Fans across the venues braved the weather conditions on Saturday to witness sports history, as it was not only raining cats and dogs, but pouring medals at Munich 2022. Once the rain clouds had dispersed, the spectators were rewarded with top-notch performances, with the track and field stars living up to the billing and a Latvian duo crowned beach volleyball queens in front of a royal backdrop.

ECM kicked off the official Observer Programme for the European Championships Munich 2022 on Day 8, with presentations from co-founders and managing directors Paul Bristow and Marc Joerg alongside Olympiapark CEO Marion Schöne and Munich city councillor Mrs Ulrike Grimm.

Germany are predicted to hold on to their position at the top of the Medals Table as the European Championships Munich 2022 reaches its final weekend. The host nation built up a clear lead over their main rivals Great Britain early in the event but their advantage has been slowly whittled away.

On the penultimate day of the European Championships Munich 2022, more international greats will take the stage, looking to cap off their illustrious careers or add further to their legacy. There is no shortage of anticipation and suspense, as European champions will be crowned and burning questions will be answered.

On day 9 of the European Championships Munich 2022, world-class athletes such as Tom Pidcock, Femke Bol or Karsten Warholm demonstrated that they truly are in a league of their own, as they cruised to gold. Elsewhere, the medal race is heating up with host nation Germany looking to add to their tally and stay atop the overall medal table.

Broadcasters across Europe are reporting impressive television viewing figures for the European Championships Munich 2022. Viewers watched close to 170 million hours of live coverage in the first six days of the event in eight key markets. This represents a significant increase on the first edition of the European Championships in Glasgow and Berlin in 2018.

European Championships Management (ECM) and Dubai Media Incorporated are pleased to announce a media rights agreement for the broadcasting of the nine sports of the multi-sport European Championships Munich 2022 across the MENA region.

The European Championships Munich 2022 are entering weekend mode, but there is no slowing down the sporting action. On the contrary: The medal race is getting underway in canoe sprint and paracanoe, in Olympiastadion the track and field stars are overcoming actual and mental hurdles on their way to gold, and right next door it's getting fast and furious in the men's mountain bike race.

Thursday’s action at the European Championships Munich 2022 saw more sports history written across the board, as Joe Fraser became the first British gymnast to win European all-around gold, Konstanze Klosterhalfen stole the show at Olympiastadion by winning her first 5000m title, Jakob Schubert topped the sport climbing events off with boulder & lead gold and much more.

Triathlon chief Renato Betrandi has given his full support to the multi-sport strategy underpinning the European Championships Munich 2022. The European Triathlon Union president believes the event has “exceeded every expectation” across the board, delivering the best crowd and atmosphere he has experienced since the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Home nation Germany field a strong team at the sprint canoe events and will be hoping for a good return of medals but their European rivals came to Bavaria with high hopes of causing some big upsets.

Great Britain are hoping to continue their rich run of form as the men’s artistic gymnastics competition gets under way in Munich.