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.

AthleticsAsher-Smith says European 200m silver does not reflect her fitness levels41 MINUTES AGO The former European Under-20 champion says he struggled with illness coming into the competition and believes he has the ability to beat the Norwegian when he's firing on all cylinders. Heyward, who finished fifth for Team Wales at the Commonwealth Games, said: «To turn around and come away with a medal means I'm happy. »But I'm also disappointed that I couldn't be up there with Jacob and try and push him — it was always a separate race.

«Jakob tried to dictate the pace — I thought it was a smart move to track him but I just didn't feel as good as last week in Birmingham. »The shape I'm in, I should have been up there with him but given how I felt with illness on Monday, to overcome that and win a silver medal is okay. «I think at the end of the day, it's working for Jakob.