THE European Athletics Championships have always held a special interest for me. Ian Stewart’s 1969 5000m win is one of my earliest memories and I attended the 1978 event in Prague where Ovett and Coe clashed at 800m. I have been to eight Euros since. I don’t think it should be held in Olympic year and it is sad the BBC ignored it when I can recall such great memories from 1969 and 1971. It deserves much better coverage in 2018.