Watch European Athletics Championships - Italy claim opening gold in Rome

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Heartbreak for Spain's Laura Garcia-Caro who celebrated as she seemed set for bronze in the walk, but was passed by Ukraine's Lyudmila OlyanovskaMen's discus final - Lawrence Okoye qualified in sixthWomen's 5000m final - Izzy Fry, Amy-Eloise Neale and Hannah Nuttall compete for GBThat was the most exciting race walk ever. The look on Garcia-Caro's face as she was passed on the finish line. Incredible.

The look of absolute horror as she glances to her right and sees Olyanovska coming past to snatch bronze. Every athlete's worst nightmare.A great start by European leader Leonardo Fabbri, who will be aiming to follow Antonella Palmisano in delivering home gold for Italy.Italy have had a one-two in the women's walk before, but that was in 1998 with Annarita Sidotita finishing first and Erica Alfridi finishing second.

Callum also represents Republic of Ireland in international football, through their grandfather. The siblings were born in Oxford, with Jade choosing to compete for her birth nation.Reflecting on the women's heptathlon after the shot put earlier - the third of seven events in the competition - there is a lot of work for Katarina Johnson-Thompson to do to get herself back into the podium picture.

 

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