Reynold Banigo makes admission after European Championships qualification in Munich
Sale star Reynold Banigo admits he was lucky to scrape through to the European Championship final in Munich.
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Josie Knight battles through 'biggest challenge' in unfamiliar conditions at European Championships
Josie Knight battled through the ‘biggest challenge’ she’d ever faced and wanting to fly home from Munich to secure a valiant fourth-place finish at the multi-sport European Championships.
Sophie Cook is confident after a new personal best in Munich
Sophie Cook says her ability to deliver when the pressure is on can fire her onto the multi-sport European Championship podium after claiming a surprise pole vault personal best in Munich. The Dudley star, 27, safely navigated her way into Wednesday evening's final after propelling herself over the bar at 4.50m. Ad Cook finished behind Slovenian star Tina Sutej, Denmark's Caroline Bonde Holm, Switzerland's Angelica Moser and Italian Roberta Bruni but her impressive fifth-place finish was enough to haul her through.
Gymanst Achampong exceeds wildest dreams at European Championships
Ondine Achampong admits her stunning multi-sport European Championship silver exceeded even her wildest expectations. The Kings Langley gymnast, 18, finished second on the balance beam in Munich as a score of 13.400 fell just 0.066 short of gold medallist and home favourite Emma Malewski. Ad Achampong is one of the junior members of the British team and has been learning from more experienced stars Alice Kinsella and Jessica Gadirova, both of whom also climbed onto the podium in Munich.
Commonwealth champion McColgan admits emotional hangover after claiming European silver
Eilish McColgan admits the emotional hangover of her memorable Commonwealth Games scuppered her hopes of landing more major glory at the multi-sport European Championships in Munich. The Scottish athlete, 31, was dramatically crowned 10,000m champion in Birmingham earlier this month and followed it up with European silver behind Turkish star Yasemin Can on Monday night. Ad McColgan, whose mum Liz won two Commonwealth Games titles over the same distance in 1986 and 1990, clocked a time of 30:41.05 to finish just over eight seconds behind Can and ahead of Lonah Chemtai Salpeter in third.
Gourley executes race plan to seal 1500m final place
Neil Gourley says his multi-sport European Championship 1500m heat crystallised his race plan for the final after keeping his hopes of a medal alive in Munich. The Glasgow star, 27, safely navigated his way through to Thursday night's showdown by finishing fourth out of 14 runners on Monday evening. Ad Gourley clocked a rock-solid time of 3:38.07 in the city's iconic 1972 Olympic Stadium but found himself consistently impeded and struggling for fluency as Michał Rozmys stormed to victory.
Banigo admits slice of luck after qualifying for European Championships final
Sale star Reynold Banigo admits he was lucky to scrape through to the multi-sport European Championship final in Munich. The long jumper, 24, leapt 7.75m on Monday morning to qualify in fifth for Tuesday's finale at the Olympic Stadium. Ad But it was far from plain sailing for Banigo as he fouled on his third jump and had to wait for his rivals to attempt to overhaul him.
Molly Caudery is hoping technique can propel her onto the podium in Munich
Molly Caudery reckons technical tinkering can propel her towards a multi-sport European Championship medal in Munich. The Redruth pole vaulter advanced to Wednesday evening's final on Monday after comfortably clearing the bar at 4.50m. Ad Caudery, 22, leapt the same height as Lene Onsrud Retzius, Aikaterini Stefanidi and Wilma Murto but hopes fine-tuning her processes behind the scenes will help topple her rivals in the final.