This summer’s European Championships Munich 2022 achieved more than 750 million viewer hours across the nine participating sports on free-to-air TV and digital platforms – the equivalent of every person in Europe watching at least one hour of the innovative multi-sport event.

It was a Tuesday to remember at the European Athletics Championships. Most will remember the electrifying successes by Gina Lückenkemper and Niklas Kaul, who helped create a magical night in Munich's Olympiastadion and sent the home crowd into a frenzy of joyful bliss. The applause seemed like it may never cease, however, it had already begun during the morning session, far away from any medal decisions, when a 22-year-old runner from Andorra made headlines - in the most heart-warming way imaginable.

Our lively mascot Gfreidi diligently completed its on-event duties and entertained the crowd during Munich 2022. Did you catch a glimpse of the squirrel in person or on TV? Either way you couldn’t have kept up with this lively, active, curious, and clever mascot.

After eleven days of the European Championships Munich 2022 with emotional and magical moments and overwhelming images, we have gotten to the core of it all and crunched some numbers. Because Munich 2022 cannot only be described with feelings and emotions, but also with hard facts and figures.

Free-to-air TV coverage of the European Championships Munich 2022 has been rated an “outstanding success,” with more than 430 million hours of live coverage of the multi-sport event viewed in the eight key markets that have reported figures to date.

175 sets of medals were awarded at Munich 2022. Both, in our live blog and daily reviews we shared with you all of our medallists and winners. And each and every one of them is cut from the same piece of cloth we’d all like to be made of.

European Cycling Union President Enrico Della Casa has hailed the multi-sport European Championships Munich 2022 as a great success that gave his participating federation the chance to learn from other sports.

For two years we followed 14 German athletes on their way to a hopeful participation at Munich 2022. Our documentary series Class of 22 offered an intimate insight into the life of these 14 hopefuls, highlighting every step of their way. From established medal candidates to the stars of tomorrow, the protagonists mirrored the event’s diversity.

The European Championships Munich 2022 concluded on Sunday night with more delight for the hosts, as their women’s 4x100m relay team secured the final gold medal up for grabs to wrap up an 11-day celebration and spark a final party in Munich. Germany finished atop the medal table of the multi-sport event, snatching the Nations Trophy ahead of second-placed Great Britain and third-placed Italy.

Germany grabbed the multi-sport European Championships’ coveted Nations Trophy in dramatic fashion on a thrilling final night in Munich. Home favourite and individual 100m champion Gina Luckenkemper helped lead the hosts to a memorable victory as Germany’s gold medal in the final athletics event, the women’s 4x100m relay – their 26th gold overall …

As the European Championships Munich 2022 are ending with the busiest day of medal decisions, one burning question remains to be answered: Which nation will top the medal table and run away with the Nations Trophy? Germany have turned onto the home straight in first spot, but have Great Britain breathing down their necks.

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.