European Athletics Team Championships: Great Britain fourth heading into final day in Poland

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GB's Issy Boffey aft  competing astatine  the European Athletics Team ChampionshipsIssy Boffey has won golden medals astatine each inferior property radical championships
Venue: Slaski Stadium, Poland Dates: 23-25 June
Coverage: Live connected BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app (Sunday 14:20 BST)

Issy Boffey took 2nd successful the women's 800m arsenic Great Britain dropped to 4th wide astatine the European Athletics Team Championships successful Silesia, Poland.

Boffey, 23, clocked 2 minutes 00.39 seconds to transverse the enactment down Switzerland's Audrey Werro.

"I americium a small disappointed not to get the win, but it is simply a beardown show that I tin beryllium arrogant of," said Boffey.

GB are 13 points down third-placed Germany heading into the last time of contention connected Sunday.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland person scored 258.5 crossed 25 events, with 12 events remaining - and the last day's enactment is unrecorded connected the BBC's integer platforms from 14:20 BST connected Sunday.

It appeared GB would support clasp of 2nd spot connected time two, nevertheless the men's 4x100m relay quartet were aboriginal disqualified for a lane infringement.

Jeremiah Azu, Oliver Bromby, Richard Kilty and Tommy Ramdhan had clocked 38.44 seconds to decorativeness 2nd down Germany.

Elsewhere for GB connected Saturday, Seamus Derbyshire finished 3rd successful his men's 400m hurdles vigor to spot 4th overall.

George Mills came 5th successful the men's 1500m successful 3:38.17, with the contention won by Spain's Mohamed Katir successful a Championship grounds 3:36.95.

There were besides fifth-placed finishes for Lina Nielsen successful the women's 400m hurdles (55.36 secs) and Josh Zeller successful the men's 110m hurdles (13.59 secs).

In the tract events, Lawrence Okoye's champion propulsion of 60.93 metres secured 5th spot - the aforesaid presumption achieved successful the women's rod vault by Jade Ive with a clearance astatine 4.50m.

The European Athletics Team Championships is portion of the European Games, which volition spot Team GB vie crossed 18 Olympic sports from 21 June to 2 July.

In the tone of the competition, Belgian changeable putter Jolien Boumkwo turned her manus to the women's 100m hurdles to summation important points for her federation pursuing the withdrawal of a team-mate.

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