European swimming and athletics: McSharry wins bronze, O’Connor third after day one

European swimming

Women’s 200m breaststroke ultimate: Mona McSharry wins bronze medal, Ellie McCartney finishes eighth

Women’s 100m backstroke semi-finals: Grace Davison, Danielle Hill end eighth, miss out on ultimate

Men’s 200m butterfly semi-finals: Jack Cassin finishes eighth, misses out on ultimate

Women’s 200m IM semi-finals: Ellen Walshe finishes third, makes ultimate. Ellie McCartney finishes sixth, misses out

European athletics

Women’s heptathlon, shot put: Kate O’Connor throws 13.96m

Women’s 10,000m: Niamh Allen pulls out mid-race, Fiona Everard finishes twentieth

Women’s heptathlon, 200m: Kate O’Connor runs private finest 23.79, finishes day in third

Here is the swimming report from Michael Scully.

Here is the athletics report from Ian O’Riordan.

That’s all from me, good night time!

Kate O’Connor on RTÉ after the 200m on the heptathlon:

“I’m happy with that one. But the shot I let myself down. I get the lead on certain people and then I swing the door back open. It’s really hard to string seven perfect performances together. I managed to do three strong performances, then one not so strong one. I feel fit, I feel healthy. I’m in somewhat of a good position. I’ve given myself a fighting chance tomorrow.”

O’Connor falls to 3rd place

Poor run by Annik Kalin as she finishes fourth, whereas Netherlands Sophie Dokter runs a PB of 23.05 to win the ultimate Heptathlon race. That’s a giant soar to second place.

Heptathlon standings after day one:

1. Sulek-Schubert – 3968 factors
2. Dokter – 3944
3. O’Connor – 3926
4. Weissenberg 3911
5. Oosterwegel 3865
6. Kalin 3846

O’Connor is inside placing distance of the lead forward of tomorrow’s occasions, with certainly one of her favourites the javelin to come back. She is in good place for a medal, and nonetheless hopeful of gold if she has an excellent day.

The present heptathlon standings:

1. Sulek-Schubert – 3968 factors
2. O’Connor – 3926
3. Vidts – 3787
4. Vicente – 3751
5. Barreira – 3717

Personal finest for O’Connor is 200m!

Really aggressive run by O’Connor, who led across the bend, however then was sunning out of steam on the finish… however simply beats Sulek-Schubert who’s forward of her. O’Connor runs 23.79, a giant private finest! She beats the Pole by 0.05 seconds, so she’ll slim the deficit on the prime.

Sulek-Schubert was thought of a quicker 200m runner, in order that’s an achievement to complete forward of her.

Kate O’Connor is working within the 200m, her ultimate occasion of the day.

The Italian Nadia Battocletti wins comfortably. Fiona Everard finishes in twentieth place within the 10,000m.

Fiona Everard across the prime 20 with 2,000 metres to go within the 10,000m. Niamh Allen has stepped off the observe sadly.

Izzy Fry had a foul fall within the 10,000 metres however she’s again up round 6,500 metres. A giant pack, however Keith picks up the tempo and the Irish are nicely again.

O’Connor avoids main catastrophe with a a lot improved throw of 13.96 within the shot put! Well wanting her private finest, however along with her final throw she good points many extra factors to remain in rivalry. Overall, Adrianna Sulek-Schubert leads the heptathlon on 2972 factors. O’Connor on 2925. Weissenberg is on 2871 factors.

The 10,000m ultimate is on now too, with Ireland’s Niamh Allen and Fiona Everard participating.

Kate O’Connor has fouled her second try within the shot put.

Kate O’Connor is in motion within the shot put, and throws nicely underneath 14 metres, 13.46m, she’ll need to enhance with a private better of 14.70m.

Another massive cheer as Rhasidat Adeleke picks up her silver medal, and one other spherical of Ole, Oles.

Turning to athletics and a medal ceremony, Mark English is being given his medal by Sebastian Coe as Ole, Ole, Ole goes on within the crowd in Birmingham. Now Amhrán na bhFiann.

Ellen Walshe makes the 200m Individual Medley ultimate

Confident swim, with some good turns and safely within the ultimate as she appears to make it a medley double gold. She swims 2:11.26 to complete third, Amalie Smith wins in 2:11.12. McCartney misses out after ending sixth.

Ellen Walshe and Ellie McCartney are competing within the Women’s 200m Individual Medley semi-final.

After 100m, Walsh is in second place behind Vanotterdijk, with McCartney in sixth.

Jack Cassin finishes eighth within the males’s 200m butterfly semi-final. A tricky activity with some massive hitters like the house star Leon Marchand and Hubert Kos. Cassin swims 1:57.66.

Mona McSharry on RTÉ: “I was fighting my demons on that one. I think I was holding on for dear life at the end, but I was catching someone so it was good.

“It was definitely tough. I was experiencing, not quite hyperventilation but I couldn’t relax myself and subconsciously I was nervous for it. You have to push through those things. I did some mental breathing to calm myself and to do the process that works.”

Mona introduced along with her medal now.

Grace Davison and Danielle Hill each end final of their 100m backstroke semi-finals, nicely off the tempo.

Hill swims 1:01.67 in a semi-final received by Mary-Ambre Moluh in 58.21.

Hard-fought medal there for McSharry, who was solely third in the previous few metres after being behind for many of the race. That’s a silver and bronze from this championship.

Mona McSharry wins the bronze medal on the 200m breaststroke

McSharry is 0.3 seconds off a medal with 50 metres to go. Schouten and Chikunova staying sturdy. Evans fading badly. She manages to sneak a bronze medal over Schouten.

Chikunova wins it with 2:19.32, a Championship document. 2:21.21 for Evans in silver. 2:22.43 for McSharry in bronze, beating Schouten by 0.23 seconds.

Ellie McCartney completed eighth in 2:26.93, however a very good expertise to get to the ultimate.

We’re off. After 50 metres, Evans leads with McSharry in fourth, McCartney in eighth.

Evans is healthier than world document tempo within the lead, as McSharry continues to be fourth via 100m.

Popovici wins the 200m freestyle once more, as McSharry and McCartney come out for the 200m breaststroke. Best of luck to them.

McSharry and McCartney developing in about 10 minutes, right here is the beginning checklist.

• Ellie McCartney
• Anna Elendt
• Tes Schouten
• Evgeniia Chikunova
• Angharad Evans
• Mona McSharry
• Kotryna Teterevkova
• Alina Zmushka

Roos Vanotterdijk has received gold on the 100m butterfly, whereas the boys’s 200m freestyle might be up earlier than the 200m ladies’s breaststroke.

Hello and welcome to reside protection of the European swimming and athletics championships. The final two days had been very memorable, on Wednesday it was swimming’s day with Ellen Walshe successful a gold medal and Mona McSharry a silver. Yesterday, it was athletics’ flip with Mark English successful gold and Rhasidat Adeleke successful silver.

Tonight, the very best probability will come from McSharry once more within the 200m breaststroke ultimate. Ellie McCartney may even participate and can give it her finest shot. In athletics, Kate O’Connor continues her quest for a European gold medal so as to add to her assortment.

European swimming

Women’s 200m breaststroke ultimate: Ellie McCartney, Mona McSharry (5.43pm)

Women’s 100m backstroke semi-finals: Grace Davison, Danielle Hill (5.50pm)

Men’s 200m butterfly semi-finals: Jack Cassin (6.25pm)

Women’s 200m IM semi-finals: Ellen Walshe, Ellie McCartney (6.35pm)

European athletics

Women’s heptathlon, shot put: Kate O’Connor (7.35pm)

Women’s 10,000m: Niamh Allen, Fiona Everard (7.45pm)

Women’s heptathlon, 200m: Kate O’Connor (9.02pm)