Charlie Dobson claims silver within the males’s 400 metres behind Belgium’s Alexander Doom, whereas Molly Caudery takes bronze within the ladies’s pole vault for Nice Britain on the European Athletics Championships
Final Up to date: 11/06/24 6:44am
Charlie Dobson clocked a private better of 44.38 seconds to assert silver within the males’s 400 metres behind Belgium’s Alexander Doom in Rome
Charlie Dobson and Molly Caudery boosted Nice Britain’s medal tally on the fourth day of the European Athletics Championships in Rome.
Dobson clocked a private better of 44.38 seconds to assert silver within the males’s 400 metres behind Belgium’s Alexander Doom, whereas Caudery gained bronze within the ladies’s pole vault.
Dobson was simply pipped over a dramatic last 100 metres and stated after: “I gave it every part down the again straight.
“My legs have been turning to jelly within the final 20 metres. I used to be simply screaming at myself to maintain striding. I acquired the job executed and I’m over the moon with it.”
Caudery added bronze to her recent world indoor gold behind Switzerland’s Angelica Moser and silver medallist Katerina Stefanidi of Greece.
Caudery started well with a first-time clearance at 4.58m, but was forced to go for the big finish after two runs at 4.73m left her ranked behind her rivals.
Settling for third place after lacking out at 4.83m, Caudery stated: “I am a little bit bit dissatisfied.
“If I told myself a year ago I would be bronze medallist at the European Championships I would have been over the moon, and I have expectations of myself which are high.
“A bronze continues to be an important achievement, and I discovered rather a lot tonight, however I might have favored to come back away with a barely greater peak.”
Rhasidat Adeleke smashed the Irish record as she took silver in the women’s 400 metres behind Natalia Kaczmarek of Poland.
Keely Hodgkinson kick-started the defence of her women’s 800 metres title by breezing to victory in her opening heat.
Hodgkinson oozed confidence as she led from the front and crossed the line in 2:02.46 to seal her place in the semi-finals.
“Heats are all the time a little bit of a actuality test to be trustworthy since you by no means actually really feel that nice, however I’m simply actually glad to get via,” said Hodgkinson.
“It is only a case of do not get complacent, do not get caught out on the flawed second, do not get tripped up, and likewise attempt to save as a lot vitality for the following spherical.”
Daryll Neita eased via to the ladies’s 200m last, cruising down the again straight in a time of twenty-two.51, marginally in need of her season’s greatest.
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