Abigail Irozuru reveals why early exit summed up her season at European Championships
Abigail Irozuru reckons her early European Championship exit summed up her season after struggling for confidence in Munich.
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Butchart feels unlucky to miss out on medal after busy track season
Bullish Andrew Butchart believes his gruelling track season was worthy of a medal after suffering another near-miss in Munich. The Stirling star finished ninth in Tuesday's 5000m at the multi-sport European Championships after being unable to translate his searing start into long-awaited silverware. Ad Butchart, 30, came flying out of the traps to exploit an early gap but was reeled in by world champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen with the finish line looming, who set a punishing final pace to grab more major glory.
Jess Mayho falls short of final after struggling in Munich heat
By Will Jennings in Munich Jess Mayho admits technical shortcomings on Munich's boiling big stage scuppered her chances of reaching the multi-sport European Championships final. Ad The Birchfield Harriers hammer thrower finished 11th in her group on Tuesday morning as her effort of 63.90m left her well off the pace of table-topper Bianca Florentina Ghelber. AthleticsMunich crowd spurs Sawyers onto European Championship finalAN HOUR AGO The Romanian, 32, racked up a distance of 71.27m as Turk Kivilcim Salman's attempt of 67.68m proved enough to fire her into the final in fourth.
Munich crowd spurs Sawyers onto European Championship final
By Will Jennings in Munich Jazmin Sawyers says long jump's global appeal helped haul her into the multi-sport European Championship final in Munich. Ad The West Midlands star leapt 6.60m in her Tuesday morning heat to finish fourth and secure her spot in Thursday night's final. AthleticsLong jumper Abigail Irozuru feels early Euro exit sums up seasonAN HOUR AGO Home favourite and Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo, Ukrainian Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk and super Serb Milica Gardasevic grabbed the top three spots in a star-studded qualifying round in Germany.
Long jumper Abigail Irozuru feels early Euro exit sums up season
By Will Jennings in Munich Abigail Irozuru reckons her early multi-sport European Championship exit summed up her season after struggling for confidence in Munich. Ad The Sale Harriers long jumper finished 10th in her heat on Tuesday to round off an inconsistent few months in the pit. AthleticsMunich crowd spurs Sawyers onto European Championship finalAN HOUR AGO Irozuru, 32, could only muster a 12th-place finish at the Commonwealth Games before showing signs of mental fragility in Germany.
Miguel Perera vows to give his all in European hurdle semi-finals
By Will Jennings in Munich Miguel Perera insists he will empty the tank for a shot at a memorable multi-sport European Championship final in Munich. Ad The Loughborough-based star scrambled into the semi-finals on Tuesday after a third-place finish in his 110m hurdles heat. AthleticsMunich crowd spurs Sawyers onto European Championship finalAN HOUR AGO Perera, 25, clocked a time of 13.72s to finish behind home favourite Gregor Traber and Italian ace Hassane Fofana after a frantic finish in Germany.
Hudson-Smith vows to complete hat-trick of medals at European Championships
Matt Hudson-Smith vowed to complete a sizzling summer hat-trick of medals after waltzing into the European Championship final. The Wolverhampton speedster clocked a comfortable time of 44.98 to win his 400m semi-final ahead of Ricky Petrucciani and Joao Coelho on a melting multi-sport day in Munich. Ad Hudson-Smith, 27, bagged World Championship bronze in Oregon last month before his hopes of hometown Commonwealth gold went up in smoke against Zambian underdog Muzala Samukonga. AthleticsColeman has no regrets after Munich steeplechase disappointment10 MINUTES AGO The 2018 European champion insists he's got plenty more left in the tank and is hungry to grab a full haul of gold, silver and bronze medals across this year's jam-packed season.
Coleman has no regrets after Munich steeplechase disappointment
By Will Jennings in Munich Preston steeplechaser Jamaine Coleman has no regrets after crashing out at the first hurdle of the multi-sport European Championships. Ad Coleman finished 10th in Tuesday morning's 3000m heats as he was unable to live with the pace set by frontrunners Osama Zoghlami, Karl Bebendorf and Tom Erling Karbo in Munich. AthleticsCourtney-Bryant confident she can overcome injury woes despite early Munich exitAN HOUR AGO He missed out on a spot in the final by exactly two minutes to leave teammate Phil Norman flying the British flag solo in Friday night's showpiece.