Switzerland is one of the major European nations in athletics. With five podium places (2 gold, 3 silver), it took 4th place in the medal table at the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.
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This ranking came with an announcement, as Switzerland had already cleaned up in style last summer at the European Outdoor Championships in Rome with nine medals (4/1/4). Apeldoorn is not a flash in the pan, nor is it due to lucky circumstances. Four of the five medals were associated with a Swiss record or, in the case of Ditaji Kambundji, even with a European record. And Mujinga Kambundji's 7.02 over 60 m (PB 6.96) is also world class.
Mujinga Kambundji, the most successful female athlete of our time, has lost none of her speed at the age of almost 33. The athlete from Bern is still the only athlete to represent the generation that grew up with a view to the 2014 European Championships in Zurich. Almost all the other internationally successful aces were born in the 2000s. There is little to suggest that they will not continue to rake up medals in the coming years. The Kambundji sisters, Annik Kälin, Angelica Moser and Simon Ehammer have already stood on the podium at least twice in the elite category. Audrey Werro, who fell in the 800 m final, is still waiting for her premiere, which is likely to be a matter of time.
Swiss women equalize 41-year-old record
Since 2015, Switzerland has always produced at least one European indoor champion: Selina Büchel (800 m 2015, 2017), Lea Sprunger (400 m 2019), Angelica Moser (baton 2021, 2025), Ajla Del Ponte (60 m 2021), Mujinga Kambundji (60 m 2023), Jason Joseph (60 m hurdles 2023) and Ditaji Kambundji (60 m hurdles 2025) are the names on the list.
In recent years, however, width has been added. In 2023, there were three or more podium places for the first time since 1984 in Gothenburg. The record that has now been equaled in Apeldoorn was set 41 years ago in Sweden with five medals. Peter Wirz (1500 m), Markus Ryffel (3000 m), Werner Günthör (shot put), Roland Dalhäuser (high jump) and Sandra Gasser (1500 m) made the headlines back then. Now another quintet is returning to Switzerland with an award.