France's Léon Marchand wins first European title in front of home crowd

Day six of the European Championships in Paris saw four-time Olympic champion Léon Marchand claim his first continental title by winning the 200m butterfly final. There was another gold medal for France later in the evening, with Mary-Ambre Moluh setting a new European record to win the 100m backstroke final.

Switzerland’s Audrey Werro held off Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson to win the 800 metres title at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham on Friday, just a day after a heavy fall in the semi-finals. The 22-year-old from Fribourg pulled clear of Britain’s Hodgkinson over the final 150 metres to cross the l

Jorinde van Klinken became the first Dutch athlete to win a European discus title Friday, throwing 67.67 meters for gold at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

Matthew Hudson-Smith willed himself down the final straightaway on his home track to win his third European championships 400-meters gold medal