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.

AthleticsAsher-Smith says European 200m silver does not reflect her fitness levelsAN HOUR AGO Paul finished in tenth place in his first senior Team GB appearance at a major championships, following plenty of good performances representing GB at junior level He said: «I mean 10th in Europe sounds good, I am pretty happy with that. »Running twice quicker than my PB coming into it shows some good strength, good fitness. "[It's] a bit of a shame, I couldn't go a little bit quicker today.

I think that's what it would have taken to qualify. «I feel like I have an even quicker race in my legs. A 49 or maybe even sub 49 is within my capability.

So yeah, hopefully, it's an experience to build on.» The 27-year-old came into the championships with a personal best of 49.49s from 2017 and ran faster than that on both of his races; a clocking of 49.40s now stands as his new personal best. Paul added: «It was a massive experience, I mean [it's] amazing to come out here and compete in such a nice stadium. »It's for sure the best track, best stadium, best arena I've raced in all year.