Just one thousandth of a second decided the fate of the gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles, where Spain’s Assier Martinez and France’s Pascal Martineau-Lagarde finished in 13.14 seconds.
Final in 110 meters hurdles
The photo finish was favorable for Martinez, who won bronze earlier in the world championship, who secured Spain’s first European championship title in the 110-meter hurdle race. Frenchman Gist Quo-Mathier earned the bronze.
Men’s 400 meters final race
Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith remained unbeaten in the 400m, confidently adding European gold to the bronze he earned at the world championships in July. The winner finished in 44.53 seconds ahead of silver medalist Ricky Petrucciani of Switzerland (45.03), while the winner’s compatriot Alex Haydock-Wilson (45.17) secured the bronze photo finish.
Women’s 400 meters final
Favorite Femke Bola won the women’s 400 meters with the best result of the season in Europe, finishing in 49.44 seconds and setting a new Dutch record. Polish Natalija Kaczmarek (49.94) and Anna Kelbasinska (50.29) shared silver and bronze.
Pedro Pichardo’s victory jump
In the triple jump, the main favorite Portuguese Pedro Pichardo, who performed only four jumps, confirmed his dominant status, whose result of 17.50 meters allowed him to add the laurels of European champion to the title of Olympic and world champion. The Italian silver medalist Andrea Dallavalle was 46 centimeters behind the winner, while the French athlete Jean-Marc Ponvian earned the bronze with a result of 16.94 meters.
Vilma Murto clears 4.85 meters in the pole vault
Vilma Murto won the women’s pole vault with a result worthy of a Finnish record – 4.85 meters. Greece’s Aikaterina Stefanidi and Tina Shutey jumped the bar at a height of 4.75 meters and won silver and bronze respectively. The main contenders for gold were Stefanidi and Šuteja, who were the best European women in the world championship, although they did not make it to the podium. However, the 24-year-old Murto confirmed that she has the highest expectations in Finnish athletics for a reason.
Bianca Florentina Gelber wins the hammer throw
Romanian Bianca Florentina Gelber remained unbeaten in the hammer throw, reaching 72.72 meters, which gave the 2011 U-23 European champion her first career podium at the highest level competition. Polish woman Eva Ružanska (72.12 meters) also climbed the podium for the first time at the European Championship, while Italian Sara Fantini (71.58 meters) won bronze.
In the heptathlon, after the four disciplines held on Wednesday, world and Olympic champion Nafisatu Tiama secured the leading position with 4063 points and a 214-point advantage over her nearest competitor and compatriot Nora Vidts from Belgium. In the remaining three disciplines, the competition will continue on Thursday.
Earlier on Wednesday, Ruta Kate Lasmane took 17th place in the triple jump qualification and did not make it to the finals, where 12 athletes continue the fight for medals. The Latvian track and field athlete reached 13.49 meters in her most successful jump, but she needed at least 22 centimeters better to qualify for the finals.
The European Championship will end on Sunday, August 21. Latvia will still be represented in javelin and walking. Lina Mūze and Madara Palameika have entered the women’s javelin qualification on Thursday, while Patriks Gailums, Rolands Štrobinders and Gatis Čakš are going to compete in the men’s preliminaries a day later. Raivo Saulkrezim is scheduled to start the 20-kilometer walk on Saturday.
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