Mills finished behind world champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen before Glave secured a medal on his debut appearance at a major senior championship.
Romell Glave claimed the bronze medal in the men’s 100 meters final at the the European Athletics Championships in Rome
The 25-year-old Yorkshireman – son of former England footballer Danny Mills – had kept himself near the front of the 27-man field before Norwegian Ingebrigtsen, Olympic champion at 1,500m, accelerated away around the final bend to win gold in a season-best 13mins and 20.11secs.Glave – who came through to win a twice-restarted opening semi-final – then marked his major senior championship debut with a podium finish, clocking 10.
Jacob Fincham-Dukes finished fourth in the long lump final as Greece’s Olympic and world champion Miltiadis Tentoglou defended his European title, twice setting a new championship record of 8.65m. Two-time Olympic champion Nafi Thiam claimed a third European gold, setting a new championship record of 6,848. Reigning world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson had withdrawn on Friday evening due to injury.June 8, 2024
In the men’s 20km race walk final, Callum Wilkinson finished ninth, with Sweden’s Perseus Karlstrom taking the title. However, Olympic bronze medallist Holly Bradshaw, hampered by a back problem suffered during her warm-up, could not clear at 4.25m after passing at 4.10m, so missed out on a place in the final.
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