Joe Brier admits the demands of a jam-packed summer of athletics finally took their tool after missing out on the European Championship semi-final by the barest of margins in Munich. The Welsh star failed to progress as one of the three fastest losers by just 0.01s at the multi-sport event after clocking a respectable time of 46.06s in his 400m heat. Ad Brier, 23, finished behind Italian Davide Re, Swiss star Ricky Petrucciani, Serbian Bosko Kijanovic and Portugal's Joao Coelho after a hectic month also involving the World Championships in Oregon and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.