Bulgarian athlete Mirela Demireva won the silver in the high jump at the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, clearing 196 cms.; she shares second place with Airine Palsyte, Lithuania. Ruth Beitia, Spain claimed the gold with 198 cms...
Athletics were part of the Olympic Games since their creation in the antiquity. The ancient Olympics included a sprint race with a length of about 192 meters. The oldest historic data about the winners in this race date back to 776 BC. According to..
