Iceland, Luxembourg and Bosnia & Herzegovina celebrated promotion after the 3rd Division of the European Athletics Team Championships concluded in Maribor, Slovenia on Wednesday, the 25.
There was real drama as the final mixed 4x400m event decided the final promotion place, but Moldova’s disqualification for a lane infringement after their initial victory handed the final promotion place to Bosnia & Herzegovina.
World 800m silver and bronze medallist Amel Tuka produced a throwback victory on the international stage in his specialist event to help his nation progress in third place.
Attention now turns to the 1st Division in Madrid, Spain and the 2nd Division in Maribor, both of which are being streamed live on Eurovision Sport via the European Athletics website.
The opening salvos from Madrid feature the men’s and women’s pole vault taking place in front of the Royal Palace on Thursday, the 26th, featuring Olympic bronze medallist Emmanouil Karalis of Greece and European champion Angelica Moser of Switzerland, starting from 16:00 CEST.
