2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
Wind:Heat 1: +0.4 m/s, Heat 2: +0.6 m/s, Heat 3: +0.2 m/s


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1
First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 5 (q) advance to the Semifinals. 11 fastest entrants awarded bye to Semifinals.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
Wind:Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: +0.8 m/s, Heat 3: -0.1 m/s


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8 and 10 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Round 1
First 3 (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk
The men's 20 kilometres race walk at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 7 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8 and 9 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Competition Format
The top ten ranked athletes by time during the season who entered the championships were given a bye into the semifinals.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Round 1
Wind:Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: –0.1 m/s, Heat 3: +0.2 m/s, Heat 4: +0.2 m/s


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
Wind:Heat 1: +0.3 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s, Heat 3: +0.3 m/s


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 7 and 9 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Results, Round 1
First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 5 (q) advance to the Final.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 12 August.


2018 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.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 10 and 11 August.


2018 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.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 7, 8, and 10 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 3 (q) advanced to the Semifinals.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6, 7 and 9 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 5 (q) advance to the Semifinals. 11 fastest entrants awarded bye to Semifinals.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk
The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 7 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 11 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9, 10, and 11 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 4 (q) advanced to the Semifinals.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 7 and 8 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 7 and 8 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 7 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 11 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8 and 9 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 8 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon
The men's marathon at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place in the inner districts of Berlin on 12 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 10 and 12 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault, Summary
The top five European vaulters, all in the top eight in the world, all met in this competition. World record holder Renaud Lavillenie came in ranked #2 in the world for 2018. Paweł Wojciechowski collected misses first, then at 5.80m, eighteen year old Armand Duplantis missed once and Lavillenie missed twice before passing, leaving Piotr Lisek and Timur Morgunov retaining a perfect record to that point, with the lead. Wojciechowski topped out at 5.80m, while Lavillenie redeemed himself with a clearance of 5.85m in his one remaining attempt.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault, Summary
Lisek missed once at 5.85m then passed while Morgunov remained perfect to take over the lead. Lisek, Duplantis and Morgunov all took 5.90m on their first attempt, Lavillenie passed and elected to take his next attempt at 5.95m. At 5.95m, Duplantis cleared first, improving his own World under 20 (Junior) record. He took over the lead when Morgunov missed for the first time in the competition. Lavillenie made his first attempt to move into second place (with two misses to Duplantis' one). Morgunov and Lisek passed after their first misses at 5.95m, taking four athletes to attempt the magic 6 meters.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault, Summary
Lisek missed, then Duplantis made it on his first attempt, becoming the youngest athlete to join the 6 metres club, setting the World under 20 record for the second time in the competition. As the next jumper, Morgunov became the 24th member of the club with his first attempt clearance and he moved into a tie for the lead. Lavillenie missed his first attempt and passed, then Lisek bowed out of the competition with his second miss bringing three athletes to the next prescribed height of 6.05m, a height only five athletes had ever cleared.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault, Summary
On his first attempt, Duplantis sailed well over the bar and became the sixth, again improving his U20 record from minutes earlier, the third time in the competition, taking the lead. With his success, it was hugs from all the leading members of the pole vault fraternity, save Morgunov who was on the runway preparing for his next attempt. Neither Morgunov or Lavillenie could clear 6.05m, leaving Duplantis with gold, Morgunov with silver and Lavillenie with bronze. Duplantis chose not to make any more attempts at a higher height. Duplantis also broke Rodion Gataullin's 24 year old European championship record which both he and Morgunov had tied at 6 metres.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 7 August. The qualifications took place at a temporary venue at Breitscheidplatz.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 10 and 12 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres
The women's 10,000 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympiastadion on 6 and 7 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals. The top 11 ranked athletes received a bye to the semifinals.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Round 1
Wind:Heat 1: -0.7 m/s, Heat 2: -0.9 m/s, Heat 3: -0.2 m/s


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
Wind:Heat 1: +0.2 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: +0.3 m/s


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles
The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8 and 9 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 2 (q) advance to the Semifinals. 13 fastest entrants awarded bye to Semifinals.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships takes place at the Olympic Stadium on 10 and 12 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres, Results, Round 1
First 4 (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 20 kilometres walk
The women's 20 kilometres race walk at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place in Berlin on 11 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships takes place at the Olympiastadion on 10 and 11 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals. The top 10 ranked athletes received a bye to the semifinals.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Round 1
Wind:Heat 1: -0.3 m/s, Heat 2: -0.5 m/s, Heat 3: +0.4 m/s


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
Wind:Heat 1: +1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +1.4 m/s, Heat 3: +0.2 m/s


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 10 and 12 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase, Results, Round 1
First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 5 (q) advance to the Semifinals.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 12 August.


2018 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.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 10 and 11 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships takes place at the Olympic Stadium on 8, 9 and 11 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Round 1
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 6 (q) advanced to the Semifinals.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles
The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2018 European Athletics Championships takes place at the Olympic Stadium on 7, 8 and 10 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 3 (q) advance to the Semifinals. 12 fastest entrants awarded bye to Semifinals.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 50 kilometres walk
The women's 50 kilometres race walk at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place in Berlin on 7 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 12 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships takes place at the Olympic Stadium on 7, 8 and 10 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 4 (q) advanced to the Semifinals.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw
The women's discus throw at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 11 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 10 and 12 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon
The women's heptathlon at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon, Results, 800 metres
Note: Mareike Arndt and Louisa Grauvogel were involved in a car crash between the second day sessions and were both taken to hospital, which forced them to withdraw from the last event.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8 and 10 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw, Results, Qualification
Qualification: 60.50 m (Q) or best 12 performers (q )


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 11 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's marathon
The women's marathon at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place in the inner districts of Berlin on 12 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault
The women's pole vault at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 7 and 9 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 7 and 8 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's triple jump
The women's triple jump at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8 and 10 August.


2018 European Athletics U18 Championships
The 2018 European Athletics Youth Championships was the second edition of the biennial, continental athletics competition for European athletes aged fifteen to seventeen. It was held in Győr, Hungary from 5 to 8 July at the Olympic Sport Park.


2018 European Athletics U18 Championships, Medal summary, Boys, Track
* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.


2018 European Athletics U18 Championships, Medal summary, Girls, Track
* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.


2018 European Athletics U18 Championships, Medal table
Medals won by athletes competing as Authorised Neutral Athletes were not included in the official medal table.


2018 European Athletics U18 Championships, Participating nations
1135 competitors (538 boys and 597 girls) from 50 countries are expected to compete.


2018 European BMX Championships
The 2018 European BMX Championships were held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 10 and 11 August 2018. The championships are part of the first European Championships with other six sports events happening in Glasgow and Berlin.


2018 European BMX Championships
In 2018, for the first time, the European championships of four cycling events (Road, Track, BMX and Mountain bike) were held in a single period and a single venue, and the events were part of the program of the first edition of the European Championships.


2018 European Badminton Championships
The 2018 European Badminton Championships were the 27th tournament of the European Badminton Championships. They were held in Huelva, Spain, from 24–29 April 2018.


2018 European Badminton Championships, Tournament
The 2018 European Badminton Championships is the 27th edition of the championships. This tournament was awarded to Huelva following a decision adopted by the Executive Committee of Badminton Europe and made public at the General Assembly of the aforementioned organization that took place in Prague, Czech Republic. The candidature led by the Spanish Badminton Federation in collaboration with the city of Huelva, the Regional Government of Andalusia, the Deputation of Huelva and the Andalusian Badminton Federation will organize the European Championships to be played between 24 and 29 April 2018.


2018 European Badminton Championships, Tournament
The tournament consist of men's (singles and doubles), women's (singles and doubles), and also mixed doubles. 300 athletes from 25 countries will compete in this tournament.


2018 European Badminton Championships, Tournament, Venue
The tournament will be held at the Palacio de Deportes de Huelva, Spain, also known as Carolina Marín Sports Hall – a facility dedicated to the Spanish badminton player who has managed to find her place on a podium usually taken by Asians. The Principe de Asturias Sports Hall in University of Huelva will be used as training section.


2018 European Badminton Championships, Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the European Badminton Championships.


2018 European Badminton Championships, Men's singles, Wild card
Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Jan Ø. Jørgensen of Denmark.


2018 European Badminton Championships, Women's singles, Wild card
Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Sara Peñalver Pereira of Spain.


2018 European Badminton Championships, Women's doubles, Wild card
Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Olga Konon and Linda Efler of Germany.


2018 European Badminton Championships, Mixed doubles, Wild card
Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Alexandra Bøje of Denmark.


2018 European Beach Volleyball Championships
The 2018 European Beach Volleyball Championship was held from the 15th until the 22nd of July, 2018 in Apeldoorn, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht in The Netherlands. The draw consisted of 32 men's & 32 women's teams, with  20,000 EUR prize money per gender.


2018 European Busdriver Championship
The 2018 European Busdriver Championship was the inaugural competition of a bus maneuvering challenge. It was organized by BVG and held on September 22, 2018, at their bus depot at Indira-Gandhi-Straße, Berlin, Germany. 21 teams, each composed of one male and one female participant, competed in an eight-discipline course with three bus types.


2018 European Busdriver Championship, Competition
The entire "lap" is timed. The obstacle course exists twice (one mirror of the other), so that drivers from two competing teams went head to head at once. 22 duels were therefore run.


2018 European Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2018 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Prague, Czech Republic under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 19th edition of the competition and Prague hosted the event for the first time. The events took place at the Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre from 1 to 3 June 2018.


2018 European Canoe Slalom Championships
The men's C2 event made its last appearance at major international competitions after the ICF had decided to pull this event out of the World Cup and World Championship program.


2018 European Championship (darts)
The 2018 Unibet European Championship was the eleventh edition of the Professional Darts Corporation's European Championship tournament, which saw the top players from the thirteen European tour events compete against each other. The tournament took place from 25–28 October 2018 at the Westfalenhallen in Dortmund, Germany.


2018 European Championship (darts)
Michael van Gerwen was the four-time defending champion, after defeating Rob Cross 11–7 in the 2017 final. However, he lost against Steve West 7–10 in the second round, ending a 21-game unbeaten run.


2018 European Championship (darts)
It means that Phil Taylor still holds the record of the longest unbeaten run in this tournament (22 matches). For the first in the history of this tournament, no Dutch player reached the quarter-finals.


2018 European Championship (darts)
James Wade became European Champion for the first time and won his first ranking major since 2011 after beating Simon Whitlock 11–8 in the final.


2018 European Championship (darts), Prize money
The 2018 European Championship will have a total prize fund of £400,000, equal the amount of the last staging of the tournament. The following is the breakdown of the fund:


2018 European Championship (darts), Qualification
The 2018 tournament continues the new system in terms of qualification with the two previous editions: The top 32 players from the European Tour Order of Merit, which is solely based on prize money won in the thirteen European tour events during the season, qualifying for the tournament.


2018 European Championship (darts), Qualification
In a change from previous years, the draw was done in a fixed bracket by their seeded order with the top qualifier playing the 32nd, the second playing the 31st and so on.


2018 European Championship of American football
The 2018 European Championship was the 14th European Championship in American football. The final tournament was played in Vantaa, Finland from 29 July to 4 August 2018.


2018 European Championship of American football, Qualification
The Qualification for the European Championship 2018 was held in three stages. In the first round, twelve teams played a single playoff round. The six winners and two further teams played the second round, in two tournaments of four teams. Another two teams entered the qualification in the third round in playoff games against the two tournament winners of the second round. Four teams were already qualified for the European Championship 2018. Altogether an all-time record number of twenty teams competed to win the European title in 2018. One team, Germany, did not play a single game due to the national federation of American Football in Germany having an unresolved dispute with IFAF.


2018 European Championship of American football, Qualification, First round
The first round was played from August to October 2015. Six of the twelve teams took part in one of the tournaments of the last championship. These were the seeded teams playing against an unseeded team. The seeded teams were the hosts of their playoff game. Israel defeating Spain was the only unseeded team to make it to the next round.


2018 European Championship of American football, Qualification, Second round
The second round tournaments were played in 2016. As runner-up and third in the B Group Tournament in 2013, Italy and Great Britain earned a spot as the host nation of one of the tournaments.


2018 European Championship of American football, Qualification, Third round
Italy and Great Britain, as the winners of the tournaments in Italy and Great Britain, were respectively assigned to play against Sweden and Denmark (fifth and sixth place at the 2014 EFAF Championship), with the winners advancing to the 2018 tournament.


2018 European Championship of American football, Qualification, Third round
In June 2017, Italy was announced to have qualified for the final tournament as only one of the four teams without any match played. Finland, who was already qualified, did not appear on the schedule. No reasons were given.


2018 European Championship of American football, Qualification, Third round
In March 2018, IFAF New York announced to have Sweden, Denmark, and Great Britain advancing to the final tournament. Now reigning Champion Germany and Italy were not on the list. Again, no reasons were given. On 28 March, the website American Football International reported that the reason for Germany not joining was due to the teams in the German Football League voting not to change the league schedule to accommodate the European Championships.


2018 European Championship of American football, Venue
All games were played at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion in Vantaa, Finland


2018 European Championships
The 2018 European Championships were the first edition of the European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (with Edinburgh hosting the diving events and Gleneagles the golf) from 2 to 12 August 2018. Around 1,500 athletes competed at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin, whilst at the same time more than 3,000 took part in the other championships in Glasgow. Each European Championship will be organised by the respective federation and host city.


2018 European Championships, Development and preparation, Venues
Most of the events took place in Glasgow and its close surroundings:


2018 European Championships, Development and preparation, Venues
Two championships events were hosted at venues in different Scottish cities:


2018 European Championships, Development and preparation, Venues
The athletics championships event were held in the second major host city, Berlin


2018 European Championships, European Championships Trophy
On 1 August 2018, at the "Great Big Opening Party" in Glasgow, a new European Championship Trophy was unveiled, to be awarded to the nation achieving the most gold medals across all seven sports during the Championships. It was presented by Katherine Grainger, Emma Fredh and Angelina Melnikova on behalf of the seven European federations involved in the event. On 12 August, the trophy was presented to the leading nation on the overall table, Russia, in a ceremony in Glasgow.


2018 European Championships, List of individual Championships
The following Championships have been brought together in the 2018 European Championships:


2018 European Championships, Participating nations
52 nations, plus Authorised Neutral Athletes (Russian athletes competing in the European Athletics Championships under the European Athletics Flag) participated at the European Championships, including:


2018 European Championships, Schedule
The original schedule was released in February 2017. The schedule was updated in June 2017 based on the Glasgow ticket schedule and again in March 2018 when the Berlin timetable was released.


2018 European Championships, Medal table
Each sport maintained its own medal table, but an overall medal table is also maintained, the leader of which won the European Championship trophy. Russia won the inaugural trophy and topped the medal table by gold medals won with 31, whilst co-hosts Great Britain topped the total medals table with 74 medals, 26 of which were gold. A chasing pack consisting of Italy, the Netherlands, co-hosts Germany and France each won over 10 gold medals and 40 medals in total.


2018 European Championships, Broadcasting
All of Europe's major free-to-air broadcasters televised the European Championships in 2018. The European Broadcasting Union, which holds the broadcast rights on all platforms, has confirmed coverage across the top five markets, BBC in the United Kingdom, ARD/ZDF in Germany, France Télévisions in France, RAI in Italy and TVE in Spain. Other EBU members already signed up include VRT (Belgium), HRT (Croatia), DR (Denmark), YLE (Finland), RTÉ (Ireland), NOS (Netherlands), NRK (Norway), TVP (Poland), SRG SSR (Switzerland) and SVT (Sweden). The level of coverage is also enhanced by a deal with Eurosport. In total, over 40 EBU members have signed agreements as of April 2018. Discussions are ongoing with broadcasters in the remaining territories in Europe, plus other global territories like China, Japan and USA.


2018 European Championships, Sponsorship
Glasgow 2018 had five Official Partners (People Make Glasgow, Scottish Government, Strathmore Water, Spar & Eurovision) and Berlin 2018 had six Official Partners (Spar, Le Gruyère, Nike, Toyo Tires, Generali & Eurovision) with another tier of Official Supporters across the two host cities. Overall over 56 companies have been signed up to support the inaugural event.


2018 European Cross Country Championships
The 2018 European Cross Country Championships was the 25th edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes. It was hosted in Tilburg, Netherlands.


2018 European Curling Championships
The 2018 Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships were held from November 16 to 24 in Tallinn, Estonia. The C Division competitions were held in April in Copenhagen, Denmark.


2018 European Curling Championships
The top seven men's teams will qualify for the 2019 World Men's Curling Championship. Additionally, the top two teams in the B division and the top two teams in the A division not already qualified for the World Men's Curling Championship will qualify for the 2019 World Qualification Event, a further chance to qualify for the Worlds.


2018 European Curling Championships
The top six women's teams, not including the hosts, Denmark, who automatically qualify, will qualify for the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship. Additionally, the top two teams in the B division and the top two teams in the A division not already qualified for the World Women's Curling Championship will qualify for the 2019 World Qualification Event, a further chance to qualify for the Worlds.


2018 European Curling Championships, Men, A Division, Teams
Skip : Wille MäkeläThird: Kalle KiiskinenSecond: Teemu SaloLead: Paavo KuosmanenAlternate: Juha Pekaristo


2018 European Curling Championships, Men, A Division, Teams
Skip : Marc MuskatewitzThird: Sixten TotzekSecond: Daniel NeunerLead: Ryan SherrardAlternate: Sebastian Schweizer


2018 European Curling Championships, Men, A Division, Teams
Skip : Joël RetornazThird: Amos MosanerSecond: Sebastiano ArmanLead: Simone GoninAlternate: Fabio Ribotta


2018 European Curling Championships, Men, A Division, Teams
Fourth: Wouter GösgensSkip: Jaap van DorpSecond: Laurens Hoekman Lead: Carlo GlasbergenAlternate: Alexander Magan


2018 European Curling Championships, Men, A Division, Teams
Skip : Steffen WalstadThird: Markus HøibergSecond: Magnus NedregottenLead: Magnus VågbergAlternate: Steffen Mellemseter


2018 European Curling Championships, Men, A Division, Teams
Skip : Bartosz DzikowskiThird: Jakub GłowaniaSecond: Jeremi TelakLead: Michał KoziołAlternate: Tomasz Zioło


2018 European Curling Championships, Men, A Division, Teams
Skip : Mikhail VaskovThird: Alexey TuzovSecond: Petr KuznetsovLead: Anton KalalbAlternate: Alexey Kulikov


2018 European Curling Championships, Men, A Division, Teams
Skip : Bruce MouatThird: Grant HardieSecond: Bobby LammieLead: Hammy McMillan Jr.Alternate: Ross Whyte


2018 European Curling Championships, Men, A Division, Teams
Fourth: Benoît SchwarzThird: Sven MichelSkip: Peter de CruzLead: Valentin TannerAlternate: Simon Gempeler


2018 European Curling Championships, Men, A Division, Teams
Skip : Niklas EdinThird: Oskar ErikssonSecond: Rasmus WranåLead: Christoffer SundgrenAlternate: Daniel Magnusson


2018 European Curling Championships, Men, C Division, Playoffs
Winner advances to Group B competitions. Loser advances to Second place game.


2018 European Curling Championships, Women, A Division, Teams
Skip : Anna KubeškováThird: Alžběta BaudyšováSecond: Tereza PlíškováLead: Ežen KolčevskáAlternate: Eliška Soukupová


2018 European Curling Championships, Women, A Division, Teams
Skip : Madeleine DupontThird: Denise DupontSecond: Julie HøghLead: Mathilde HalseAlternate: Lina Knudsen


2018 European Curling Championships, Women, A Division, Teams
Skip : Oona KausteThird: Eszter JuhászSecond: Maija SalmiovirtaLead: Lotta ImmonenAlternate: Elina Virtaala


2018 European Curling Championships, Women, A Division, Teams
Skip : Daniela JentschThird: Emira AbbesSecond: Analena JentschLead: Klara-Hermine FommAlternate: Lena Kapp


2018 European Curling Championships, Women, A Division, Teams
Skip : Veronica ZapponeThird: Stefania ConstantiniSecond: Angela RomeiLead: Frederica GhedinaAlternate: Elena Dami


2018 European Curling Championships, Women, A Division, Teams
Skip : Iveta Staša-ŠaršūneThird: Santa BlumbergaSecond: Ieva KrustaLead: Evelīna BaroneAlternate: Tīna Siliņa


2018 European Curling Championships, Women, A Division, Teams
Skip : Alina KovalevaThird: Anastasia BryzgalovaSecond: Galina ArsenkinaLead: Ekaterina KuzminaAlternate: Uliana Vasilyeva


2018 European Curling Championships, Women, A Division, Teams
Skip : Eve MuirheadThird: Jennifer DoddsSecond: Vicki ChalmersLead: Lauren GrayAlternate: Vicky Wright


2018 European Curling Championships, Women, A Division, Teams
Fourth: Alina PätzSkip: Silvana TirinzoniSecond: Esther NeuenschwanderLead: Melanie BarbezatAlternate: Marisa Winkelhausen


2018 European Curling Championships, Women, A Division, Teams
Skip : Anna HasselborgThird: Sara McManusSecond: Agnes KnochenhauerLead: Sofia MabergsAlternate: Johanna Heldin


2018 European Curling Championships, Women, C Division, Playoffs
Winner advances to Group B competitions. Loser advances to Second place game.


2018 European Cycling Championships
The 2018 European Cycling Championships were held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 2 to 12 August 2018, the championships were part of the first European Championships with other six sports events happening in Glasgow and Berlin.


2018 European Cycling Championships
In 2018 for the first time the European championships of four cycling specialties (Road, Track, BMX and Mountain bike), were held in a single period and a single venue, and the events were part of the program of the first edition of the European Championships.


2018 European Cycling Championships, Overall medal table
In the table the official medal table of the 2018 European Championships.


2018 European Darts Grand Prix
The 2018 European Darts Grand Prix was the fifth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Glaspalast, Sindelfingen, Germany, between 4–6 May 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.


2018 European Darts Grand Prix
Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 6–0 in the 2017 final, but he was defeated 6–5 in the third round to Danny Noppert.


2018 European Darts Grand Prix
Michael van Gerwen won the tournament for a second time, defeating James Wade 8–3 in the final whilst averaging over 109 for the third successive game.


2018 European Darts Grand Prix, Prize money
Prize money will count towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.


2018 European Darts Grand Prix, Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 27 March will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.


2018 European Darts Grand Prix, Qualification and format
The remaining 32 places will go to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 6 April), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 3 May), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 3 May), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 23 February) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 28 January).


2018 European Darts Grand Prix, Qualification and format
Adrian Lewis withdrew prior to the draw through illness, and was replaced by a Host Nation Qualifier.


2018 European Darts Matchplay
The 2018 European Darts Matchplay was the ninth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg, Germany from 29 June–1 July 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.


2018 European Darts Matchplay
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Mensur Suljović 6–3 in the previous year's final, and he retained his title by defeating William O'Connor 8–2 in the final.


2018 European Darts Matchplay
Van Gerwen also threw the first European Tour nine-dart finish in over 5 years against Ryan Joyce in the second round.


2018 European Darts Matchplay, Prize money
Prize money will count towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.


2018 European Darts Matchplay, Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 8 June will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.


2018 European Darts Matchplay, Qualification and format
The remaining 32 places will go to players from five qualifying events – 16 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 15 June), 8 from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 28 June), 6 from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 28 June), 1 from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 25 May) and 1 from the East European Qualifier (held on 25 February).


2018 European Darts Matchplay, Qualification and format
Peter Wright, who would have been the number 2 seed, withdrew from the tournament prior to the draw. James Wilson, the highest-ranked qualifier, was promoted to 16th seed. Jim Brown also withdrew prior to the draw. Two extra places were made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.


2018 European Darts Open
The 2018 European Darts Open was the first of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Ostermann-Arena, Leverkusen, Germany, between 23–25 March 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.


2018 European Darts Open
This was the first event in the PDC European Tour where the format of the semi-finals and final were slightly altered. As in previous years, the first 3 rounds of action, plus the quarter-finals were all best of 11 legs matches, but the semi-finals became best of 13 legs matches, and the final became a best of 15 legs match.


2018 European Darts Open
Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Mervyn King 6–2 in the final of the 2017 tournament. He reached the final of this tournament, but he was defeated by Michael van Gerwen 8–7 in the first best of 15 legs final.


2018 European Darts Open, Prize money
Prize money will count towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.


2018 European Darts Open, Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 6 February will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.


2018 European Darts Open, Qualification and format
The remaining 32 places will go to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 16 February), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 22 March), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 22 March), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 26 January) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 26 January).


2018 European Darts Trophy
The 2018 European Darts Trophy was the thirteenth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Lokhalle, Göttingen, Germany from 12–14 October 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.


2018 European Darts Trophy
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Rob Cross 6–4 in 2017's final.


2018 European Darts Trophy
Van Gerwen won his third consecutive European Darts Trophy title and his 28th European Tour title in total after an 8–3 win over James Wade in the final.


2018 European Darts Trophy, Prize money
Prize money will count towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.


2018 European Darts Trophy, Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 12 September will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.


2018 European Darts Trophy, Qualification and format
The remaining 32 places will go to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Dublin on 27 September), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 13 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 11 October), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 11 August) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 26 August).


2018 European Darts Trophy, Qualification and format
Mensur Suljović and Adrian Lewis, who would have been the number 6 and 7 seeds respectively, withdrew from the tournament prior to the draw. Mervyn King and Stephen Bunting, the highest-ranked qualifiers, were promoted to 15th and 16th seed respectively, which meant an extra two places were made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.


2018 European Fencing Championships
The 2018 European Fencing Championships was held in Novi Sad, Serbia from 16 to 21 June 2018 at the SPC Vojvodina.


2018 European Fencing Under 23 Championships
The 2018 European Fencing Under 23 Championships was held in Yerevan, Armenia from 15 to 19 April 2018 at the Yerevan State University indoor sports arena.


2018 European Figure Skating Championships
The 2018 European Figure Skating Championships were held in January 2018 in Moscow, Russia. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dance.


2018 European Figure Skating Championships, Records
The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:


2018 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, 2017, in their place of birth. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters is the 2018 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.


2018 European Figure Skating Championships, Eligibility, Minimum TES
The ISU stipulates that the minimum scores must be achieved at an ISU-recognized senior international competition in the ongoing or preceding season, no later than 21 days before the first official practice day.


2018 European Figure Skating Championships, Eligibility, Number of entries per discipline
Based on the results of the 2017 European Championships, the ISU allows each country one to three entries per discipline.


2018 European Figure Skating Championships, Entries
Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2017. The ISU published a complete list on 27 December 2017:


2018 European Figure Skating Championships, Medals summary, Medals by country
Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:


2018 European Figure Skating Championships, Medals summary, Medals by country
Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:


2018 European Golf Team Championships
The 2018 European Golf Team Championships was a golf tournament played in August 2018 at Gleneagles, Scotland. It was the inaugural event and consisted of three competitions – men's, women's and mixed team format. 16 two-player teams took part in both men's and women's competitions.


2018 European Golf Team Championships
The event was part of the 2018 European Championships, the inaugural edition of the European Championships, a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland from 2 to 12 August 2018.


2018 European Golf Team Championships
Iceland topped the medal table, with a surprise win in the mixed team event the highlight of a campaign that returned two medals. Hosts Great Britain and Sweden both returned two medals, the latter including the gold in the women's team event, while Spain triumphed in the men's team.


2018 European Golf Team Championships, Format
The European Golf Team Championships took place at Gleneagles in Scotland from 8−12 August 2018, featuring a 50/50 gender split in the field with male and female professionals competing for equal prize money in a men's team match play championship, a women's team match play championship, and a mixed team 18-hole foursomes stroke play championship.


2018 European Golf Team Championships, Format
The field consisted of 16 teams of two players competing in the men's and women's team events, before combining to form teams of four (two men and two women) in the mixed team championship.


2018 European Golf Team Championships, Format
The men's and women's team championships featured a round-robin group fourball format, on 8–10 August, with winners of each of the four groups progressing to the semi-finals where foursomes will determine the winners, on 12 August. In the group stage, two points were awarded for a win, one point for a halved match, and no points for a loss. Ties between two teams in the standings were determined by their head-to-head result and if teams were still tied for first place then a sudden-death playoff would occur.


2018 European Golf Team Championships, Format
The mixed team championship comprised teams of four (2 men and 2 women) playing in 18-hole mixed foursomes stroke play on 11 August, with combined scores used for team's total score. Ties for medal positions were determined by a sudden-death playoff involving the low-scoring foursome from each team involved.


2018 European Golf Team Championships, Qualification
Qualification for the Championships was via the European Golf Team Championships points tables for men and women, which were based on men's Official World Golf Ranking points and women's Women's World Golf Rankings points earned from tournaments finishing between 10 July 2017 and 9 July 2018 with a maximum of three teams representing any one nation in each event.


2018 European Golf Team Championships, Competitors
The following competitors were announced for the championships. Rank is the Official World Golf Ranking (men) or Women's World Golf Rankings (women) in the week prior to the championship.


2018 European Golf Team Championships, Results, Men's team, Pool play
Teams were divided into 4 groups of 4 teams and played round-robin matches Wednesday to Friday using the fourball format.


2018 European Golf Team Championships, Results, Women's team, Pool play
Teams were divided into 4 groups of 4 teams and played round-robin matches Wednesday to Friday using the fourball format.


2018 European Golf Team Championships, Results, Mixed team
The mixed team championship comprised eleven teams of four (2 men and 2 women) playing in 18-hole mixed foursomes stroke play on 11 August, with combined scores used for team's total score. Ties for medal positions were determined by a sudden-death playoff involving the low-scoring foursome from each team involved.


2018 European Golf Team Championships, Results, Mixed team
Sweden 2 defeated Spain with a birdie at the first hole of the bronze medal playoff.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Men's team
The 2018 European Golf Team Championships men's team event was an event forming part of the 2018 European Golf Team Championships tournament being played in August 2018 at Gleneagles, Scotland. 16 two-player teams took part in the competition.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Men's team
The event was part of the 2018 European Championships, the inaugural edition of the European Championships, a multi-sport event which is to take place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland from 2 to 12 August 2018. Spain 1 took the title from the Iceland team. The Italy 2 team won bronze.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Men's team, Format
The European Golf Team Championships are taking place at Gleneagles in Scotland from 8−12 August 2018, featuring a 50/50 gender split in the field with male and female professionals competing for equal prize money in a men's team match play championship, a women's team match play championship, and a mixed team 18-hole foursomes stroke play championship.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Men's team, Format
The men's  team championships featured a round-robin group fourball format, on 8–10 August, with the winners of each of the four groups progressing to the semi-finals where foursomes will determine the winners, on 12 August. In the group stage, two points were awarded for a win, one point for a halved match, and no points for a loss. Ties between two teams in the standings were determined by their head-to-head result and if teams were still tied for first place then a sudden-death playoff would occur.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Men's team, Qualification
Qualification for the Championships was via the European Golf Team Championships points tables based on men's Official World Golf Ranking points earned from tournaments finishing between 10 July 2017 and 9 July 2018 with a maximum of three teams representing any one nation in each event.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Men's team, Results, Pool play
Teams were divided into 4 groups of 4 teams and played round-robin matches Wednesday to Friday using the fourball format.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Mixed team
The 2018 European Golf Team Championships mixed team event was an event forming part of the 2018 European Golf Team Championships tournament being played in August 2018 at Gleneagles, Scotland. 11 four-player teams took part in the competition.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Mixed team
The event was part of the 2018 European Championships, the inaugural edition of the European Championships, a multi-sport event which is to take place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland from 2 to 12 August 2018. In a surprise victory, Iceland took the title by one stroke from the Great Britain 3 team. The Sweden 2 team won bronze in the first hole of a play-off  with Spain.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Mixed team, Format
The European Golf Team Championships are taking place at Gleneagles in Scotland from 8−12 August 2018, featuring a 50/50 gender split in the field with male and female professionals competing for equal prize money in a men's team match play championship, a women's team match play championship, and a mixed team 18-hole foursomes stroke play championship.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Mixed team, Format
The mixed team championship comprised eleven teams of four (2 men and 2 women) playing in 18-hole mixed foursomes stroke play on 11 August, with combined scores used for team's total score. Ties for medal positions were determined by sudden-death playoff involving the low-scoring foursome from each team involved.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Mixed team, Qualification
Qualification for the Championships was via the European Golf Team Championships points tables for men and women, which were based on men's Official World Golf Ranking points and women's Women's World Golf Rankings points earned from tournaments finishing between 10 July 2017 and 9 July 2018 with a maximum of three teams representing any one nation in each event.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Mixed team, Results
* Sweden 2 defeated Spain on the first hole of the bronze medal playoff.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Women's team
The 2018 European Golf Team Championships men's team event was an event forming part of the 2018 European Golf Team Championships tournament being played in August 2018 at Gleneagles, Scotland. 16 two-player teams took part in the competition.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Women's team
The event was part of the 2018 European Championships, the inaugural edition of the European Championships, a multi-sport event which is to take place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland from 2 to 12 August 2018. Sweden 3 took the title from the France 2 team on a second play-off hole - in effect the 20th hole, having finished all square after 18. The Great Britain 3 team won bronze.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Women's team, Format
The European Golf Team Championships are taking place at Gleneagles in Scotland from 8−12 August 2018, featuring a 50/50 gender split in the field with male and female professionals competing for equal prize money in a men's team match play championship, a women's team match play championship, and a mixed team 18-hole foursomes stroke play championship.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Women's team, Format
The women's  team championships featured a round-robin group fourball format, on 8–10 August, with the winners of each of the four groups progressing to the semi-finals where foursomes will determine the winners, on 12 August. In the group stage, two points were awarded for a win, one point for a halved match, and no points for a loss. Ties between two teams in the standings were determined by their head-to-head result and if teams were still tied for first place then a sudden-death playoff would occur.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Women's team, Qualification
Qualification for the Championships was via the European Golf Team Championships points tables based on Women's World Golf Rankings points earned from tournaments finishing between 10 July 2017 and 9 July 2018 with a maximum of three teams representing any one nation in each event.


2018 European Golf Team Championships - Women's team, Results, Pool play
Teams were divided into 4 groups of 4 teams and played round-robin matches Wednesday to Friday using the fourball format.


2018 European Judo Championships
The 2018 European Judo Championships were held in Tel Aviv, Israel from 26 to 28 April 2018.


2018 European Judo Championships, Participating nations
There was a total of 368 participants from 44 nations.


2018 European Junior & U23 Canoe Sprint Championships
The 2018 European Junior & U23 Canoe Sprint Championships was the 7th edition of the European Junior & U23 Canoe Sprint Championships, an international canoe and kayak sprint event organised by the European Canoe Association, and was held in Auronzo di Cadore, Italy, between 28 June and 1 July.


2018 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
The 2018 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships took place in OSiR Zamość, Zamość, Poland from 20 October to 27 October 2018.


2018 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships, Medal table
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)


2018 European Junior Badminton Championships
The 2018 European Junior Badminton Championships were held at the Kalev Sports Hall in Tallinn, Estonia, between 7-16 September 2018.


2018 European Junior Badminton Championships – Boys' doubles
The Boys' Doubles tournament of the 2018 European Junior Badminton Championships was held from September 11-16. French Doubles Thom Gicquel and Toma Junior Popov clinched this title in the last edition. Scottish Christopher Grimley / Matthew Grimley leads the seedings this year.


2018 European Junior Badminton Championships – Boys' singles
The Boys' Singles tournament of the 2018 European Junior Badminton Championships was held from September 11-16. Toma Junior Popov from France clinched this title in the last edition. Irish' Nhat Nguyen leads the seedings this year.


2018 European Junior Badminton Championships – Girls' doubles
The Girls' Doubles tournament of the 2018 European Junior Badminton Championships was held from September 11-16. Swedish Doubles Emma Karlsson and Johanna Magnusson clinched this title in the last edition. Danish Amalie Magelund / Freja Ravn leads the seedings this year.


2018 European Junior Badminton Championships – Girls' singles
The Girls' Singles tournament of the 2018 European Junior Badminton Championships was held from September 11-16. Julie Dawall Jakobsen from Denmark clinched this title in the last edition. Hungarian Reka Madarasz leads the seedings this year.


2018 European Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed doubles
The Mixed Doubles tournament of the 2018 European Junior Badminton Championships was held from September 11-16. Russian pair Rodion Alimov and Alina Davletova clinched this title in the last edition. Ian Spiller / Petra Polanc from Slovenia leads the seedings this year.


2018 European Junior Swimming Championships
The 2018 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from 4 to 8 July 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. 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.


2018 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2018 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Bratislava, Slovakia from 16 to 19 August 2018 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA) at the Čunovo Water Sports Centre. It was the 20th edition of the competition for Juniors (U18) and the 16th edition for the Under 23 category. A total of 16 medal events took place, 8 in each of the two age categories. In addition, there were two exhibition events. One in the discontinued men's C2 category and the other in the mixed C2. The senior Freestyle European Championships were held as part of the same event.


2018 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships, Medal Summary, Exhibition
Two exhibition events took place at the championships. The U23 men's C2 event had three boats competing. The U23 mixed C2 event had three entries, but only one boat started. It was a single run competition and no medals were awarded.


2018 European Juniors Wrestling Championships
The 2018 European Juniors Wrestling Championships was held in Rome, Italy between July 30 - August 05, 2018.


2018 European Karate Championships
The 2018 European Karate Championships were the 53rd edition of the European Karate Championships, and were held in Novi Sad, Serbia from 10 to 13 May 2018.


2018 European Karate Championships, Para Karate
The first Para-Karate European Championships was held May 10-13 in 2018. 43 athletes from 15 nations in 6 events was competed. Results:


2018 European Le Mans Series
The 2018 European Le Mans Series was the fifteenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at Circuit Paul Ricard on 15 April and finished at Algarve International Circuit on 28 October. The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes, divided into the LMP2 and LMP3 classes, and grand tourer-style racing cars in the LMGTE class.


2018 European Le Mans Series, Calendar
The provisional 2018 calendar was announced on 23 September 2017. The calendar comprises six events, featuring the same six circuits that hosted events in the 2017 season. The rounds at Silverstone and Paul Ricard swapped their places in the calendar, with the French circuit hosting the opening round and Silverstone moving to an August date, once again in conjunction with the FIA World Endurance Championship.


2018 European Le Mans Series, Calendar
The official pre-season test also returned to Paul Ricard after a one-year absence, having taken place at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in 2017.


2018 European Le Mans Series, Entries, LMP2
In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.


2018 European Le Mans Series, Entries, LMP3
All cars in the LMP3 class use the Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.


2018 European Le Mans Series, Results and Standings
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.


2018 European Marathon Cup
The 2018 European Marathon Cup was the 11th edition of the European Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in Berlin, Germany on 12 August, inside of the 2018 European Championships.


2018 European Marathon Cup
The total time is calculated on the sum of the times of the first three athletes arrived at the finish line, but the medals are awarded to all the athletes who have concluded the race.


2018 European Masters
The 2018 D88.com European Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 1 to 7 October 2018 in Lommel, Belgium. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.


2018 European Masters
Qualifying took place on 17 and 18 August 2018 in Preston, England.


2018 European Masters
Judd Trump was the defending champion after winning the previous two events, but he lost 2–4 to Tian Pengfei in the second round.


2018 European Masters
Jimmy Robertson reached his first ever ranking event semi-final, which he converted into his first professional ranking event title, beating Joe Perry 9–6 in the final.


2018 European Masters, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2018 European Masters, Qualifying
These matches were held between 17 and 18 August 2018 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.


2018 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 33rd European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held from 9 to 12 August 2018 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.


2018 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The competition was a portion of the first multi-sport European Championships.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2018 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 13th edition and was hosted for the second time in Croatia from 12 to 28 January 2018. Croatia was awarded hosting the tournament during the EHF congress in Dublin on 20 September 2014.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship
Spain won their first title after defeating Sweden 29–23 in the final. France captured the bronze medal after defeating Denmark 32–29.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship, Qualification, Qualified teams
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship, Main round
Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced, were taken over.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship, Ranking and statistics, Final ranking
Team roster: Eduardo Gurbindo, Ángel Fernández Pérez, Valero Rivera Folch, Raúl Entrerríos, Alex Dujshebaev, Daniel Sarmiento Melián, Julen Aguinagalde, Arpad Šterbik, Joan Cañellas, Viran Morros, Aitor Ariño, Gedeón Guardiola, Iosu Goñi Leoz, Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas, Rodrigo Corrales, Ferrán Solé, David Balaguer, Adrià Figueras, Daniel DujshebaevHead Coach: Jordi Ribera.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship, Ranking and statistics, All-Star Team
The all-star team and awards were announced on 28 January 2018.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship qualification
This article describes the qualification for the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, Qualification system
38 teams had registered for participation. 37 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.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, Qualification Phase 1, Seeding
The draw for the qualification round was held on 22 July 2014 in Vienna, Austria. The group winners advanced to the playoffs.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, Playoffs
The draw for the playoffs was held on 23 June 2015 in Vienna, Austria. The winners advanced to the second phase.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, Qualification Phase 2
The draw was held on 14 April 2016 in Dubrovnik. 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.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, Qualification Phase 2, Ranking of third-placed teams
The highest ranked third-placed team from the groups directly qualifies for the tournament. Matches against the fourth placed teams in each group are discarded.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship squads
This article displays the squads for the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship. Each team consists of up to 28 players, of whom 16 may be fielded for each match.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship squads
Age, club, caps and goals as of 12 January 2018.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group A, Croatia
A 22-player squad was announced on 31 December 2017. The final squad was revealed on 11 January 2018. Two days later, Domagoj Duvnjak has been replaced by Denis Buntić due to an injury in the match against Serbia. Ivan Pešić replaced Mirko Alilović on 16 January 2018. Two days later, Marino Marić replaced Denis Buntić. Alilović rejoined the squad on 20 January 2018 and replaced Ivan Pešić. Igor Vori and Jakov Gojun were replaced six days later by Tin Kontrec and Halil Jaganjac.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group A, Serbia
The squad was announced on 11 January 2018. Nikola Crnoglavac replaced Marko Vujin on 16 January 2018 due to an injury. Dobrivoje Marković was replaced by Darko Stevanović six days later. Vanja Ilić was added to the squad on 24 January 2018 to replace Milan Jovanović.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group A, Sweden
The squad was announced on 21 December 2017. Viktor Östlund replaced Johan Jakobsson on 24 January 2018. Two days later, Albin Lagergren was replaced by Andreas Cederholm.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group B, Austria
A 17-player squad was announced on 26 December 2017. On 15 January 2018, Alexander Hermann was replaced by Thomas Kandolf due to an injury.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group B, Belarus
The squad was announced on 26 December 2017. On 4 January 2018, 17 players were called up and 18 six days later. Hleb Harbuz was replaced by Mikalai Aliokhin on 22 January 2018.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group B, France
A 21-player squad was announced on 8 December 2017. It was down to 20, after Olivier Nyokas left the team with an injury on 29 December 2017. The final squad was revealed on 8 January 2018. Romain Lagarde and Luka Karabatić replaced Timothey N'Guessan and Benjamin Afgour on 20 January 2018. Benjamin Afgour and Luka Karabatić rejoined the squad in favour of Timothey N'Guessan and Dika Mem on 28 January 2018.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group B, Norway
An 18-player squad was announced on 19 December 2017. The final squad was revealed on 11 January 2018. On 16 January 2018, Joakim Hykkerud replaced Espen Lie Hansen in the squad. Two days later, Lie Hansen replaced Hykkerud. Espen Christensen was replaced by Kristian Sæverås on 24 January 2018.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group C, Germany
A 20-player squad was announced on 15 December 2017. The final squad was revealed on 7 January 2018. On 17 January 2018, Bastian Roscheck was replaced by Finn Lemke. Rune Dahmke replaced Maximilian Janke three days later. Paul Drux was forced to leave due to an injury with Maximilian Janke replacing him on 22 January 2018.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group C, North Macedonia
A 21-player squad was announced on 14 December 2017. It was reduced to 19 on 10 January 2018. Filip Lazarov was injured on 17 January 2018 and replaced by Velko Markoski. Nikola Markoski was replaced after Filip Lazarov rejoined the squad four days later. Goce Ojleski replaced Kiril Lazarov on 24 January 2018.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group C, Montenegro
A 20-player squad was announced on 22 December 2017. Mile Mijušković was replaced by Nebojša Simić on 15 January 2018. Mirko Radović replaced Žarko Pejović two days later.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group C, Slovenia
A 21-player squad was announced on 14 December 2017. Nik Henigman was replaced by Gregor Potočnik on 15 January 2018. Patrik Leban and Urh Kastelic replaced Jan Grebenc and Urban Lesjak seven days later.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group D, Czech Republic
An 18-player squad was announced on 29 December 2017. The final squad was revealed on 11 January 2018. Peter Šlachta replaced Štěpán Zeman on 21 January 2018. Zeman rejoined the squad three days later to replace Michal Kasal.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group D, Denmark
The squad was announced on 15 December 2017. Peter Balling replaced Anders Zachariassen on 17 January 2018. Zachariassen rejoined the squad and replaced Niclas Kirkeløkke two days later. Niclas Kirkeløkke and Kevin Møller replaced Rene Toft Hansen and Peter Balling on 28 January 2018.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group D, Hungary
An 18-player squad was announced on 30 December 2017. Uroš Vilovski and Iman Jamali were replaced by Dávid Fekete and Ádám Országh on 17 January 2018.


2018 European Men's Handball Championship squads, Group D, Spain
A 19-player squad was announced on 14 December 2017. It was reduced to 17 on 30 December 2017. Aitor Ariño replaced Ángel Fernández Pérez on 15 January 2018. Two days later, Julen Aguinagalde was replaced by Iosu Goñi Leoz. On 21 January 2018, Julen Aguinagalde rejoined the squad instead of Iosu Goñi Leoz. Iosu Goñi Leoz rejoined the squad on 24 January 2018, replacing Daniel Dujshebaev. Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas was replaced by Arpad Šterbik two days later.


2018 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship
The 2018 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship was the fourteenth edition of the European Men's U-18 Handball Championship, held in Varaždin and Koprivnica, Croatia from 9 to 19 August 2018.


2018 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship, Draw
The draw was held on 25 January 2018 in Zagreb.


2018 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship
The 2018 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship was the twelfth edition of the European Men's U-20 Handball Championship, held in Celje, Slovenia from 19 to 29 July 2018.


2018 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship, Draw
The draw was held on 19 February 2018 in Celje.


2018 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships
The 2018 edition of the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships was held in Kazan, Russia, from 13 to 18 February 2018. This tournament also served as European qualification for the 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup.


2018 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships, Tournament
The 2018 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships officially crowned the best male and female national teams in Europe and at the same time worked as the European qualification event towards the 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup finals. 53 teams consisting of 29 men's team and 24 women's team entered the tournament.


2018 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships, Tournament, Venue
This tournament was held at Gymnastics Center in Kazan, Russia.


2018 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships, Tournament, Seeds
The defending Champions, Denmark, were top seeded for both men's and women's team, while the host country Russia were seeded four.


2018 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships, Tournament, Draw
The draw was held on 5 December 2017, at the Badminton Europe office in Brøndby, Denmark. The men's team group stage consisted of six groups with four teams in each and one group with five teams. The women's team group stage consisted of six groups with four teams in each.


2018 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships, Men's team, Format
In each group, teams played each other once. The seven group winners and the best runners-up qualified for the knockout stage.


2018 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships, Men's team, Ranking of second-placed teams
Due to group 7 having different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams are not considered for this ranking.


2018 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships, Women's team, Format
In each group, teams played each other once. The six group winners and the two best runners-up qualified for the knockout stage.


2018 European Mixed Team Judo Championships
The 2018 European Mixed Team Judo Championships was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia on 18 July 2018.


2018 European Modern Pentathlon Championships
The 2018 European Modern Pentathlon Championships was held in Székesfehérvár, Hungary from 17 to 23 July 2018.


2018 European Motocross Championship
The 2018 European Motocross Championship was the 30th European Motocross Championship season since it was revived in 1988. It included 16 events and 5 different classes. It started at Valkenswaard in the Netherlands on 18 April, and ended at Imola in Italy on 30 September. All rounds acted as support classes at the European rounds of the 2018 MXGP.


2018 European Motocross Championship, EMX250
An 11-round calendar for the 2018 season was announced on 25 October 2017. EMX250 is for riders competing on 4-stroke motorcycles between 175cc-250cc.


2018 European Motocross Championship, EMX125
A 9-round calendar for the 2018 season was announced on 25 October 2017. EMX125 is for riders competing on 2-stroke motorcycles of 125cc.


2018 European Motocross Championship, EMX300
A 6-round calendar for the 2018 season was announced on 25 October 2017. EMX300 is for riders competing on 2-stroke motorcycles between 200-300cc.


2018 European Motocross Championship, EMX85
A 1-round calendar for the 2018 season was announced on 25 October 2017. EMX85 is for riders competing on 2-stroke motorcycles of 85cc.


2018 European Motocross Championship, EMX85, Participants
Riders qualify for the championship by finishing in the top 10 in one of the 4 regional 85cc championships.


2018 European Motocross Championship, EMX65
A 1-round calendar for the 2018 season was announced on 25 October 2017. EMX65 is for riders competing on 2-stroke motorcycles of 65cc.


2018 European Motocross Championship, EMX65, Participants
Riders qualify for the championship by finishing in the top 10 in one of the 4 regional 85cc championships.


2018 European Mountain Bike Championships
The 2018 European Mountain Bike Championships was held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 8 August 2018, the championships are part of the first European Championships with other six sports events happening in Glasgow and Berlin.


2018 European Mountain Bike Championships
In 2018 for the first time the European championships of four cycling specialties (Road, Track, BMX and Mountain bike), were held in a single period and a single venue, and the events were part of the program of the first edition of the European Championships.


2018 European Open
The 2018 European Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the European Open and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium, from October 15 to October 21.


2018 European Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 European Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 European Open Water Swimming Championships
The 2018 European Open Water Swimming Championships was the 17th edition of the European Open Water Swimming Championships (was part of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships, in turn part of the 2018 European Championships) and took part from 8-12 August 2018 in Loch Lomond near Glasgow, United Kingdom.


2018 European Open – Doubles
Scott Lipsky and Divij Sharan were the defending champions, but Lipsky chose not to participate. Sharan played alongside Artem Sitak, but lost in the semifinals to Nicolas Mahut and Édouard Roger-Vasselin.


2018 European Open – Doubles
Mahut and Roger-Vasselin went on to win the title, defeating Marcelo Demoliner and Santiago González in the final, 6–4, 7–5.


2018 European Open – Singles
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Gaël Monfils.


2018 European Open – Singles
Kyle Edmund won his first ATP World Tour title, defeating Monfils in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4).


2018 European Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2018 European Pairs Speedway Championship
The 2018 European Pairs Speedway Championship was the 15th edition of the European Pairs Speedway Championship. The final was held in Brovst, Denmark on 1 September.


2018 European Pairs Speedway Championship
The title was won by Poland for the seventh time.


2018 European Pool Championship
The 2018 European Pool Championships was a professional pool championship that took place at the NH Hotel Koningshof, in Veldhoven, Netherlands. The event played between 19–31 July 2018 was a part of the European Pool Championships; and saw events for men, women, wheelchair competitors, youth and seniors across four pool disciplines: Straight Pool, 8-Ball, 9-Ball, and 10-Ball.


2018 European Pool Championship
The event was the largest pool event ever held in Europe, with sixty tables built exclusively for the event.


2018 European Pool Championship, Tournament overview
The European Championship 2018 was held at the NH Hotel Koningshof in Veldhoven, Netherlands. In a hall of the hotel 60 pool tables were built. Veldhoven held the event for the second time, having hosted it in 2005. The event hosted over 550 players from 37 countries, the most of any European championships.


2018 European Pool Championship, Tournament overview
All competitions were played in the double elimination knockout system until only a certain number of participants remained and then continued in the knockout system. The individual competitions of the men were played in the round of the last 64 in knockout mode (straight pool: round of the last 32), in the women from the round of 16, and the wheelchair users from the quarter-finals. The team competitions were held from the round of 16 (men) or semi-final (ladies) in the knockout system.


2018 European Pool Championship, Tournament overview
The online news channel Kozoom streamed all matches of the European Championship live in up to 60 channels.


2018 European Pool Championship, Results
Jouni Tähti was the most successful player at the championships, becoming the first wheelchair player to win all three disciplines in a single championships. The following is a list of winners to semi-finalists for all events through the championships.


2018 European Rally Championship
The 2018 European Rally Championship was the 66th season of the FIA European Rally Championship, the European continental championship series in rallying. The season was also the sixth following the merge between the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Kajetan Kajetanowicz was the reigning champion but he didn't return to defend his title.


2018 European Rally Championship
For the second season, the European Junior Championship was split into two new categories. ERC Junior U27, which totals six events, is for drivers born on or after 1 January 1991 competing in R2 cars on Pirelli tyres. With the best four rounds counting, the winner will receive a career progression fund worth 100,000 euros to use in ERC Junior U28 in 2019.


2018 European Rally Championship
ERC Junior U28 offers the next step on the rallying pyramid for drivers born on or after 1 January 1990. Again totalling six rounds with the best four scores counting, drivers use R5 cars with no restriction on tyre choice. The champion will get a drive on a European round of the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship as a P1 driver in a 2016-specification World Rally Car.


2018 European Rally Championship, Calendar
The calendar for the 2018 season features eight rallies like the previous season. Rajd Rzeszowski was replaced by Rally Poland.


2018 European Road Cycling Championships
The 2018 European Road Cycling Championships was the 24th running of the European Road Cycling Championships, and took place from 12 to 15 July 2018 in Brno, Czech Republic for the under-23 and junior events, and from 5 to 9 August 2018 in Glasgow, United Kingdom for the elite events. The event consisted of a total of 6 road races and 6 time trials, regulated by the Union Européenne de Cyclisme (UEC).


2018 European Road Cycling Championships
The elite portion of the Championships in Glasgow formed a section of both a first unified UEC European Cycling Championships, and the first multi-sport European Championships.


2018 European Rowing Championships
The 2018 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships for European members of the International Rowing Federation (FISA) plus Israel. They were held as part of a new multi-sport European Championships at the Strathclyde Country Park near Motherwell, Scotland.


2018 European Rowing Championships, Background
2018 was the first time that the European Rowing Championships, first held in 1893, were being held in Scotland. Competitions were being held in 17 boat classes with both lightweight and open weight events. Nearly 500 rowers were participating. The host, British Rowing, had nominated a 53-strong team for the competition.


2018 European Rowing Junior Championships
The 2018 European Rowing Junior Championships took place in Gravelines, France, between 26 and 27 May 2018.


2018 European Rowing U23 Championships
The 2nd European Rowing U23 Championships was the 2nd edition and was held from 1 to 2 September 2018 at the Brest Rowing Course in Brest, Belarus.


2018 European Rugby Champions Cup Final
The 2018 European Rugby Champions Cup Final was the final match in the 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup, and the twenty-third European club rugby final in general.


2018 European Rugby Champions Cup Final
Irish club Leinster defeated French club Racing 92 in the final played in Bilbao, Spain — the first time it was contested outside one of the Six Nations countries.


2018 European Rugby Champions Cup Final, Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2018 European Rugby Champions Cup Final, Match, Summary
The game was played in wet conditions, which made passing and attacking play difficult for both teams. Early in the game Racing fly-half Pat Lambie was forced off the field with a knee injury, replaced by French international Rémi Talès. Racing recovered from this set back to score the first points of the game with Teddy Iribaren kicking a penalty. Leinster responded on 16 minutes when Jonathan Sexton opened their account, also from a penalty. Iribaren reestablished Racing's lead five minutes later and Sexton responded just before half time, to send the teams into the break level on six points apiece.


2018 European Rugby Champions Cup Final, Match, Summary
The teams were both unchanged for the second half, and the penalty tit-for-tat continued. Sexton was the first to strike in the second half with a converted effort on 53 minutes, before Iribaren missed and the teams remained level at 9–9 coming into the final 10 minutes of play. Iribaren kicked his fourth penalty of the day to give Racing back their three-point lead, but Leinster responded quickly with a penalty from captain Isa Nacewa. Nacewa scored another penalty with two minutes left to play to give Leinster the lead for the first time in the match.


2018 European Rugby Champions Cup Final, Match, Summary
Racing won the kick off and worked down the field, looking for a drop goal to level the match again and bring play to extra time. With clock over 80 minutes the opportunity fell to Talès, who pulled his effort wide to the left to give Leinster their fourth European title.


2018 European Rugby Champions Cup Final, Match, Details
Touch judges:JP Doyle (RFU)Tom Foley (RFU)Television Match Official:Rowan Kitt (RFU)


2018 European Senior Tour
The 2018 Staysure Tour was the 27th season of the European Senior Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour. The season was officially called the Staysure Tour after UK-based insurance company Staysure became the Tour's first-ever title sponsor.


2018 European Senior Tour, Tournament results
The 2018 schedule consisted of 19 events, including three new tournaments. In addition to new events in Denmark and Spain, the 2018 season ended in the Seychelles after the announcement of the inaugural MCB Tour Championship Indian Ocean Swing. The PGA Seniors Championship which had not been played since 2015 returned as the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship.


2018 European Senior Tour, Tournament results
The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Senior Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for players who are members of the tour.


2018 European Senior Tour, Tournament results
For the tour schedule on the European Senior Tour's website, including links to full results, click .


2018 European Senior Tour, Qualifying school
The qualifying school was played in Portugal in late January and early February 2018. There were two 36-hole "stage 1" events with the leading players in these events joining a number of exempt players in the 72-hole final stage. As in 2016 and 2017 there were just five qualifying places available for the 2018 season. With 35 exempt players and a minimum field of 72 for the final stage a minimum of 37 qualified for the final stage from the two "stage 1" events. There was a cut after 54 holes with players more than eight shots away from the fifth qualifying place not playing the final round.


2018 European Senior Tour, Qualifying school
The following five players gained their places on the 2018 tour:


2018 European Senior Tour, Qualifying school
Molina beat Ángel Franco with a birdie at the second playoff hole.


2018 European Senior Tour, Leading money winners
There is a complete list on the official site .


2018 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 2018 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place, for the third time, from 12–14 January 2018 in Dresden, Germany.


2018 European Shotgun Championships
The 2018 European Shotgun Championships was the 64th edition of the global shotgun competition, European Shotgun Championships, organised by the European Shooting Confederation.


2018 European Skateboarding Championships
The 2018 European Skateboarding Championships was held in Basel, Switzerland, between 31 August and 2 September for street skateboarding and in Malmö, Sweden, between September 3–6 for park skateboarding.


2018 European Skateboarding Championships, Medal summary, Street skateboarding
°°Douwe Macare came 4th in the competition, but he was the 3rd placed European, as the third best score was made by the sole competitor from outside of Europe –  Argentina's Matias Dell Olio (82,33).


2018 European Speed Skating Championships
The 2018 European Speed Skating Championships were held between 5 and 7 January 2018 at the Kolomna Speed Skating Center in Kolomna, Russia.


2018 European Speed Skating Championships, Events
For the first time the European Championship is a single distance championship, with the following distances:


2018 European Speed Skating Championships – Men's 1000 metres
The men's 1000 metres competition at the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships was held on 6 January 2018.


2018 European Speed Skating Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres competition at the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships was held on 5 January 2018.


2018 European Speed Skating Championships – Men's 500 metres
The men's 500 metres competition at the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships was held on 5 January 2018.


2018 European Speed Skating Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres competition at the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships was held on 6 January 2018.


2018 European Speed Skating Championships – Men's mass start
The men's mass start competition at the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships was held on 7 January 2018.


2018 European Speed Skating Championships – Men's team pursuit
The men's team pursuit competition at the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships was held on 7 January 2018.


2018 European Speed Skating Championships – Men's team sprint
The men's team sprint competition at the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships was held on 7 January 2018.


2018 European Speed Skating Championships – Women's 1000 metres
The women's 1000 metres competition at the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships was held on 6 January 2018.


2018 European Speed Skating Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres competition at the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships was held on 5 January 2018.


2018 European Speed Skating Championships – Women's 3000 metres
The women's 3000 metres competition at the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships was held on 6 January 2018.


2018 European Speed Skating Championships – Women's 500 metres
The women's 500 metres competition at the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships was held on 5 January 2018.


2018 European Speed Skating Championships – Women's mass start
The women's mass start competition at the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships was held on 7 January 2018.


2018 European Speed Skating Championships – Women's team pursuit
The women's team pursuit competition at the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships was held on 7 January 2018.


2018 European Speed Skating Championships – Women's team sprint
The women's team sprint competition at the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships was held on 7 January 2018.


2018 European Sumo Championships
The 2018 European Sumo Championships took place in Plovdiv (Bulgaria). from April 26 to 30, 2018. The European Sumo Federation and the Bulgarian Sumo Federation.


2018 European Table Tennis Championships
The 2018 European Table Tennis Championships were held in Alicante, Spain from 18 to 23 September 2018. The competition was held at Centro de Tecnificacion Deportiva.


2018 European Taekwondo Championships
The 2018 European Taekwondo Championships, the 23rd edition of the European Taekwondo Championships, was held in Kazan, Russia at the Ak Bars Martial Arts Palace from 10 to 13 May 2018.


2018 European Talent Cup
The 2018 European Talent Cup is the second season of the European Talent Cup.


2018 European Talent Cup, Calendar
The following races were scheduled to take place in 2018.


2018 European Talent Cup, Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top fifteen riders, provided the rider finished the race.


2018 European Throwing Cup
The 2018 European Throwing Cup is held on 10–11 March at the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa and National ThrowingCentre in Leiria, Portugal. It is the eighteenth edition of the athletics competition for throwing events and was jointly organised by the European Athletic Association. The competition featured men's and women's contests in shot put, discus throw, javelin throw and hammer throw. In addition to the senior competitions, there were also under-23 events for younger athletes.


2018 European Tour
The 2018 European Tour is the 47th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972 and the 10th edition of the Race to Dubai.


2018 European Tour
The Race to Dubai was won by Italian Francesco Molinari, who was also named Golfer of the Year. India's Shubhankar Sharma was named Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year.


2018 European Tour, Changes for 2018
There were changes to membership criteria with the reversal of some of the changes introduced for the 2017 season; the number of players gaining exemption from the final Race to Dubai standings reverted to the top 110 and the Access List was scrapped, largely replaced by a re-ranking system.


2018 European Tour, Changes for 2018
The Race to Dubai points system was adjusted, with all prize money being converted into US dollars before translating into points (1 point = 1 dollar) having previously been calculated after converting into euro. The points for all tournaments were also fixed prior to the start of the season, having previously been set during each tournament week, thereby negating any fluctuation in exchange rates.


2018 European Tour, Schedule
The table below shows the tournaments in the 2018 European Tour schedule, which began in late 2017.


2018 European Tour, Race to Dubai
Since 2009, the European Tour's money list has been known as the "Race to Dubai". It was based on money earned during the season and calculated in points based on US dollars with 1 dollar = 1 point, and prize money for all tournaments being converted into points at the beginning of the season. The following table shows the final top-10 in the 2018 standings.


2018 European Tour, Awards, Golfer of the Month
The winners of the European Tour Golfer of the Month award:


2018 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the 27 players who earned 2019 European Tour cards through Q School in 2018.


2018 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
2019 European Tour rookie  First-time member ineligible for Rookie of the Year award


2018 European Tour Qualifying School graduates, 2019 Results
* European Tour rookie in 2019† First-time member ineligible for Rookie of the Year awardT = Tied   The player retained his European Tour card for 2020 (finished inside the top 115). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2020, but retained conditional status (finished between 116 and 155, inclusive). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2020 (finished outside the top 155).


2018 European Trampoline Championships
The 26th Trampoline European Championships took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from April 12 – April 15, 2018.


2018 European Triathlon Championships
The 2018 European Triathlon Championships were held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 9 to 11 August 2018. The championships were part of the first European Championships with six other sports events taking place in Glasgow and Berlin.