAlternate: Theo Ducroz


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Gergely SzabóThird: Gábor BodorSecond: Gergely MajorLead: Gábor SzarvasAlternate: Tamás Lados


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Ritvars GulbisThird: Normunds ŠaršūnsSecond: Aivars AvotiņšLead: Raivis BušmanisAlternate: Janis Klive


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Tadas VyskupaitisThird: Vytis KulakauskasSecond: Laurynas TelksnysLead: Vidas SadauskasAlternate: Nerijus Pacevičius


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Adam FreilichThird: Leonid RivkindSecond: Ariel Krasik-GeigerLead: Jeffrey LutzAlternate: Gabriel Kempenich


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Jaap van DorpThird: Wouter GosgenSecond: Laurens HoekmanLead: Carlo GlasbergenAlternate: Lars de Boom


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Borys JasieckiThird: Krzysztof DominSecond: Damian CebulaLead: Bartosz ŁobazaAlternate: Maciej Kołodziej


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Štefan SeverThird: Aljaž StoparSecond: Noël GregoriLead: Luka PrezeljAlternate: Gašper Stopar


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group B, Teams
Fourth: Alfonso GraciaSkip: Lucas MunueraSecond: Rodrigo GarcíaLead: Óscar TesaAlternate: Eduardo de Paz


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Alican KarataşThird: Uğurcan KaragözSecond: Bilal Ömer ÇakırLead: Kadir Çakır


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Adrian MeikleThird: James PougherSecond: Rhys PhillipsLead: Gary CoombsAlternate: Simon Pougher


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group B, Round Robin Results, Group A
Sunday, November 20, 16:00 & Monday, November 21, 16:00 & 20:00


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group B, Round Robin Results, Group A
Monday, November 21, 8:00, 12:00, 16:00 & Tuesday, November 22, 12:00


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group B, Round Robin Results, Group A
Monday, November 21, 16:00 & Tuesday, November 22, 16:00, 20:00


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group C, Teams
Skip : Josep GarciaThird: Oscar ZazoSecond: Cesar MialdeaLead: Carles HerreroAlternate: Jordi Montero


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group C, Teams
Skip : Ilya ShalamitskiThird: Konstantin BalakinSecond: Aliaksei SmotrinLead: Viktar HilitskiAlternate: Aliaksandr Tsiushkevich


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group C, Teams
Skip : Reto SeilerThird: Bojidar MomerinSecond: Nikolay RuntovLead: Petar TchakarovAlternate: Stanko Velinov


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group C, Teams
Skip : Robert MikulandricThird: Ante BausSecond: Neven PufnikLead: Dario VukovicAlternate: Jurica Bican


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group C, Teams
Skip : Jean-Olivier BiechelyThird: Louis PizonSecond: Simon PagnotLead: Sylvain MouterdeAlternate: Theo Ducroz


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group C, Teams
Skip : Andri MagnussonThird: Gudmundur OlafssonSecond: Sigurjon SteinssonLead: Jonas GustafssonAlternate: Trausti Hilmisson


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group C, Teams
Skip : Marc HansenThird: Francesco GrassiSecond: Alex BenoyLead: Fabio VeltriAlternate: Ian Munn


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group C, Teams
Skip : Stefan BodeaThird: Bogdan TautSecond: Cristian MatauLead: Adrian DobosAlternate: Gabriel Timus


2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament, Group C, Playoffs, 1 vs. 2
Winner advances to Group B competitions. Loser advances to Second Place Game.


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament
The women's tournament of the 2016 European Curling Championships was held from November 18 to 26 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The winners of the Group C tournament in Ljubljana, Slovenia moved on to the Group B tournament. The top eight women's teams at the 2016 European Curling Championships will represent their respective nations at the 2017 World Women's Curling Championship in Beijing.


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament
The tournament saw the debut of the Italian team. The Czech team for the first time got into the semifinals. Furthermore, the Russian team headed by skip Victoria Moiseeva debuted on these championships, following their win over Sidorova's defending champion team in the Russian Supercup. Team Russia won the trophy, defeating Team Sweden in the final.


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Anna KubeškováThird: Alžběta BaudyšováSecond: Tereza PliksovaLead: Klara SvatonovaAlternate: Ezhen Kolchevskaia


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Lene NielsenThird: Madeleine DupontSecond: Stephenie Risdal NielsenLead: Charlotte ClemmensenAlternate: Denise Dupont


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Anne MalmiThird: Tiina SuuripaaSecond: Tuire AutioLead: Lotta ImmonenAlternate: Eszter Juhasz


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Daniela JentschThird: Analena JentschSecond: Josephine ObermannLead: Pia-Lisa SchöllAlternate: Marika Trettin


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Federica ApollonioThird: Giorgia ApollonioSecond: Stefania MenardiLead: Claudia AlveraAlternate: Chiara Olivieri


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Kristin SkaslienThird: Anneline SkårsmoenSecond: Julie Kjær MolnarLead: Kristine Davanger


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Victoria MoiseevaThird: Uliana VasilyevaSecond: Galina ArsenkinaLead: Julia GuzievaAlternate: Yulia Portunova


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Eve MuirheadThird: Anna SloanSecond: Vicki AdamsLead: Lauren GrayAlternate: Kelly Schafer


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Binia FeltscherThird: Irene SchoriSecond: Franziska KaufmannLead: Christine UrechAlternate: Carole Howald


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group A, Teams
Skip : Anna HasselborgThird: Sara McManusSecond: Agnes KnochenhauerLead: Sofia MabergsAlternate: Maria Prytz


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group A, World Challenge Games
The World Challenge Games are held between the eighth-ranked team in the Group A round robin and the winner of the Group B tournament to determine which of these two teams will play at the World Championships.


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Alina PauliuchykThird: Daria BogatovaSecond: Aryna SviarzhynskayaLead: Marharyta DziashukAlternate: Natallia Sviarzhynskaya


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Hetty GarnierThird: Anna FowlerSecond: Angharad WardLead: Naomi RobinsonAlternate: Lauren Pearce


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Dorottya PalancsaThird: Henrietta MiklaiSecond: Vera KalocsaiLead: Nikolett SandorAlternate: Bernadett Biro


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Ieva KrustaThird: Santa BlumbergaSecond: Zanda BikšeLead: Evelina BaroneAlternate: Iveta Staša-Šaršūne


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Virginija PaulauskaiteThird: Lina JanuleviciuteSecond: Asta VaicekonyteLead: Olga DvojeglazovaAlternate: Grazina Eututiene


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Marianne NeelemanThird: Kimberly HondersSecond: Linda KreijnsLead: Bonnie NilhamnAlternate: Els Neeleman


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Marta PlutaThird: Joanna WaryszakSecond: Magdalena DumanowskaLead: Joanna BenetAlternate: Aneta Lipinska


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group B, Teams
Skip : Elena AxamitovaThird: Jana VallusovaSecond: Jana MatulovaLead: Martina MadovaAlternate: Slavomira Kristofcakova


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group C, Teams
Skip : Constanze OckerThird: Hannah AugustinSecond: Marijke ReitsmaLead: Rebecca CsenarAlternate: Elisabeth Trauner


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group C, Teams
Skip : Alina PauliuchykThird: Daria BogatovaSecond: Aryna SviarzhynskayaLead: Marharyta DziashukAlternate: Natallia Sviarzhynskaya


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group C, Teams
Fourth: Marijana BozicThird: Maja SerticSkip: Melani TurkovicLead: Emina CrnaicAlternate: Vanja Beganovic


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group C, Teams
Skip : Virginija PaulauskaiteThird: Lina JanuleviciuteSecond: Asta VaicekonyteLead: Olga DvojeglazovaAlternate: Grazina Eututiene


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group C, Teams
Skip : Iulia Ioana TrailaThird: Valentina Crina BobocSecond: Karla Francisca OpreaLead: Octavia Maria Traila


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group C, Teams
Fourth: Patricija CerneSkip: Nika CerneSecond: Ana SmolejLead: Nika SvetinaAlternate: Eva Sever


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group C, Teams
Skip : Oihane OtaegiThird: Leire OtaegiSecond: Aitana SaenzLead: Asuncion ManterolaAlternate: Estrella Labrador


2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament, Group C, Playoffs, 1 vs. 2
Winner advances to Group B competitions. Loser advances to Second Place Game.


2016 European Darts Grand Prix
The 2016 European Darts Grand Prix was the ninth of ten PDC European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Glaspalast in Sindelfingen, Germany, between 16–18 September 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.


2016 European Darts Grand Prix
Kim Huybrechts was the defending champion, but lost in the semi-finals to Michael van Gerwen. Van Gerwen went on to win the title after defeating Peter Wright 6–2 in the final.


2016 European Darts Grand Prix, Prize money
The prize money of the European Tour events stays the same as last year.


2016 European Darts Grand Prix, Qualification and format
The top 16 players from the  on 27 July automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 5 August), eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held on 15 September).


2016 European Darts Grand Prix, Qualification and format
Daryl Gurney who had to withdraw from the last two European Tour events due to a broken finger on his throwing hand, also pulled out of this event after failing to recover. Third seed Dave Chisnall also withdrew due to an neck injury, moving seeds 4-16 up a place, and promoting UK Qualifier Steve Beaton to 16th seed.


2016 European Darts Grand Prix, Qualification and format
Arron Monk also withdrew due to personal reasons the day the tournament began, thus giving Robbie Green a bye to the second round. The remaining places were filled with two additional Host Nation Qualifiers.


2016 European Darts Matchplay
The 2016 European Darts Matchplay is the fourth of ten PDC European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament takes place at InselParkhalle in Hamburg, Germany, between 13–15 May 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.


2016 European Darts Matchplay
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, but he lost in the semi-finals to the winner of the tournament, James Wade, who defeated Dave Chisnall 6–5 in the final.


2016 European Darts Matchplay, Prize money
The prize money of the European Tour events stays the same as last year.


2016 European Darts Matchplay, Qualification and format
The top 16 players from the  on 4 March automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 11 March), eight from the European Qualifier on 22 April and five from the Host Nation Qualifier on 12 May (it was originally four, but following the withdrawal of Phil Taylor, it was increased to five.)


2016 European Darts Open
The 2016 European Darts Open was the sixth of ten European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany, between 29–31 July 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.


2016 European Darts Open
Robert Thornton was the defending champion, but he lost in the second round to Wes Newton.


2016 European Darts Open
Michael van Gerwen won his second European Darts Open title after defeating Peter Wright 6–5 in the final.


2016 European Darts Open, Prize money
The prize money of the European Tour events stays the same as last year.


2016 European Darts Open, Qualification and format
The top 16 players from the  on 13 May automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Coventry on 20 May), eight from the European Qualifier on 1 June and four from the Host Nation Qualifier on 28 July.


2016 European Darts Open, Qualification and format
On 27 July 2016, Phil Taylor withdrew from the tournament, moving seeds 14-16 up a place, and promoting Alan Norris to 16 seed, which also meant a 5th Host Nation Qualifier would also qualify for the tournament.


2016 European Darts Trophy
The 2016 European Darts Trophy was the eighth of ten PDC European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at RWE Arena in Mülheim, Germany, between 9–11 September 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.


2016 European Darts Trophy
Michael Smith was the defending champion, but he lost 6–5 to James Wade in the quarter-finals.


2016 European Darts Trophy
Michael van Gerwen won the title after defeating Mensur Suljović 6–5 in the final.


2016 European Darts Trophy, Prize money
The prize money of the European Tour events stays the same as last year.


2016 European Darts Trophy, Qualification and format
The top 16 players from the  on 22 June automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 1 July), eight from the European Qualifier on 1 September and four from the Host Nation Qualifier on 8 September.


2016 European Darts Trophy, Qualification and format
Daryl Gurney who had to withdraw from last week's event due to a broken finger on his throwing hand has pulled out of this event after failing to recover.


2016 European Fencing Championships
The 2016 European Fencing Championships were held in Toruń, Poland from 20 to 25 June 2016 at the Arena Toruń.


2016 European Figure Skating Championships
The 2016 European Figure Skating Championships were held 25–31 January 2016 in Bratislava, Slovakia. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing.


2016 European Figure Skating Championships, Eligibility
Skaters were eligible for the event if they represented a European member nation of the International Skating Union and had reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2015 in their place of birth. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters is the 2016 Four Continents Championships. National associations selected their entries according to their own criteria but the ISU mandated that their selections achieve a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international event prior to the European Championships.


2016 European Figure Skating Championships, Eligibility, Number of entries per discipline
Based on the results of the 2015 European Championships, the ISU allowed each country one to three entries per discipline.


2016 European Figure Skating Championships, Entries
National associations began announcing their selections in mid-December 2015. The ISU published a complete list on 5 January 2016:


2016 European Figure Skating Championships, Overview
Bratislava hosted the European Figure Skating Championships for the fourth time, having previously hosted in 1958, 1966, and 2001.


2016 European Figure Skating Championships, Overview
In the men's event, Spain's Javier Fernández won his fourth consecutive European title, while silver medalist Oleksii Bychenko won the first-ever European medal for Israel.


2016 European Figure Skating Championships, Overview
In the ladies' event, Russia's Evgenia Medvedeva became the European champion in her first season on the senior international level. Teammates Elena Radionova and Anna Pogorilaya won their second consecutive silver and bronze medals, respectively.


2016 European Figure Skating Championships, Overview
In the pairs' event, Russia's Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov won their fourth European title. Germany's Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot took silver in their first appearance at Europeans as a pair, while Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov repeated as the bronze medalists.


2016 European Figure Skating Championships, Overview
In the ice dancing event, Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron of France won their second consecutive European title. Both Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte of Italy and Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev of Russia stepped onto their fourth European podium.


2016 European Figure Skating Championships, Medals summary, Medals by country
Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:


2016 European Figure Skating Championships, Medals summary, Medals by country
Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:


2016 European Grand Prix
The 2016 European Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 19 June 2016 at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. The race was the eighth round of the 2016 season, and marked the twenty-third running of the European Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship. It was the first time that the race has been held at the circuit and the first time that a Grand Prix has been held in Azerbaijan.


2016 European Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg entered the round holding a nine-point lead in the World Drivers' Championship ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton. Their team, Mercedes, came in leading Ferrari by seventy-six points in the World Constructors' Championship. Rosberg went on to win the race—his first race win since the Russian Grand Prix—and extended his championship lead to twenty-four points. The result also marked Rosberg's second career Grand Slam. Sebastian Vettel finished second, with Force India driver Sergio Pérez completing the podium. In the Constructors' Championship, Mercedes extended their lead over Ferrari to eighty-one points.


2016 European Grand Prix
Valtteri Bottas recorded the highest ever clocked speed in an official Formula One session, at 378 kilometres per hour (235 mph) during qualifying, breaking the previous record of 369.6 kilometres per hour (229.7 mph), set by Antônio Pizzonia at Monza during the 2004 Italian Grand Prix.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
Going into the weekend, Nico Rosberg led the Drivers' Championship with 116 points, nine ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton. Sebastian Vettel followed in third with 78 points, six clear of Daniel Ricciardo, followed by Kimi Räikkönen with 69. In the Constructors' standings, Mercedes led the field with 223 points, ahead of Ferrari with 147. Third was Red Bull Racing with 130 points, with Williams a further 49 points behind.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Background, Preparations
Plans to hold a Formula One race in Azerbaijan were first announced by Bernie Ecclestone – the sport's commercial rights holder – in May 2014, when he declared that the race in Baku would replace the Korean Grand Prix for the 2015 season. The government of Azerbaijan confirmed the plans in July of the same year, declaring that the race would be held under the title Grand Prix of Europe. At the same time, the organisers announced that the debut in Baku would be delayed until 2016.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Background, Preparations
Hermann Tilke, the designer of the street circuit, released first pictures of the planned venue in October 2014. Even though the race faced criticism by human rights activists, citing the government's attitude towards civil liberties, Ecclestone gave the go-ahead for the race in April 2015. The Grand Prix in Baku was the second to be held in the former Soviet Union, following the Russian Grand Prix at Sochi, first held in 2014.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Background, Preparations
The circuit passed its final inspection in May 2016 with FIA Race Director Charlie Whiting declaring his satisfaction that the circuit would be ready in time for the race. The circuit attracted some criticism from drivers who highlighted a lack of run-off in some corners and the tight pit entry positioned at one of the fastest points on the circuit. Following problems with loose kerbs in free practice, changes were made in turns 6 and 12, where the kerbs were replaced by painted markings on the track. Further revisions were made to the pit entry ahead of qualifying, extending the white line denoting the entry lane to allow drivers more time to react to cars entering the pit.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Background, Tyres
After providing teams with the ultrasoft compound for the Monaco and Canadian Grands Prix, tyre supplier Pirelli made the supersoft, soft and medium compounds available for the race despite the ultrasoft compound being specifically designed for street circuits. Pirelli explained the decision not to provide the ultrasoft tyres as being a result of a lack of available performance data on the circuit, while most teams opted for a full complement of soft and supersoft tyres and taking only the minimum number of medium compound tyres dictated by the rules.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Background, Tyres
In preparing for the race, Pirelli acknowledged concerns about the circuit's high speed straights and direction changes causing "standing waves" over longer runs, a phenomenon whereby the energy passing through the wheel is strong enough to shift the build of the tyre, compromising its rigidity and increasing the likelihood of tyre failures. Further concerns were raised about the impact of the temporary surface used to protect the cobblestones through the Old City section on the tyres, amid fears that predicted high temperatures throughout the weekend would cause this surface to break up. Following the first free practice session, it was found that the metal bolts used to anchor segments of kerbing to the roadway had started working loose and had been cutting into the rubber of the tyres, necessitating minor modifications to the circuit in order to correct the issue.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Background, Drag reduction system
The race saw the use of two drag reduction system (DRS) zones, with the first positioned along the main straight and the second located on the parallel back straight between turns 2 and 3.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Background, Support events
The circuit also hosted the third round of the 2016 GP2 Series championship as a supporting event.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Controversies
Following the initial announcement of its revival, the race was subject to criticism in light of Azerbaijan's human rights record as the race was established with the financial support of the Azerbaijani government. On 7 June 2016, the organisation Sport for Rights called for Bernie Ecclestone to speak out about the human rights situation in the country, having written an open letter to him to which Ecclestone had not replied.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Controversies
Sport for Rights made it clear that they did not call for a cancellation of the race, but instead urged the sport to use the race to promote these issues in public. Ecclestone replied a week later, saying that Formula One had "a clear conscience" on human rights and added: "I tell you what we ought to do. As far as we are concerned, not have any races where there is corruption in the country. Can you tell me where we are going to be racing?"


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Controversies
With the race scheduled for 19 June, the event conflicted with the conclusion of the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans. Force India driver Nico Hülkenberg, who won the 2015 race with Porsche would not be able to return and defend his title, leading to accusations that Formula One Management had deliberately scheduled the race to conflict with Le Mans and prevent Formula One drivers from participating. In May 2016, the Azerbaijan government decided to abandon the use of daylight saving time, prompting event organisers to change the start time of the race. The revised start time negated the clash between the start of the Grand Prix and the race in Le Mans.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
Per the regulations for the 2016 season, two 90-minute practice sessions were held on Friday and another 60-minute session was held before qualifying on Saturday. In the first ever session on the new track on Friday morning, Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time at 1:46.435. He was followed by his Mercedes teammate Rosberg almost four-tenths of a second back, with Valtteri Bottas third for Williams, also within one second of Hamilton. Fernando Alonso was an encouraging fourth for McLaren.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
Both Bottas and Alonso set their fastest times on the soft rather than the supersoft tyre compound used by the Mercedes drivers. Several drivers got caught out on the new track, the first being Esteban Gutiérrez, who was forced into the run-off area at turn 15. Hamilton also had an incident, touching the barrier at turn 3 and flat-spotting his tyres later on the lap. The biggest incident occurred when Daniel Ricciardo crashed his Red Bull RB12 at the exit of turn 15, losing one of his rear wheels and causing an eleven-minute red flag period.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
Hamilton was again fastest in the second session on Friday afternoon, edging out Rosberg by almost seven-tenths of a second. Rosberg's running was limited as he coasted to a halt on track with twenty minutes of the session left to go due to losing drive. Ferrari was not competitive in eighth and thirteenth place for Vettel and Räikkönen respectively, with both cars suffering from problems with their energy recovery unit. The top five cars were powered by Mercedes, as Sergio Pérez led the charge behind Mercedes in third, ahead of Bottas and Nico Hülkenberg.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
Fernando Alonso managed eleventh place, but had to spend considerable time in the garage while his team worked on his car. Marcus Ericsson also had limited track time as a problem with his exhaust pipe forced him to miss the early part of the session. With loose kerbs detected during the GP2 qualifying session, drivers were instructed to stay clear of the kerbs at turn 6. Once more, many drivers had minor incidents on track, with some having to take to the run-off area at turn 3, while Gutiérrez touched the barrier at turn 8. Carlos Sainz Jr. spun at the first corner, but nevertheless finished the session in sixth, the fastest runner without a Mercedes power unit.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
In the third session on Saturday morning, Hamilton topped the timesheets once again, setting a time of 1:44.352, a quarter of a second clear of teammate Rosberg. Hülkenberg was third for Force India ahead of Ricciardo and Vettel.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
The session saw several incidents: Bottas damaged the floor of his car when he ran over a drain cover on his installation lap and was forced to miss the rest of the session; Felipe Massa made contact with the wall, but was later able to rejoin practice; Räikkönen's track time was limited as well due to a loss of power; and a red flag period occurred right after the chequered flag fell as Pérez crashed at turn 15.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The first period of qualifying (Q1) ran for eighteen minutes and set positions seventeen to twenty-two on the grid. Nico Rosberg was the fastest at the end of the session, which saw MRT drivers Rio Haryanto and Pascal Wehrlein eliminated in seventeenth and eighteenth place, their best qualifying performance of the season. Jenson Button qualified nineteenth, after running wide at turn 15 on his first flying lap and aborting his second after encountering traffic. Marcus Ericsson finished twentieth overall, ahead of the Renaults of Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer, who struggled with a lack of power on the circuit's long straights.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The second qualifying period was fifteen minutes in length, and was used to set positions eleven through to sixteen. It was once again topped by Nico Rosberg, who was the first person to set a time under 1:43.000 all weekend. Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton locked his brakes on the approach to turn 7, damaging his race tyres. Hamilton narrowly avoided elimination, setting a time good enough to proceed on his last attempt. Romain Grosjean was eliminated in eleventh, having overcome issues with his brake balance.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Nico Hülkenberg was a surprise elimination in twelfth, having run consistently at the front of the field throughout the weekend. His elimination was attributed to a miscommunication between himself and his engineer over the amount of fuel he had on board. Carlos Sainz Jr. and Fernando Alonso finished thirteenth and fourteenth to fill the seventh row of the grid, ahead of Gutiérrez.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The third and final session was twelve minutes long. Sergio Pérez set the early pace before Hamilton made a mistake, also impeding Rosberg's first flying lap. Rosberg surpassed Pérez's lap time to claim provisional pole while Hamilton crashed out, clipping the barrier on the inside of turn 10 and breaking his front suspension. The session was immediately red-flagged while Hamilton's car was cleared away, and resumed with just two minutes remaining. This left eight drivers – with the exception of the crashed Hamilton and Rosberg, who elected not to go out – to fight for positions on the grid.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Daniel Ricciardo led the column of cars out and set a lap time good enough for third place; Sebastian Vettel matched his lap time to the thousandth of a second, and was classified fourth, as Ricciardo had set his lap time first. Kimi Räikkönen finished fifth, ahead of Felipe Massa. Daniil Kvyat out-qualified teammate Sainz in seventh, the first time that he had out-qualified a teammate in 2016.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Valtteri Bottas overcame the damage to his car and lack of running during free practice to finish eighth alongside Verstappen, the two having been involved in a series of on-track altercations throughout qualifying. Hamilton finished tenth, with his time of over two minutes having been recorded when he took to the escape road on his first flying lap. During qualifying, Bottas reached the highest ever recorded speed in an official Formula One session, at 378 km/h (235 mph), exceeding the previous record of 369.6 km/h (229.7 mph) set by Antônio Pizzonia at the 2004 Italian Grand Prix.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Post-qualifying
Sergio Pérez was demoted to seventh with the application of a gearbox penalty, following a change made necessary after he hit the barrier in turn 15 during the last practice session. This promoted Ricciardo, Vettel, Räikkönen, Massa, and Kvyat up the grid in the process. Sainz and Magnussen were also demoted, with Magnussen having to start from the pit lane. Lewis Hamilton was given permission to change his front left tyre ahead of the race.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Post-qualifying
Under the regulations, a driver who qualifies in the top ten must start the race on the set of tyres they used to record their best time in the second part of qualifying. However, Hamilton's front left tyre, which belonged to the set of tyres that he subsequently used to set his fastest time during his next flying lap, was deemed to be too damaged following his lock-up going into turn seven, necessitating its change on safety grounds.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
At the start of the race, Rosberg retained his lead ahead of Ricciardo, followed by Vettel and Räikkönen. Sergio Pérez gained two places and was fifth, while Esteban Gutiérrez damaged his front wing when he made contact with the back of Nico Hülkenberg's car. Hamilton remained tenth until he overtook Kvyat for ninth place on lap four. One lap later, both Bottas and Hamilton seized an opportunity to overtake Max Verstappen, as he ran wide into turn two. As a reaction, Red Bull decided to change tyres on Verstappen's car on the following lap. Another lap later, Ricciardo followed suit.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
At Red Bull's sister team Toro Rosso, Daniil Kvyat retired on lap eight. On lap ten, Hamilton overtook Bottas for fourth place, but was more than twenty seconds behind teammate Rosberg. He went into the pit lane for a tyre change on lap 15. Force India reacted two laps later and brought Pérez in and he emerged back from the pit lane just ahead of Hamilton. Meanwhile, the order at the front was Rosberg, Vettel, Bottas, Ricciardo and Räikkönen. On lap 18, Räikkönen took fourth place by overtaking Ricciardo on the start/finish straight. Pérez moved ahead of Massa into seventh on lap 20, and Hamilton followed through one lap later, while Bottas pitted and returned to the track in ninth place.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Second placed Sebastian Vettel came into the pit lane at the end of lap 21 and dropped to third behind Ricciardo. Race leader Rosberg made his stop one lap later, retaining the lead. On lap 23, both Pérez and Hamilton passed Ricciardo, who came in for his second tyre change at the end of the lap and dropped back to 13th place. Aided by pit stops in front of him and a timely overtake on Carlos Sainz Jr. on lap 27, he moved back into ninth shortly thereafter.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Two laps later, Räikkönen let teammate Vettel pass him for second place, albeit 18 seconds down on race leader Rosberg. Starting by lap 32, Hamilton suffered from problems with his car, being stuck in a wrong engine mode. Due to the regulations stating that drivers had to drive the vehicles "unaided", the team was not allowed to help him. Another lap later, the race ended for Sainz due to a suspension problem. On lap 42, Pascal Wehrlein retired as well with brake failure.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
By lap 44, Hamilton had sorted out his issues and set the fastest lap of the race while in fifth place. In front of him the order was Rosberg, Vettel, Räikkönen and Pérez. One lap later, Fernando Alonso retired in the pit lane due to gearbox issues, after having been passed by multiple drivers in the preceding laps.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
As Rosberg was comfortably in the lead, still 18 seconds ahead of Vettel, Verstappen took ninth place from Massa going into turn one on lap 46. Red Bull teammate Ricciardo also gained a place, at Hülkenberg's expense, at the same spot three laps later. With Räikkönen facing a five-second time penalty for crossing the pit entry line, Pérez behind him would not have to pass him to achieve third place as long as he stayed within five seconds of him. Pérez nevertheless made the move on the final lap to finish in the final podium position. Meanwhile, Nico Rosberg crossed the line to win the Grand Prix, more than 16 seconds ahead of Sebastian Vettel.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
At the podium interview, conducted by former team owner Eddie Jordan, Rosberg hailed an "amazing weekend" for himself, saying that he was "ecstatic" about the victory, but refused to answer questions concerning the outcome of the World Championship. Second-placed Vettel praised the track and his team's effort in preparing the car after difficulties in Friday's free practice. Sergio Pérez emphasised his recovery after his gearbox penalty, which put him back five places on the starting grid and the satisfaction of overtaking Räikkönen on the last lap of the race. During the following press conference, Vettel expressed surprise at the fact that no safety car period had emerged over the course of the race.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
Fifth-placed Hamilton, who had been stuck in a wrong engine mode for twelve laps and was at first unable to resolve the issue without the help of his team, attacked the revised radio rules, stating: "The rule needs to be looked at again because it is a technical issue." He stressed that the ban made the sport more dangerous. Several drivers, such as Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel, joined him in his criticism. It transpired after the race that Rosberg had had the same problem, a couple of laps after it occurred on Hamilton's car, but was able to solve it faster than his teammate.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
Following his pit lane entry violation during the race, which handed him a five-second time penalty, Kimi Räikkönen was furthermore given two penalty points to his licence, bringing him to five overall.


2016 European Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
As a result of the race, Rosberg extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 24 points over Hamilton, with Vettel a further 21 points behind in third. In the Constructors' standings, Mercedes retained their lead with 258 points, followed by Ferrari on 177 and Red Bull with 140 points.


2016 European Judo Championships
The 2016 European Judo Championships were held in Kazan, Russia, between 21–24 April 2016.


2016 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
The 2016 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships were held in Eilat, Israel from 2 December to 10 December 2016.


2016 European Junior Cup
The 2016 European Junior Cup was the sixth and last season of the European Junior Cup. It was contested by riders aged 14–21 (24 for females) on equal Honda CBR650F bikes over eight races, starting on 3 April at Motorland Aragón and ending on 16 October at Jerez.


2016 European Junior Cup
Spanish rider Mika Pérez claimed the championship title, while the Women's European Cup was won by Avalon Biddle, from New Zealand.


2016 European Junior Shooting Championships
The 2016 European Junior Shooting Championships (25/50m) were held in Männiku Shooting Range, Tallinn, Estonia from June 12 to 19,2016.


2016 European Junior Swimming Championships
The 2016 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from 6–10 July 2016 in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary. The Championships were organized by LEN, the European Swimming League, and were held in a 50-meter pool. The Championships were for girls aged 14–17 and boys age 15–18.


2016 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2016 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Solkan, Slovenia from 24 to 28 August 2016 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 18th edition of the competition for Juniors (U18) and the 14th edition for the Under 23 category. A total of 19 medal events took place. The men's junior C2 team event did not take place.


2016 European Juniors Wrestling Championships
The 2016 European Juniors Wrestling Championships was held in Bucharest, Romania between June 21–26, 2016.


2016 European Karate Championships
The 2016 European Karate Championships, the 51st edition, was held at Montpellier in France from 5 to 8 May 2016. A total of 508 competitors from 46 countries participated at the event.


2016 European Lacrosse Championship
The 2016 European Lacrosse Championship was the 10th edition of the European Lacrosse competition for national teams. It was played in Budapest, Hungary from 28 July to 6 August 2016.


2016 European Lacrosse Championship, Draw
The draw was held in Budapest on 10 January 2016.


2016 European Lacrosse Championship, Draw
The four first qualified teams (England, Ireland, Sweden and Netherlands) were placed directly into groups A to D respectively. The other 20 teams were divided into five pots according to its position in the 2012 European Championship.


2016 European Le Mans Series
The 2016 European Le Mans Series was the thirteenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at Silverstone Circuit, in conjunction with the FIA World Endurance Championship, on 16 April and finished at Autódromo do Estoril on 23 October.


2016 European Le Mans Series, Regulations
The GTC class for GT3 was dropped due to a lack of entries during 2015 and the creation of the GT3 Le Mans Cup.


2016 European Le Mans Series, Calendar
The provisional 2016 calendar was announced at 5 September 2015. The calendar comprises six events, featuring the same five circuits that hosted events in 2015 and for the first time since 2011 it will include event at Spa. For the fourth consecutive season, Silverstone hosted the opening rounds of both the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship. Meanwhile, the other rounds were collaboration with World Series by Renault.


2016 European Le Mans Series, Results and standings, Race results
To be classified a car will have to cross  the  finish  line  on  the  race  track  when the  chequered  flag  is  shown,  except  in  a  case  of force majeure at the Stewards’ discretion and have  covered  at  least  70% (the  official  number  of  laps  will  be  rounded down to the nearest whole number) of the  distance  covered  by  the  car  classified  in  first  place  in  the overall classification.


2016 European Masters
The 2016 European Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3–9 October 2016 at the Globus Circus in Bucharest, Romania. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.


2016 European Masters
Shaun Murphy made the 121st official maximum break in the second frame of his round two qualifying match against Allan Taylor. It was Murphy's fifth professional maximum break.


2016 European Masters
11 of the world's current top 16 players qualified for the main stages in Bucharest. Stuart Bingham, Mark Williams, Joe Perry and Kyren Wilson lost in the qualifying rounds in Preston, while new Shanghai Masters champion Ding Junhui withdrew. Former professional Zak Surety and Daniel Womersley were the only two amateur players to qualify.


2016 European Masters
Judd Trump won the event by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 in the final. This was Trump's sixth ranking title. Trump made three centuries in the final, the third one being his 400th career century.


2016 European Masters, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money from this year is shown below:


2016 European Masters, Prize fund
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000 for the televised stage and at £11,000 for the qualifiers.


2016 European Masters, Qualifying
These matches were held between 26 and 28 September 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.


2016 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 32nd European Championships in Men's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors was held from 25 to 29 May 2016 at the PostFinance-Arena in Bern, Switzerland.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2016 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the twelfth edition and was held for the first time in Poland from 15–31 January 2016. Croatia and Norway were the other applicants in the bidding process.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship
Poland was awarded the championship on the EHF Congress in Monaco on 23 June 2012 with 58% votes.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship
Germany won their second title by beating Spain 24–17 in the final. Croatia captured the bronze medal after defeating Norway 31–24.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship, Qualification, Qualified teams
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship, Main round
The points gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced were carried over.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship qualification
This article describes the qualification for the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, Qualification system
38 teams have registered for participation. 38 teams competed for 15 places at the final tournament in 2 distinct Qualification Phases. In each phase, the teams were divided into several pots according to their positions in the EHF National Team Ranking.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, Qualification Phase 1
The draw for the qualification round was held on the 23 June 2012 at the EHF Congress, in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The games were played in a home and away series, with every team playing each other twice. The group winners advanced to the second phase.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, Play-off, Seeding
The draw for phase 2 was held on the 27 June 2013, in Vienna, Austria. The three lowest ranked teams of the 2014 qualification are seeded in Pot 1 while the three group winners of Phase 1 are seeded in Pot 2.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, Qualification Phase 2
The draw was held on 11 April 2014. The teams were split into seven groups of four teams. The top two ranked teams from each group and the best third ranked team qualified for the final tournament.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship squads
This article displays the squads for the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship. Each team consists of up to 28 players, of whom 16 may be fielded for each match.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship squads
Age, club, caps and goals as of 15 January 2016.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group A, France
A 20-player squad was announced on 26 December 2015. A 17-player squad was announced on 12 January 2016.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group A, Macedonia
A 23-player squad was announced on 11 December 2015. The final squad was announced on 11 January 2016.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group A, Poland
A 23-player squad was announced on 26 December 2015. It was reduced to 21 on 6 January 2016. The final squad was announced on 14 January 2016.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group B, Belarus
An 18-player squad was announced on 10 December 2015, which was reduced to 17 on 25 December 2015. 18 players made the journey to Poland.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group B, Croatia
A 28-player squad was announced on 28 November 2015. It was reduced to 20 on 30 December 2015. On 4 January 2016, Domagoj Pavlović and Mario Vuglač were ruled out due to an injury and Šime Ivić was added to the squad. A 17-player squad was announced on 12 January 2016.


2016 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group B, Iceland
A 21-player squad was announced on 21 December 2015. The list was reduced to 18 on 7 January and 17 on 12 January 2016.