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Ben Pattison hopes a fast finish will fire him onto the podium in Munich

By Will Jennings in Munich Ben Pattison reckons his red-hot ability to finish with a flourish can fire him towards a medal at the multi-sport European Championships. Ad The Basingstoke & Mid Hants athletics star finished second in 800m qualifying on Thursday morning behind Pole Patryk Dobek in Munich. AthleticsCook revels in front of Munich crowdAN HOUR AGO Pattison, 20, left himself with work to do before hitting the accelerator when it mattered to edge into Friday night's semi-finals.

Hodgkinson hopes Commonwealth pain can inspire European Championships gold

Keely Hodgkinson says the pain of her world and Commonwealth silvers is fuelling her battle through end-of-season fatigue as she targets a long-awaited gold at the European Championships. TheÂ Wigan BoroughÂ ace waltzed through her 800m heat in Munich as a time of 2:03.72 fired her into Friday night's semi-finals. Ad Hodgkinson, 20, fell short of gold medals at this summer's World Championships and Commonwealth Games as she went down against American star Athing Mu and Kenyan Mary Moraa in both Eugene and Birmingham.

Lewis Hamilton 'fully transformed' by Africa trip

Lewis Hamilton says he feels "transformed" after travelling in Africa during Formula One's August break. The Briton, Formula One's only Black driver whose paternal grandparents emigrated to Britain from the Caribbean, has documented across social media his trip to Namibia, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. "These past two weeks have been some of the best days of my entire life," the 37-year-old said in an Instagram post.