• The official song of the contest is
Heroes by
Helena Paparizou - winner
Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with song „My number one" in Kyiv, Ukraine. Song „Heroes" used in opening ceremony (performed by
Helena Paparizou and in an instrumental form during an artistic and pyrotechnic show) and tv intro that event make by public broadcaster
SVT. The intro of the event, prepared by the Swedish public broadcaster, presented ice cubes with the logo of the organizing broadcaster, the names of the participating countries and a map of Europe with a focus on the locations of the city of Gothenburg. The dice appeared on the background of athletic competitors and the background itself was gray. The following part presents the organizing city, its inhabitants and the arena of the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. At the end of the intro, the event logo was formed. The musical setting of the intro was a melody from the official anthem of the event, recorded as an instrumental. • The
BBC have chosen to use
Carola Häggkvist's 2006
Eurovision Song Contest entry
Invincible in instrumental form as the title music for their coverage. They have also used various
pop songs including
Lena Philipsson's "Lena Anthem" and
Lev livet by
Magnus Carlsson also in instrumental form. •
Merlene Ottey, at the age of 46 and representing
Slovenia, is fifth in the 100 m semifinals, failing to qualify for the finals. •
Olivera Jevtić won
Serbia's first athletics medal as an independent country, a silver in women's marathon. ==References==