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Fraser and Jarman hail British gymnastics unity

Golden boys Joe Fraser and Jake Jarman believe British Gymnastics' stunning European Championship Sunday perfectly epitomised the unity among their record-breaking team. Britain racked up five medals yesterday as Fraser followed up his team and all-around titles with gold on the parallel bars. Ad And Jarman, part of the team who also grabbed gold on Saturday, won two medals 24 hours later by claiming victory on the vault after a brilliant bronze on the floor.

Indian men's volleyball team wins bronze in Asian U-18 Championship

The Indians won 25-20, 25-21, 26-28, 19-25 15-12.

Azu and Brier keep Britain's sprinters in the hunt for more medals

Jeremiah Azu and Joe Brier helped fire Britain's sprinters into two European relay finals on a fabulous Friday in Munich. Individual 100m bronze medallist Azu, 23, joined forces with Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Jona Efoloko and Tommy Ramdhan to scorch to victory in their 4x100m heat ahead of the Netherlands and Switzerland. Ad And just one hour later, Brier combined with Alex Haydock-Wilson, Rio Mitcham and Lewis Davey to finish third in their heat and similarly advance to this weekend's medal showdowns.

Manchester triple jumper Naomi Metzger has extra 'confidence' ahead of hotly-anticipated European final

Naomi Metzger reckons a medal is within her grasp after leaping into the European triple jump final in a boiling Munich.

Wightman lambasts poor performance despite making it through to 800m final

Jake Wightman delivered a damning assessment of his European 800m semi-final display despite keeping his medal hopes alive in Munich. The 1500m world champion has opted to run a shortened distance this week at the multi-sports championships in a bid to showcase his versatility and keep his future options open. Ad And it almost backfired on Friday night as Wightman, 28, was forced into a final lap battle to edge into the final.

Jacob Paul vows to learn from valuable experience of European Championships

Jacob Paul vowed to build on the valuable experiences of the multi-sport European Championships in Munich after narrowly missing the 400m hurdles final. The Surrey hurdler finished fifth in his semi-final heat with a time of 49.48s, just behind Swiss athlete Julien Bonvin who qualified for the final with a time of 49.10s. Ad Paul's heat was the fastest of the three semi-finals and was won by Norwegian world record holder Karsten Warholm in 48.38s.

Sawyers salvages season with European bronze

Jazmin Sawyers says her bold European bronze medal salvaged her season after a memorable night in Munich. The Stoke long jumper delivered a brilliant leap of 6.80m on her final jump to propel herself onto the podium behind Serb Ivana Vuleta and home German favourite Malaika Mihambo. Ad Sawyers has endured a frustrating season after finishing ninth at the World Championships in Oregon before narrowly missing out on a medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Alex Bell believes newfound maturity can fire her to European success

Alex Bell believes her newfound maturity on the track can fire her towards a medal at the European Championships. The Leeds middle distance star successfully booked her place in Saturday night's 800m final with a polished performance in Munich. Ad Bell, 29, finished third in Friday morning's second semi-final after coming home behind Renelle Lamote and British teammate Jemma Reekie in a time of 2:00.53.

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Fraser and Jarman hail British gymnastics unity

Indian men's volleyball team wins bronze in Asian U-18 Championship

Azu and Brier keep Britain's sprinters in the hunt for more medals

Manchester triple jumper Naomi Metzger has extra 'confidence' ahead of hotly-anticipated European final

Wightman lambasts poor performance despite making it through to 800m final

Jacob Paul vows to learn from valuable experience of European Championships

Sawyers salvages season with European bronze

Alex Bell believes newfound maturity can fire her to European success