Charlie Dobson takes men's 400m silver and Molly Caudery wins women's pole vault bronze at the European Athletics Championships in Rome.
Charlie Dobson took 400m silver to gain his first major individual medal at the European Athletics Championships, as team-mate Molly Caudery won pole vault bronze in Rome.But that was not enough to deny Belgium's Alexander Doom, who triumphed in a championship record 44.15secs.
And he further lowered his lifetime best in a duel for gold with world indoor champion Doom, only losing touch in the closing stages."I would have been happy with one sub-45 to get the Olympic standard but this, on top of everything so far this season, is incredible."Caudery has enjoyed a rapid rise to prominence over the past 10 months that she arrived at these championships as the standout favourite for gold.
Caudery's disappointment at bronze speaks volumes of her recent progress, and she will now continue to build towards her Olympic debut in Paris. Following her final, the 28-year-old, fourth at the world indoors, revealed her coach recently suffered a cardiac arrest. "I think I’m very resilient and I need to remain as focused and clear headed as I can. It’s not easy to stand up there on your best day - but to stand up there on your worst day is just so promising for the rest of the season."won his heat to reach the men's 1500m final, clocking 3:44.05, while the other was won by Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen in 3:37.65, as he seeks to complete his third successive European golden double in Wednesday's medal race.
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