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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.

Keely Hodgkinson not feeling pressure despite quest for European gold

Ice-cool Keely Hodgkinson insists she is not feeling the pressure as she reaches the 'home straight' of her hunt for a first major championship gold. The Atherton star safely booked her place in Saturday night's 800m European medal showdown as a time of 2:00.67 fired her to semi-final victory in Munich. Ad Hodgkinson, 20, won Olympic silver in Tokyo last summer before doing the same at this year's World Championships and Commonwealth Games.

Heyward rues missed opportunity at European Championships

Jake Heyward rued a missed opportunity after narrowly missing out on a shock European Championship title. The Welsh middle distance star ran a scintillating race to seal silver but reckons he could have caught world 5000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen on a dramatic night in Munich. Ad Heyward, 23, ran a time of 3:34.44 as Ingebrigtsen, the world silver medallist behind British star Jake Wightman, delivered a daring front-running display to finish almost two seconds ahead and grab gold.

Cook revels in front of Munich crowd

By Will Jennings in MunichSophie cook says sparkling in front of a pole vault-hooked German crowd was an experience she will never forget. The Dudley athlete, 27, delivered a solid showing in Wednesday night's European Championship final with a ninth-place finish behind British teammate Molly Caudery. Ad Cook cleared the bar at 4.40m in Munich after claiming a brilliant personal best of 4.50m in Monday morning's qualifying.

Injury costs Williams medal in Munich

By Will Jennings in Munich Ben Williams believes ill-timed injury woes hampered his hopes of a medal at the European Championships. Ad But the Stoke star says being the continent's sixth-best triple jumper 'on one leg' can be a platform for progression next season. AthleticsBen Pattison hopes a fast finish will fire him onto the podium in Munich6 MINUTES AGO Williams, 30, finished 0.28m shy of a medal in Wednesday night's final in Munich as Portuguese powerhouse Pedro Pichardo grabbed a brilliant gold medal.

Alexandra Bell keeps medal hopes alive after difficult 800m heat

By Will Jennings in MunichAlexandra Bell battled through one of the worst tactical races of her career to keep her medal hopes alive at the multi-sport European Championships. The Leeds middle distance star finished second in her Thursday morning heat as a time of 2:02.43 hauled her into the semi-finals as an automatic qualifier. Ad But Bell struggled to pull together a cohesive race plan and only narrowly scraped past Irish ace Louise Shanahan at Munich's Olympic Stadium.

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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

Keely Hodgkinson not feeling pressure despite quest for European gold

Heyward rues missed opportunity at European Championships

Cook revels in front of Munich crowd

Injury costs Williams medal in Munich

Alexandra Bell keeps medal hopes alive after difficult 800m heat