Eilish McColgan

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The multi-sport European Championships Munich 2022, featuring Athletics, Beach Volleyball, Canoe Sprint, Cycling, Gymnastics, Table Tennis, Triathlon, Rowing, Sport Climbing, takes place 11th-21st August on the 50th anniversary of the Olympics Games in the German city. “In the past, I’ve always struggled with injuries but I’ve had a really good run now. I’ve done it.”Scottish middle distance star Neil Gourley slumped to an eighth-place finish in the 1500m final. Everyone was probably expecting me to take it out hard but there have been so many races I’ve lost count, so to win another medal I’m lost for words.“I couldn’t do any more, and that’s a good feeling when you cross the line knowing you’ve given it everything. “Physically I was in a better place, mentally I’m pretty tough and it was just a case of trying to be smart and patient.” I kept saying today ‘one more, just one more’.

Photo by James Rhodes Results via European Athletics website Magnificent Eilish McColgan took bronze in the Women's 5000m final at the European.

‘I’m probably one of the only people who is happy that the summer keeps going. Pressure is off for the 800, so I feel like I’ve got a much freer run at that distance.’ Jake said: ‘Doing the 800 is a new lease of life for me. Jemma said: ‘I think I ran that quite well and got through safely. It wasn’t a particularly tough race and I could have lived with it earlier this season . ‘I envisioned that I would attack this race today but it’s clear that I didn’t.

Jake Heyward and Eilish McColgan claim more medals for Great Britain at the European Championships in Munich, finishing on the podium in the 1500m.

[Eilish McColgan](/people/eilish-mccolgan/) added to the silver that she [earned in the 10,000m](/athletics/team-gb/european-ms-championships/result/result-mccolgan-forced-to-settle-for-european-silver-in-10000m_492352.html) by claiming bronze in the women's 5,000m. [Spain](/athletics/spain/)'s [Mario Garcia](/people/mario-garcia/) held on to secure the bronze-medal position. [Jake Heyward](/people/jake-heyward/) has produced a stellar run in the men's 1,500m final to earn silver at the [European Championships](/athletics/european-athletics-championships/) in Munich.

Nice Britain's Eilish McColgan received bronze within the 5000m as Jake Heyward took silver within the 1500m on the European Championships in Munich.

I can not consider it – this might be a yr I cannot overlook for a really very long time.” “I got here into this yr with just one out of doors medal and now I’ve collected one other 4. To win one other medal, I’m misplaced for phrases. I’m so glad to come back and win one other medal. The defending champion, who’s wanting so as to add to her assortment of medals in main championships, powered clear on the bend and clocked 22.53 after easing down within the ultimate 20 metres. And whereas she appeared fatigued from her efforts in Monday’s 10,000m ultimate she clung on to house favorite Klosterhalfen and Can till the closing levels of the race.

Jake Heyward (coach: Mark Rowland; club: Cardiff) surged to 1500m silver and Eilish McColgan (Liz Nuttall; Dundee Hawkhill) and Jazmin Sawyers (Lance ...

Mitchell-Blake made it three from three as he clocked 20.34s (-0.1), making his surge in the final 50m to take second spot and book his place in the final At the end of competition, O’Dowda remarked: “It was a PB in the 800m, going into it it’s what we set out to do, I knew that the girl behind me has a really good 800m so I knew she would go out hard. And I’ve reached a European final too, so although there is disappointment with tonight, the overriding feeling is that I’m happy with my season. Being Cumbrian, I was fine with the rain, so the conditions didn’t bother me, it was fine for me. It came with the last throw of the competition, so I am over the moon. I was standing at the top of the runway on that final jump thinking ‘you cannot leave here without a medal’ and the 6.80m comes up and I lose my mind and then I think ‘this is what happened last time’. Commonwealth champion Nick Miller (Tore Gustafsson; Border) took eighth spot in the men’s hammer with a season’s best effort of 77.29m. Of course I’d love to win a European title but it was always going to be a tough ask after the Commonwealth Games. “On Monday I was ill, and I’ve got better in the last 72 hours but I still wasn’t right today. I was looking around thinking ‘I just need to get to the line and not lose this medal’. But I am disappointed that I couldn’t go with him and push him for the gold. I did similar in Birmingham (for Commonwealths) but I didn’t feel as good today as I did last week.