Great Britain's 2012 European Athlete of the Year Jessica Ennis has been named as one of the three short-listed female athletes for the 2012 World Athlete of the Year.

The Crown Princess of Romania and Prince Radu welcomed European Athletics President Hansj rg Wirz and European Athletics Council members to Elisabeta Palace, as part of the weekend’s celebrations surrounding 100 years of Romanian athletics.

France's super-talented triple jumper Teddy Tamgho expects to be back in action during the indoor season, more than 18 months after injuring himself at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships.

The 2012 SPAR European Cross Country Championships - which take place in Szentendre, near Budapest, on 9 December - is likely to be graced by a familiar face after a two-year absence from the event: Norway's Karoline Bjerkeli Gr vdal.

London 2012 Olympic Games high jump champions Ivan Ukhov and Anna Chicherova are Russia's 2012 Athletes of the Year.

Yelena Isinbayeva isn't the only top Russian female athlete to have a change of heart in recent days and revise her retirement plans. Both Gulnara Samitova-Galkina and Tatyana Lebedeva are staying in the sport a bit longer.