211 young athletes ready for 2025 IFSC Asian Youth Championships in Guiyang, Guizhou

The press conference for 2025 International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Asian Youth Championships was held at Guizhou Provincial Sports Bureau, announcing that the tournament will be held from August 20th to 24th at Guizhou Caihu International Climbing Centre in Guanshanhu Park, Guiyang City.

22 athletes selected in first wave for the European Athletics U20 Championships

A group of 22 athletes have been selected in the first of two waves of selections for next month’s European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia (15-18 July).

Two athletes selected are currently ranked number two in the 2021 European U20 standings: Sophie Ashurst [women’s pole vault] and Temi Ojora [women’s triple jump].

Sale Harriers Manchester’s Sophie Ashurst cleared a personal best of 4.16m in the pole vault in Loughborough earlier this year and won the trial event at the England Athletics U20/U23 Championships last weekend. The 18-year-old earned her first British vest as GB Junior at the Loughborough International where she finished in third place.

Meanwhile, Temi Ojora has been in consistent form during the 2021 season to date and sits second in the European rankings with a mark of 13.62m last month. The US-based athlete earns her first call-up to a British team in Tallinn.

Welsh athlete Osain Perrin is ranked third in the European U20 rankings in the men’s 5000m, and he set his PB of 13.53.03 on his way to victory in the trial race at the BMC Grand Prix in Watford earlier this month.

Additionally, Mary John lies third in the women’s 400m rankings after she posted a career best time of 53.49 in Lee Valley at the start of the month.

Under 17 sprinter Success Eduan pipped Sophie Walton to the victory at the trials at the weekend, but both have received a call-up for the 200m in Tallinn. Walton is ranked fourth in Europe in the U20 rankings this year, with Eduan sixth, so both will be targeting high placings at next month’s championships.

In the men’s 100m, Toby Makoyawo booked his place in the team after clocking 10.64 to win at the trials at the weekend. His PB of 10.37 ranks him fourth in Europe (U20) so far this year.

Dominic Ogbechie and Charlotte Payne, both on the British Athletics Futures Academy Programme, are selected for the men’s high jump and women’s hammer respectively.

The rest of the team for the European Athletics U20 Championships will be announced in the second wave selections on Tuesday 6 July 2021.

The British team (first wave) for the European Athletics U20 Championships, Tallinn, Estonia

Women:

100m: Joy Eze (Michael Donnelly, Gateshead)

200m: Success Eduan (Anita Richardson, Sale Harriers Manchester) Sophie Walton (Trevor Williams, Horwich)

400m: Mary John (Alan James, Woodford Green Essex Ladies)

5000m: Alice Garner (Mick Woods, Aldershot Farnham and District)

100m Hurdles: Lily Parris (Julie Benterman, Chelmsford)

Pole Vault: Sophie Ashurst (Andy Ashurst, Sale Harriers Manchester)

Triple Jump: Temi Ojora (Nick Newman, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)

Shot Put: Nana Gyedu (John Hillier, Blackheath and Bromley)

Discus: Samantha Callaway (David Callaway, Newham and Essex Beagles)

Javelin: Elizabeth Korczak (Bob Willows, Brighton and Hove)

Hammer: Charlotte Payne (Paul Dickenson, Reading)

Heptathlon: Abigail Pawlett (Joe Frost, Stockport T&F)

Men:

100m: Toby Makoyawo (Peter Griffiths, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)

400m: Edward Faulds (James Wright, Rugby and Northampton)

5000m: Osian Perrin (Andrew Walling, Menai)

3000m Steeplechase: Kristian Imroth (Stephen Murphy, Shaftesbury Barnet)

110m Hurdles: Joseph Harding (Laura Turner-Alleyne, Basildon)

400m Hurdles: Adam Booth (Graeme Gourlay, Poole AC)

High Jump: Sam Brereton (Fuzz Caan, Birchfield) Dominic Ogbechie (Marius Guei, Highgate)

Long Jump: Brad Davies-Pughe (Jake Awe, Shaftesbury Barnet)

260 girls take to the pitch at Caerphilly Football Festival

A total of 260 girls from across Caerphilly County Borough came together for a Girls’ Football Festival at the Centre for Sporting Excellence, led by Sport Caerphilly.

29 of the world’s top socially impactful brands recognised in 2022 Laureus Sport For Good Index

The second edition of the Laureus Sport for Good Index has been unveiled, highlighting 29 brands that are leading the way globally in delivering positive social or ecological impact through sport.

The Laureus Sport for Good Index 2022 features world-renowned brands across six different industry sectors and included the likes of Patagonia, Ecotricity, Rexona and Lego.

40 athletes selected to represent the British team at the 2021 European Cross-Country Championships

A full team has been selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at this month’s (December 12) European Cross-Country Championships in Fingal-Dublin, Ireland.

Trials winners Jess Judd and Jack Rowe lead the senior women’s and men’s teams respectively, while the senior mixed relay team includes Olympic 800m finalist Alex Bell who won the women’s short course race at Sefton Park on Saturday.

40,000+ reasons why the London Athletics Meet is the hottest ticket in town

With just over a month until the London Athletics Meeting on Sunday 23 July, more than 40,000 tickets have been sold making it the biggest athletics fixture since the World Athletics Championships London 2017. The tenth stop of the Wanda Diamond League series will see the event return to the London Stadium for the first time since 2019 and the best athletes in the world are lining up to compete in the series’ most prestigious fixture.

40-strong GB & NI team Brussels-bound for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships

Great Britain and Northern Ireland will once again send full teams to the European Cross Country Championships which take place in Brussels, Belgium on Sunday 10 December.

42 athletes offered membership to British Athletics Paralympic WCP

42 athletes have been offered membership to join the British Athletics Paralympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2021/22. The WCP is UK Sport’s National Lottery funded initiative supporting the delivery of success at named milestone targets, namely outdoor track World and European championships, and the Paralympic Games.

The WCP is split into several levels reflecting the actual and potential performance levels of athletes: Podium, Podium Potential and Confirmation. Paralympic T20 400m bronze medallist, Columba Blango, is offered Podium membership for the first time, while Tokyo champion in the T20 1500, Owen Miller moves up to the same level from Podium Potential.

47 Athletes Selected for British Team for the World Para Athletics European Championships

Ten reigning European champions are among the 47 athletes selected to compete for Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland between June 1-5. 

Aled Davies, Sophie Hahn, Maria Lyle and Richard Whitehead are among those set to compete at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium. Six-time European champion Aled Davies will be seeking his fourth consecutive F63 shot-put title as the 2016 Paralympic gold medallist prepares for his title defence in Tokyo this summer.

Double world champion Maria Lyle will compete in the T35 100m and 200m in Poland. The 21-year-old has won six European titles during her career to date and will be seeking to add further silverware to her collection at the 2021 edition. Grand-slam champion in the T38 100m Sophie Hahn will defend her title in Bydgoszcz, while Thomas Young will look to match that achievement in the men’s equivalent.

Reigning individual European champions Dan Greaves [F64 discus], Harri Jenkins [T33 100m], Vanessa Wallace [F34 shot put] and Richard Whitehead [T61 200m] are selected, whilst 2018 universal 4x100m relay gold medallists Nathan Maguire and Zac Shaw have also been called up. Four-time European champion Georgie Hermitage returns to the British team having retired from the sport in early 2020.

However, following the birth of her second child last year, the Paralympic and world champion returned to training, running her first race since 2018 last weekend and has been selected for the T37 400m in Poland. Three British athletes will compete 100m RaceRunning events including world champion Kayleigh Haggo, who broke the RR2 400m world record at the weekend.

World silver medallist Ellie Simpson has also been selected for the women’s RR3 100m. In the men’s equivalent, Dubai 2019 world silver medallist Rafi Solaiman leads the entries.

Eight athletes on the British Athletics Paralympic Futures Academy and two Paralympic Development Academy athletes have been selected including T54 athletes Daniel Sidbury and Mel Woods. 

The British Athletics Paralympic Performance Pathway aims to identify, develop, prepare and support potential Paralympians towards World Class level. These ten athletes on the 2021 cohort join a number of graduates of the programme on the team for Bydgoszcz, including European medallists Thomas Young and Ali Smith.

Paula Dunn MBE, the Para Athletics Head Coach said: “The World Para Athletics European Championships provide a great opportunity for our athletes to compete at a high level in a very important year.

“It is a fantastic competition opportunity for those athletes who are building up to Tokyo, as well as providing a platform for our Paralympic Futures Academy and Development Academy athletes who are on the pathway for Paris and Los Angeles. Due to challenging circumstances at this current time, and consistent with British Athletics’ approach this season, all athletes were given the option to opt-in or opt-out of the Championships.

“The Paralympic Games is ultimately the main focus this year, so while many athletes have targeted Bydgoszcz as a key event in their plan for the year, others have decided to focus on other competitions as part of their preparation for Tokyo. We are supporting all athletes and coaches to achieve what they feel is the best preparation possible for the Paralympic Games later this summer.”

The British team for the World Para Athletics European Championships, Bydgoszcz, Poland on 1-5 June:

Women:Fabienne André, Olivia Breen, Lydia Church, Libby Clegg [Guide runner – Chris Clarke] – T11 200m and 4x100m Universal Relay, Kayleigh Haggo (John Owens; Ayr Seaforth) – RR3 100m, Sophie Hahn – T38 100m and 4x100m Universal Relay, Georgie Hermitage – T37 400m, Sophie Kamlish – T64 100m and 4x100m Universal Relay,Maria Lyle – T35 100m and 200m,Polly Maton – T47 Long Jump and 100m,Anna Nicholson – F35 Shot Put,Ellie Simpson – RR3 100m,Ali Smith – T38 100m, 400m and 4x100m Universal Relay,Stef Reid – T64 Long Jump,Emily Stewart – F38 Discus,Hannah Taunton – T20 1500m,Vanessa Wallace – F34 Shot Put and Mel Woods – T54 100m, 400m, 800m and 1500m.

Men:Ola Abidogun – T47 100m and 4x100m Universal Relay,Jonathan Adams – F35 Shot Put,Columba Blango - T20 400m,John Bridge – T47 400m,Jonathan Broom-Edwards – T64 High Jump,Shaun Burrows – T38 400m,Richard Chiassaro – T54 400m and 800m,Barney Corrall – T38 Long Jump,Aled Davies - F63 Shot Put,Kyron Duke – F41 Shot Put

James Freeman – T33 100m, Dan Greaves – F64 Discus, Harri Jenkins – T33 100m, Rhys Jones - T37 100m and 200m, Nathan Maguire – T54 100m, 400m, 800m and 4x100m Universal Relay, Stephen Miller – F32 Club Throw, Luke Nuttall – T46 1500m, Javaughn Parkes – T36 100m, Ross Paterson – T38 100m and 400m, Dan Pembroke – F13, Javelin Zac Shaw – T12 100m and 4x100m Universal Relay, Daniel Sidbury – T54 400m, 800m, 1500m and 5000m, Luke Sinnott – T63 Long Jump, Zak Skinner - T13 Long Jump and 100m, Rafi Solaiman – RR3 100m, Alexander Thomson – T38 100m and 400m, Harrison Walsh – F64 Discus Throw, Richard Whitehead – T61 200m and Thomas Young – T38 100m and 4x100m Universal Relay.

54-strong team selected for the European Under 23 Championships

54 athletes have been named in a strong team for the European Under 23 Championships taking place between the 8-11 July in Tallinn, Estonia.

Five athletes ranked in the top three of the 2021 European U23 rankings have been selected, while one reigning champion returns to the fold at the Championships.

Currently second in the European U23 rankings in the women’s 100m, Kristal Awuah will line up for the British team in the short sprint and 4x100m relay.

Erin Wallace, who is third in the European U23 1500m rankings, won silver in the event at the Müller British Athletics Championships at the weekend. She is in good form with a PB of 4:08.10 earlier this month at the BMC Grand Prix in Watford.

Eleanor Bolton [women’s 10,000m], George Mills [men’s 1500m] and Tom Mortimer [men’s 5000m] are all ranked third in Europe in their respective events this year.

Looking to retain his European U23 200m title will be Shemar Boldizsar. He was victorious at the trials at the England Athletics U23 Championships recently to guarantee his spot on the team. Jona Efoloko joins Boldizsar in the 200m field.

The men’s 400m hurdles see the gold and silver medallists from the Müller British Athletics Championships, Alastair Chalmers and Alex Knibbs in the team. The former retained his title while Knibbs continued his impressive early season form in second place following a personal best of 49.82 earlier this month in Belgium. 

The women’s field events see two British champions taking their spots on the team. Bekah Walton in the javelin and Tara Simpson-Sullivan in the hammer throw. Walton threw a PB of 54.03m to be crowned champion at the weekend. Meanwhile British number one Simpson-Sullivan, who improved her personal best to 68.91m in April, is also ranked fourth in the European U23 ranking this year.

Michael Afilaka, Team Leader, said: “I am very pleased that we have been able to select such a strong team to go to Tallinn. There were some impressive performances from the athletes at the age-group Championships in Bedford and the British Championships this weekend which sets us up well for the Europeans. The team has a good mix of experience and developing talent and I am looking forward to some great competition out in Tallinn.”

 

The British team for the European U23 Championships:

 

Women

 

100m

Kristal Awuah (Matthew Thomas, Herne Hill)

Alisha Rees (Leon Baptiste, Edinburgh AC)

 

200m

Georgina Adam (Joe McDonnell, Loughborough Students)

Amber Anning (Brighton & Hove)

Kiah Dubarry-Gay (Clarence Callender, Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets)

 

400m

Yasmin Liverpool (Stewart Marshall, Coventry)

 

800m

Izzy Boffey (Luke Gunn, Enfield & Haringey)

Khahsia Mhlanga (Mick Judd, Herts Phoenix)

 

1500m

Erin Wallace (Andy Young, Giffnock North)

 

5000m

Eleanor Bolton (Ribble Valley Harriers)

Izzy Fry (Mick Woods, Newbury)

 

10000m

Eleanor Bolton (Ribble Valley Harriers)

 

100m Hurdles

Jenna Blundell (Toni Minichiello, Bristol & West)

Anastasia Dawes (John Blackie, Blackheath & Bromley)

 

400m Hurdles

Zoe Pollock (Nick Dakin, Oxford City)

 

3000m Steeplechase

Sarah Tait (Linda Smith, Lasswade)

Elise Thorner (Wells City)

 

Pole Vault

Molly Caudrey (Stuart Caudery, Thames Valley)

 

Long Jump

Lucy Hadaway (Matt Barton, City of York)

 

Javelin

Bekah Walton (David Turner, Blackheath & Bromley)

 

Hammer

Anna Purchase (Rob Careless, Notts)

Tara Simpson-Sullivan (Robert Halliwell, Wigan & District)

 

Heptathlon

Holly Mills (Laura Turner-Alleyne, Andover)

Jade O’Dowda (Toni Minichiello, Newham & Essex Beagles)

Jodie Smith (Laura Turner-Alleyne, Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow)

 

4 x 100m Relay

Georgina Adam (Joe McDonnell, Loughborough Students)

Kristal Awuah (Matthew Thomas, Herne Hill)

Ellie Booker (Lewis Samuel, Rotherham)

Kiah Dubarry-Gay (Clarence Callender, Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets)

Cassie-Ann Pemberton (Sharon Morris, Birchfield Harriers)

Alisha Rees (Leon Baptiste, Edinburgh AC)

 

4x 400m Relay

Amber Anning (Brighton & Hove)

Izzy Boffey (Luke Gunn, Enfield & Haringey)

Hannah Kelly (Les Hall, Bolton)

Yasmin Liverpool (Stewart Marshall, Coventry)

Zoe Pollock (Nick Dakin, Oxford City)

 

Men

100m

 

Dominic Ashwell (Marvin Rowe, Shaftesbury Barnet)

Jeremiah Azu (Helen Patricia James, Cardiff)

Brandon Mingeli (Ryan Freckleton, Cambridge Harriers)

 

200m

Shemar Boldizsar (Stephen David Loft, Harlow)

Jona Efoloko (Clarence Callender, Sale Harriers Manchester)

 

400m

Joe Brier (Matt Elias, Swansea)

Alex Haydock-Wilson (Michael Baker, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)

 

800m

Finlay McLear (Exeter)

Ben Pattison (Dave Ragan, Basingstoke and Mid Hants)

Thomas Randolph (Craig Winnow, Tamworth)

 

1500m

Tiarnan Crorken (Andy Bibby, Preston)

Josh Lay (Anthony Love, Rugby & Northampton)

George Mills (Jon Bigg, Brighton Phoenix)

 

5000m

Issac Akers (Bill Boyd, Crosby)

Rory Leonard (Morpeth)

Tom Mortimer (Christopher Brown, Stroud)

 

10,000m

David Melville (Harvard Uni)

 

110m Hurdles

Tade Ojora (Caryl Smith-Gilbert, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)

Josh Zeller (Adrian Brown, Bracknell AC)

 

400m Hurdles

Alastair Chalmers (Matt Elias, Guernsey)

Alex Knibbs (Nick Dakin, Amber Valley & Erewash)

 

High Jump

Joel Khan (Deidre Elmhurst, Worcester)

 

Hammer

Ben Hawkes (Adrian Palmer, Cardiff)

 

4 x 100m Relay

Dominic Ashwell (Marvin Rowe, Shaftesbury Barnet)

Jeremiah Azu (Helen Patricia James, Cardiff)

Shemar Boldizsar (Stephen David Loft, Harlow)

Jona Efoloko (Clarence Callender, Sale Harriers Manchester)

Brandon Mingeli (Ryan Freckleton, Cambridge Harriers)

Destiny Ogali (Winston Thomas, Dacorum & Tring)

 

4 x 400m Relay

Joe Brier (Matt Elias, Swansea)

Alex Haydock-Wilson (Michael Baker, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)

Alex Knibbs (Nick Dakin, Amber Valley & Erewash)

Alastair Chalmers (Matt Elias, Guernsey)

Lewis Davey (Newham & Essex Beagles)

Ethan Brown (Bromley & Blackheath)

Aidan Leeson (Glyn Hawkes, Rugby & Northampton)

62 athletes offered membership to the 2021 British Athletics Olympic and Paralympic Futures Academy programme

British Athletics has announced the 62 athletes who have been offered membership to the Olympic and Paralympic Futures Academy programmes for 2021, which is supported by Nike, the Official Partner of the Futures Academy Programme.

Due to the challenging circumstances brought by the Covid-19 pandemic this year, and the impact this has had on our athletes, British Athletics has retained all athletes from the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Futures Academy Programme for the year ahead.

There are ten additions to Olympic Futures Academy Programme including two athletes who moved up the UK all-time age-group rankings this year; hammer thrower Charlotte Payne and endurance athlete Jake Smith.

Smith lowered the British U23 Half Marathon record in phenomenal style at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in Gdynia, Poland, in October. His time of 60:31 also saw him move to third on the UK all-time list behind Sir Mo Farah and Callum Hawkins. 

Payne won silver in the women’s hammer with a mark of 63.92 metres at the Müller British Athletics Championships in Manchester back in September, moving to second in the UK all-time U20 rankings behind Sophie Hitchon.

Other additions to the Programme include; 2020 British 1500m champion (indoors and outdoors), George Mills, Kelechi Aguocha, Piers Copeland, Daniel Falode, Thomas Keen, Khahisa Mhlanga, Joshua Lay and Jodie Smith.

Selections for the Futures Relay Programme will be made next year.

Among those retained on the Programme include British Athletics Indoor Championships 60m champion, Amy Hunt, British 800m champion, Keely Hodgkinson, and Max Burgin, who lowered his 800m PB to 1:44.75 this season.

There are also six additions to the Paralympic Futures Academy Programme including 2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships T20 400m bronze medallist, Ethan Kirby.

Kirby lowered his 400m to 51.87 during a challenging 2020 season, achieving the time in Yeovil in September.

The other five athletes include Melanie Woods who competed at the Müller British Athletics Championships in the women’s 400m wheelchair race in September, placing third overall. Victoria Baskett, Columba Blango, Jade Smith, Kirsty Soutar and Owen Williams complete the new additions to the Programme.

Among those retained include European T38 400m silver medallist, Ross Paterson and World Para Athletics Junior Championships double silver medallist, Kirsty Taylor.

Olympic Futures Academy

Amber Anning **

Jeremiah Azu

Kelechi Aguocha

Sam Bennett

Isabelle Boffey

Shemar Boldizsar

Alex Botterill

Max Burgin

Lewis Byng

Molly Caudery

Alastair Chalmers

Piers Copeland

Charlie Dobson

Oliver Dustin

Jona Efoloko

Daniel Falode

Cameron Fillery

Lucy Hadaway

Keely Hodgkinson

Amy Hunt

Thomas Keen

Joshua Lay

Lucy-Jane Matthews

Khahisa Mhlanga

George Mills

Holly Mills

Jake Norris **

Jade O’Dowda

Dominic Ogbechie

Divine Olapido **

Ben Pattison

Charlotte Payne

Jake Smith

Jodie Smith

James Tomlinson

Serena Vincent

Erin Wallace

Joshua Zeller **

Paralympic Futures Academy:

 

Fabienne André

Hetti Bartlett

Victoria Baskett

Columba Blango

John Bridge

Lydia Church *

Ed Clifton

James Freeman

Bethan Griffiths

Bulbul Hussain

Ethan Kirby

Owen Miller *

India Oates

Emmanuel Oyinbo-Coker

Ross Paterson

Jade Smith

Kirsty Soutar

Steven Stone

Danny Sidbury

Kirsty Taylor

Alexander Thomson

Harrison Walsh *

Owen Williams

Melanie Woods

* Athletes marked with an asterisk are on both the Paralympic Futures and World Class Programme.

They can be fast-tracked onto the WCP but are far less experienced in other aspects of sport. It is therefore compulsory for the athletes to go through the Futures Programme for the education and experience to ensure they are better prepared for international competition.

**Athletes marked with a double asterisk are part of the NCAA and will be accessing a reduced programme due to regulations.

The programme will develop relationships with their coaches and provide support when back in the UK in preparation for major championships.

67 Athletes Offered Membership to British Athletics Olympic WCP

A group of 67 athletes have been offered membership to join the British Athletics Olympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2021/22.

The WCP is UK Sport’s National Lottery funded initiative supporting the delivery of success at named milestone targets, namely outdoor track World and European Championships and Olympics Games.

70-year-old next to take on YouTuber Jake Paul?

As 27-year-old Jake Paul gears up to face 58-year-old Mike Tyson in Texas later this week, Paddy Power has not pulled any punches when it comes to weighing in on the age-gap boxing buzz.

80th birthday surprise for life-long Bear and cricket writer Terry

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85-year-old woman becomes a Wimbledon championship

An 85-year-old woman has encouraged older people to stay active after winning the British Seniors Closed Court Championships at Wimbledon.

97-year-old runner breaks European Parkrun record after 250th event

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A 'Magical' night for women's football sees crowd record broken at Nou Camp

Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas described playing in front of a record-breaking crowd of 91,553 fans at the Nou Camp as; "Magical."It was the team's first appearance in front of supporters at the iconic stadium and the occasion did not disappoint.

The players produced a sensational display to thrash rivals Real Madrid 5-2 and reach the Champions League semi-finals, but all eyes were on the crowd, and whether it could surpass 60,739 and set a new record attendance for a women's club game.

A brilliant day in Rome highlighting the very best of European athletics

It was delights and hugs all round as the Republic of Ireland won its first European Athletics gold since 1998.

A British team of 12 selected for the European Throwing Cup

UK Athletics has today announced the team which will represent the country at the European Throwing Cup in Leiria, Portugal on 12-13 March 2022. 12 athletes will head to the annual European Athletics event as several athletes’ target qualification marks for this summer’s World and European Championships.

Katie Head has been one of the in-form throwers in the country so far this season, achieving a mark of 69.72m twice which moved her to second on the UK all-time list behind Olympic medallist, Sophie Hitchon.

A chastening experience for Scotland against rejuvenated host in Euro opener

Germany and Scotland kicked off the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament in what proved to be a thrilling opening match at the Allianz Arena in Munich.