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  1. 'Dobson did all he could do'published at 21:58 BST

    Men's 4x400m final

    Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
    Three-time world heptathlon champion on BBC One

    My heart was thumping. Charlie Dobson did all he could do. What an entertaining end to a fantastic championships.

  2. Postpublished at 21:56 BST

    Men's 4x400m final

    Colin Jackson
    Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC One

    I mean we were speaking about Matthew Hudson-Smith starting off this team well. Matt did his very best.

    He put Great Britain in the mix. Charlie Dobson was charging and he was doing his best to close the gap on the Italian. That was the best I have seen him run all year.

  3. Italy win gold and top medal table, GB silver and second overallpublished at 21:54 BST
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    Men's 4x400m final

    AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHH!

    By inches!

    Charlie Dobson absolutely charged down Lorenzo Benati on that final straight, another two metres and he would have caught the Italian.

    But by 0.03 seconds, Benati brings Italy home and wins their 10th gold of the Championships - ensuring Italy finish top of the medal table.

    Netherlands win bronze, like it matters.

  4. Postpublished at 21:53 BST

    Men's 4x400m final

    This is head to head, GB v Italy, for gold here - and to finish top of the medal table.

    Italy lead around the last bend, what can Charlie do!

  5. Postpublished at 21:52 BST

    Men's 4x400m final

    Ben Jeffries hands to Charlie Dobson for the final leg.

    Italy have taken the lead. What can Dobson do?

  6. Postpublished at 21:52 BST

    Men's 4x400m final

    Toby Harries hands to Ben Jeffries, having powered Britain into the lead!

    Belgium are up to second, Italy third.

  7. Postpublished at 21:51 BST

    Men's 4x400m final

    Hudson-Smith hands to Toby Harries.

    Britain are currently second to Italy.

  8. Postpublished at 21:50 BST

    Men's 4x400m final

    Matthew Hudson-Smith runs the first leg for GB here.

    Away they go.

  9. Postpublished at 21:50 BST

    Men's 4x400m

    There was a slight collision between Hudson-Smith and the Italians during the warm-ups as the men went through their sprints. All settled with handshakes, no issues there.

    Or was it mind games?

  10. 'Every medal counts'published at 21:49 BST

    Men's 4x400m relay

    Greg Rutherford
    Former world and Olympic long jump champion on BBC One

    We are so close in the table. Every medal counts.

  11. GB v Italy for medal table glorypublished at 21:49 BST

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  12. Hudson-Smith has chance to make historypublished at 21:48 BST

    Men's 4x400m relay

    Matthew Hudson-Smith, who has a stand at Alexander Stadium named after him, became the joint-most decorated European male athlete of all-time by claiming a dominant 400m gold on Wednesday.

    The 31-year-old secured his eighth medal at the championships to equal French sprinter Christophe Lemaitre's record medal tally for men.

    He has five European gold medals and is level with Roger Black, Sir Mo Farah and Zharnel Hughes as the joint most won by a British man.

    Hudson-Smith could add to his total in the men's 4x400m relay final on Sunday.

    Norway's Ingebrigtsen is the most successful European male athlete of all time with seven golds.

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  13. Home hero Hudson-Smith to wrap up champspublished at 21:47 BST

    Men's 4x400m relay

    Matthew Hudson-Smith of Team Great Britain competesImage source, Getty Images

    It would be a fitting way to conclude these championships if poster boy Matthew Hudson-Smith could anchor Great Britain to gold on his home track in front of a packed stand bearing his name.

    The 400m champion from Wolverhampton concedes this will likely be his last European Championships, and a ninth medal would make him its most-decorated man.

    Great Britain have won an unrivalled 10 European titles in this event, latterly in 2022, but were beaten in the heats by European indoor gold medallists Netherlands.

    Belgium are the reigning champions, while Italy set a national record in the heats.

  14. 'Duplantis has that desire and hunger'published at 21:46 BST

    Men's pole vault final

    Greg Rutherford
    Former world and Olympic long jump champion on BBC One

    The fact Mondo Duplantis is here and he has that desire and hunger. It is amazing to see and it is something all the athletes should draw on.

  15. Postpublished at 21:45 BST

    Men's pole vault final

    Mondo Duplantis has already had plenty to celebrate this summer. The three-time European champion got married to his long-time partner Desire Inglander in June.

    Inglander is watching from the stands in Birmingham and she's sat beside Kurtis Marschall - the Australian athlete that handed Duplantis his first defeat in three years at June's Diamond League event in Stockholm.

    Desire Inglander (L), Wife of Armand Duplantis of Team Sweden and Kurtis Marschall (R), pole vaulter for Team Australia are seen in attendanceImage source, Getty Images
  16. Postpublished at 21:43 BST

    Women's 4x400m

    Colin Jackson
    Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC One

    Our women stayed strong and they stayed committed. They really thought about what they could do.

    Why not attack Femke Bol? She has spent time on her endurance work and not her sprinting. That is what Emily Newnham did.

    Emily Newnham of Great BritainImage source, PA Media
  17. Postpublished at 21:42 BST

    Women's 4x400m

    Andrew Cotter
    Commentator on BBC One

    Well, it was closer than I thought it would be on that final leg.

  18. Netherlands win gold, GB silverpublished at 21:41 BST
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    Women's 4x400m

    Gold medallists Netherlands' Myrte Van Der Schoot, Netherlands' Femke Broeders-BolImage source, Getty Images

    Femke Broeders-Bol is one of the greatest of all time over 400m, she brings the Dutch home to a third straight European gold medal.

    But Emily Newnham stuck to her like glue, she put in a terrific performance to run 49.8 seconds in that final leg and secure a silver for Britain.

    Italy take bronze.

  19. Postpublished at 21:40 BST

    Women's 4x400m

    Side by side around the final curve...

  20. Postpublished at 21:40 BST

    Women's 4x400m

    It is Femke Broeders-Bol versus Emily Newnham for the gold here.

    Final leg - Netherlands v Britain.

    Femke Broeders-Bol of Team Netherlands competes in the Women's 4x400m Relay FinalImage source, Getty Images