European Athletics Championships: Alisa Vainio Aims for Marathon Medal

The European Athletics Championships reach their climax on Sunday, featuring a full day of competition culminating in several finals. The traditional marathon event opens the day's proceedings, followed by a series of high-stakes finals in the evening.

Finland's primary medal hope for Sunday rests on marathon runner Alisa Vainio, who enters the race as one of the favorites. Vainio is the sole Finnish competitor in the marathon event. In the evening's finals, Juho Alasaari will represent Finland in the men's pole vault, an event that will also draw global attention to stars like Armand Duplantis.

The schedule for Sunday's events includes the women's marathon at 9:30 AM, followed by the men's marathon at 10:10 AM. The evening session begins with the men's pole vault final at 9:15 PM, followed by the women's javelin final at 9:55 PM, the women's long jump final at 10:05 PM, and the mixed 4x100m relay final at 10:35 PM. The day concludes with finals in the men's 3000m steeplechase, women's 1500m, men's and women's 4x400m relays.