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Athletics: Polish hopes high at European indoor championships

04.03.2021 15:44
Poles are the favourites but Dutch challengers are looking strong as the 36th European Athletics Indoor Championships start.
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Polish three-time European indoor and outdoor champion Adam Kszczot (front) training for the 800m in Toruń on Thursday.
Polish three-time European indoor and outdoor champion Adam Kszczot (front) training for the 800m in Toruń on Thursday.Photo: PAP/Adam Warżawa

The first major European athletics championships since the coronavirus pandemic broke out are set to begin in the north-central Polish city of Toruń on Thursday evening. They run until March 7.