By Pepper Parr and in today’s world who knows what is real anymore The park bench Mayor Meed Ward and Councillors Nisan and Galbraith are sitting on was a gift from Burlington to Apeldoorn we are going to assume the pictures were not photo-shopped—they were distributed on Instagram by the Mayor A number of weeks go we asked the city for the names of the people going to Appeldoorn to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Holland Members of the official Burlington delegation visiting Apeldoorn are: So – why is ward 1 Councillor Kelvin Galbraith sitting on the park bench in Apeldoorn Sticking to our reason for being – holding the elected to both transparency and accountability – we will put that question to the city and let you know what they have to say The two goons got dressed up while bleeding the taxpayers dry Mr Climate change guru ,Rory Nisan flew 4000 miles for a photo op and mr Red tape reduction guru ,Kelvin Galbraith is a hypocrite Why there should be so many representatives of this City on this junket is a mystery Did they not hear about the Catholic School Board directors getting caught with hands in the cookie jar while “shopping in Italy” for statues The reigning Olympic 1500m champion is ready for a major test in 2025 Norwegian superstar Jakob Ingebrigtsen is set to contest both the 1500m and 3000m at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn The final entries confirm Ingebrigtsen’s participation in both events setting up an exciting double attempt for the 23-year-old distance phenom Coming off a dominant 2024 season that saw him claim another Olympic title in Paris where he is the defending champion in both events he cruised to double gold with tactical mastery and he'll look to replicate that feat against a deep European field the Norwegian will face competition from Spain’s Mario García Romo who finished just behind him at last year’s Worlds featuring defending European cross country champion Yann Schrub of France and Spanish indoor 3K record holder Adel Mechaal With personal bests of 3:30.60 (1500m indoors) and 7:23.64 (3000m indoors) His incredible finishing speed and ability to control races tactically make him the overwhelming favorite but with two rounds in the 1500m and the challenge of doubling up Ingebrigtsen is no stranger to the challenge of a championship double He dominated both events at the last European Indoors in Istanbul 2023 displaying his signature front-running tactics and devastating kick he aims to extend his reign indoors—though the competition has only gotten tougher With three European Indoor titles (1500m in 2021 & 2023 3000m in 2023) and five outdoor European titles to his name Ingebrigtsen is already one of the most decorated distance runners in the competition’s history Another double victory would further cement his legacy as Europe’s greatest indoor distance runner he will tie Haile Gebrselassie and Mo Farah as the only men to win back-to-back European Indoor 1500m/3000m doubles There’s also the looming question: Could he target a world indoor record With his proven ability to dictate the pace don’t be surprised if he takes a crack at history The men’s 1500m final is scheduled for Friday while the 3000m final will take place Sunday expect a roaring Dutch crowd for one of the biggest European indoor meets of the year Don't miss all of the track & field action streaming on FloTrack. 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Video footage from each event will be archived and stored in a video library for FloTrack subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscriptions Get the most important Track & Field stories delivered straight to your inbox This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Twenty Canadian World War II veterans, aged between 96 and 105, returned to the Netherlands this week to participate in the 80th anniversary liberation parade in Apeldoorn, despite serious concerns in recent years that their age and health would prevent such a reunion, NOS reported. many of whom served in the Netherlands during the final stages of the war were transported in golf carts Sunday afternoon from monument De Naald along the Loolaan to the Oranjepark Those unable to ride in the parade were stationed along the route The parade has been organized every five years since 1985 organizers believed that would be the last time veterans could attend due to their advanced age The 2020 program was already canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic “We really didn’t expect them anymore,” said Anita Menninga of Stichting Bevrijding ’45 Despite health challenges and logistical hurdles the veterans came—fewer in number but just as determined Jennifer MacLeod of Veterans Affairs Canada said the desire to return remained strong among the aging veterans I received many phone calls and emails from veterans who wanted to go one more time There is a very special connection between them and the people of the Netherlands,” MacLeod said some of which began during the liberation and others during visits in the years afterward.” Photos from April 1945 of Canadians with residents of Apeldoorn were displayed during the event emphasizing the historical connection between the soldiers The veterans were subject to medical screening before departure two men had to cancel at the last moment due to health problems Among them was 104-year-old Edward Stafford who joined the army at 20 and served in England had hoped to visit the grave of his best friend at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek one more time “He is very disappointed that he couldn’t be there,” his daughter Jackie told NOS “He still remembers the house in Assen where he stayed and gave coffee to the residents after years of food shortages and he wanted to see a ‘dingo,’ the armored vehicle he drove throughout the war.” Leading Sunday’s parade in a Dodge Command Car was 101-year-old Lieutenant-General Richard Rohmer who served as a pilot in the Canadian Air Force during the war “They simply deserve this,” said Peter Mansveld of United Pipers for Peace “Many of these men decided at a young age: ‘We’re going to help so that the people in the Netherlands can live in freedom again.’” Alongside the veterans marched about 400 bagpipers from six countries Mansveld said the music is not meant to solve conflicts but to help people reflect we hope people understand the importance of freedom and realize that serious sacrifices are needed to maintain it.” But if you look at Gaza or other countries at war it’s clear that the freedom we enjoy is a great thing but certainly not guaranteed,” he told NOS Sander Skotheim improved his European record to 6558 to move to third on the world indoor heptathlon all-time list and get gold at the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn on Saturday (8) The Norwegian 22-year-old added 74 points to his previous best achieved in Tallinn last month to win his first major title by 52 points ahead of world indoor champion Simon Ehammer of Switzerland Germany’s Till Steinforth clinched the bronze with 6388 points just eight points ahead of Estonia’s Johannes Erm Skotheim, who received the International Fair Play Award at last year’s World Athletics Awards, set two PBs and two championship heptathlon bests on his way to his record score. He opened his campaign by running a 60m PB of 6.93 before leaping 7.95m in the long jump and throwing 14.39m in the shot put, and then ended the first day with an equal championship heptathlon best of 2.19m in the high jump. He started day two by clocking 8.04 in the 60m hurdles before soaring 5.10m in the pole vault. With the European record in his sights with one event to go, he smashed it by running a championship heptathlon best in the 1000m, his PB of 2:32.72 taking him to his record tally of 6558 points. Ehammer also had the 1000m run of his life, clocking a PB of 2:41.76 to take him to a Swiss record of 6506 points, a score that also surpasses Skotheim’s previous European record and moves him to fifth on the world all-time list. Ehammer’s campaign included a championship heptathlon best of 8.20m in the long jump, the discipline in which he won individual world bronze in 2022. Italy’s Andy Diaz Hernandez and Ukraine’s Oleh Doroshchuk both achieved world-leading marks to win their respective disciplines in Apeldoorn - Diaz Hernandez leaping 17.71m to take the triple jump title and Doroshchuk clearing 2.34m to claim the high jump crown. Diaz Hernandez, the Olympic bronze medallist, achieved the second-best mark of his career with that fifth-round jump and he won ahead of Germany’s Max Hess who gained his fifth successive European indoor triple jump medal with 17.43m. Doroshchuk had a perfect scorecard in the high jump, clearing all his heights up to and including 2.34m on his first attempts. Olympic and world relay gold medallist Lieke Klaver ensured the session ended on a high for the host nation as she won the final event, the 400m, in a European lead of 50.38. The Dutch 26-year-old held off Norway’s Henriette Jaeger by 0.07 and Paula Sevilla equalled the Spanish record with 50.99 for bronze. A world-leading mark was set in the men’s 60m, Great Britain’s Jeremiah Azu going under 6.50 for the first time with 6.49 to earn gold. He dipped to deny Sweden’s Henrik Larsson, who secured silver in a national record of 6.52, while Andrew Robertson joined his compatriot Azu on the podium by running 6.55 for bronze, holding off home favourite Elvis Afrifa by thousandths of a second, his 6.55 a national record. Hungary’s Attila Molnar went off fast in the men’s 400m, passing halfway in 21.27, and he held on to win the title in 45.25. Maksymilian Szwed was second in a European U23 and Polish indoor record of 45.31. Switzerland's Angelica Moser cleared 4.80m to regain the pole vault title, clearing that height on her first try to take gold ahead of Slovenia’s Tina Sutej with 4.75m. Italy’s Larissa Iapichino leapt 6.94m to add indoor long jump gold to her European outdoor silver, going 3cm farther than her mother Fiona May when May won the European indoor title in 1998. Iapichino won a close contest ahead of Switzerland’s Annik Kalin, who jumped a national indoor record of 6.90m, and Germany’s two-time world champion Malaika Mihambo, who secured a medal with her final jump of the competition – 6.88m. Kambundji breaks European indoor 60m hurdles ... If there’s one winter tradition that American track fans have grown accustomed to it’s the randomness and uncertainty of big name pros actually showing up to race during the indoor season plenty of global medal threats would rather hibernate in the comfort of balmy training camps of Southern California then emerge sometime in April or May with Worlds circled on the calendar Begrudging kudos have to go to UK Athletics decided to send a robust roster to Apeldoorn the third highest total behind France and the host country They were also the source of the bigger absences — namely and Jake Wightman — but they made up for it with 34 individual entrants maxing out their spots in all the track events Beyond the handful of Brits skipping out on their bite of the Apel most of the fastest Europeans on the circuit did make the trip 2021 Euro Indoor champ Mondo Duplantis didn’t care to pick up another pole vault title perhaps to give time for the ink to dry on his new world record but three men cleared 5.90m nevertheless and had to sort out the medals on countback successfully pulled off the threepeat in the high jump with a 1.99m leap led by Jessica Schilder’s incredible 20.69m haul to win the shot put (and reset her Dutch national record in front of a home crowd) and Ditaji Kambundji’s blazing 7.67 victory in the 60m hurdles who’d never broken 7.80 before last weekend caught lightning in a bottle to knock 0.13 seconds off her PB The distance races were a tale of two outcomes the theme was predictability as Ingebrigtsen picked up his sixth and seventh Euro Indoor golds in the 1500m and 3000m we got a pair of upsets as Frenchwoman Agathe Guillemot bided her time perfectly in the 1500m to blow past Georgia Bell in the final lap Bell wound up out of the medals entirely as her countrywoman Revée Walcott-Nolan pipped her at the line for bronze Irishwoman Sarah Healy rode Brit Melissa Courtney-Bryant’s shoulder to the homestretch and timed her pass just right to claim a gold as her first medal of any color in a championship While the most jingoistic of American observers might turn up their noses at some of the shallower events where the Dutch team’s winning time of 3:04.95 would put them at 10th on this year’s NCAA list all in all it was a solid showing from a continent that has historically put a lot more time and Sarah Mitton are probably feeling a lot less confident than they were a few days ago Making a regional championship compelling is a tricky balancing act The meet has to have the right combination of star power to feel important and new faces to not feel redundant the familiar names are what makes the meet worth tuning in the thrill comes from seeing your flag show up on podiums where it’s normally absent the athletes actually investing their own time and efforts into an event that could easily be skipped in favor of Nanjing or an outdoor season opener is what lends Euros a credibility that meet organizers can’t manufacture unilaterally the proximity of Euros and NCAAs creates some food for thought in the future The team score element of NCAAs will always make it one of the most compelling championships to watch because the top eight finishers in every single event could influence the ultimate outcome of the meet It’s an added team element that professional track and field sorely lacks the reality is that Team USA would simply run away with the points race but European Indoors is a meet with far more parity across nations Maybe team scoring is something worth piloting at future championships It’d certainly do more for the fan experience than Wavelights or a long jump takeoff zone Apeldoorn ‘25 proved itself a worthy showcase of professional track and field as Eurosport streamed the meet for free around the globe!) The passion that European athletes and fans have for their continental championship may never quite translate fully overseas but this year’s edition made a solid case that it deserves its spot on the viewing calendar regardless of your actual affiliation with any of the competing nations For more of the top stories and analysis from the biggest stories in track and field from the past week, subscribe to The Lap Count newsletter for free. New edition every Wednesday morning at 6:00 a.m. ET. David began contributing to CITIUS in 2018, and quickly cemented himself as an integral part of the team thanks to his quick wit, hot takes, undying love for the sport and willingness to get yelled at online. You May Also Like was born of ex-journalists, ex-pros, and superfans who came together to geek out on running. By spotlighting athletes and their stories, we’re on a mission to modernize track and field media coverage and give fans a home to engage with their favorite sport. Track and field news straight to your inbox Design By Butter Studio Code By Buena Suerte Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji produced the standout performance of the European Indoor Championships so far clocking a European indoor record of 7.67 to win the 60m hurdles on Friday (7) in Apeldoorn Her winning time equals the second-fastest performance in history behind Devynne Charlton’s world indoor record of 7.65 and improves Susanna Kallur's European indoor record of 7.68 set back in 2008 Kambundji earned bronze at the last edition of these championships then claimed silver at the outdoor European Championships in Rome last year The 22-year-old headed to Apeldoorn in the form of her life having set a national indoor record of 7.80 in Torun last month After winning her heat (7.92) and semifinal (7.82) Kambundji produced the performance of her life in the final Two-time winner Nadine Visser provided stiff opposition but Kambundji pulled clear in the second half and crossed the line in 7.67 Visser claimed silver with a Dutch indoor record of 7.72 and Poland’s Pia Skrzyszowska took bronze in a season’s best of 7.83 The men’s 60m hurdles final was even closer as Jakub Szymanski timed his finish to perfection to take gold in 7.43 ahead of French duo Wilhem Belocian (7.45) and Just Kwaou-Mathey (7.50) World and Olympic 5000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen successfully defended his 1500m title the first half of what he hopes will be a third successive 1500m/3000m double at the European Indoor Championships He took control of the race before the half-way point and wound up the pace before unleashing his finishing kick on the final lap taking gold in 3:36.56 ahead of France’s Azeddine Habz (3:36.92) and Portugal’s Isaac Nader (3:37.10) Just one centimetre separated the three medallists in the men’s long jump Bulgaria’s Bozhidar Saraboyukov produced a final-round effort of 8.13m to beat Italy’s Mattia Furlani and Spain’s Lester Lescay Six years after winning her first European indoor title Ana Peleteiro-Compaore regained the triple jump crown with 14.37m There was joy for the host nation on Thursday (6) World Athletics President Sebastian Coe held a wide-ranging discussion with members of the European Athletics Future Leaders Forum in Apeldoorn Between sessions at the European Athletics Indoor Championships Coe sat down with five young athletics enthusiasts – many of whom are currently working in member federations – and discussed the keys to strong governance the innovations that can engage new fans and the role of artificial intelligence in the sport’s future The five future leaders – Lex Damit of Luxembourg Ilgin Yuksel of Turkiye and Jens Tybout of the Netherlands – quizzed Coe on a variety of topics and shared their own experiences in the sport from participation to viewership to governance The Future Leaders’ mission is to promote volunteer work and grassroots projects in athletics to help members develop themselves and contribute to sport and local communities “It’s quite a well-trodden path from this leadership group to taking really serious roles in the sport,” said Coe he made gender equality a priority for the World Athletics Council “One of the challenges in every organisation is young people tend not just to see us as a sporting organisation,” he said “They ask a more fundamental question which is: ‘Do you look like the world I live in?’ And if you don’t I’m still disappointed we’re even having these discussions (about gender equality) It’s what good organisations do.” All five of the Future Leaders had competitive backgrounds in athletics and all are still deeply invested in the sport through varied roles Asked about the importance of diversity and inclusion and making sure athletics is available to all Coe said: “The missing word in everything we are trying to do is accessibility but actually removing the barriers and giving people incentive and ability to come into your organisation whether a female administrator or groups who want to run marathons but just have too many barriers the accessibility element of our sport is often overlooked inclusion and accessibility.” Arh took up the point and explained to Coe what she saw as the two key pillars of accessibility “The first one is the communities and actually bringing people to the sport,” she said “The second is accessibility of leadership World Athletics President Sebastian Coe meets members of the European Athletics Future Leaders Forum in Apeldoorn (© Chiara Montesano for European Athletics) Coe explained that one of his key priorities when elected World Athletics President was to review the decision-making process in the organisation and ensure it was “member-based and transparent.” He also shared stories from his time as Chairman of the Local Organising Committee for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games telling the Future Leaders: “We actually had more senior directors that were women than men and it wasn’t because we were quota filling,” he said My instinct used to be that good people will always come through the system; actually they don’t You have to remove the barriers.”   Coe discussed the five key areas of good sporting bodies stating they should put athletes “at the heart of everything they do” “We’ve got to think of our athletes almost as a commercial partner and that’s not just about prize money but how do we share the information and data we hold that athletes should be able to access Data that will help you understand who watches you These things can help create some financial upside away from the field of play.” Arh highlighted the importance of programmes like the Future Leaders Forum saying: “People aren’t aware of the opportunities to stay in athletics after they’re done competing.” Coe agreed “I hope they stay on as coaches and administrators stay on the path you guys have taken,” he said “We’ve got to understand how to articulate what we do better We need to recognise that it needs to be a professional pathway Bienens outlined how he believed artificial intelligence (AI) would have a positive impact on athletics personalising the viewing experience to give them more of what they want “You’ve touched on a really interesting area,” Coe told him “AI can quintessentially help you with an audience-first approach most of the American sports do it really well listening to what the audience is telling us It has to be a barrier-free experience.” Coe said AI could “change the landscape” for talent identification particularly in smaller nations that don’t have huge resources and he believed the impact of AI on athletics will be overwhelmingly positive people telling me your sport is going to be run by AI but it’s up to us whether we allow it to have primacy,” he said “We’ve got to stop talking about AI and start implementing it.” Coe said AI will also play a big role in anti-doping noting how the Athletics Integrity Unit is working with a university in Nice to “be more predictive identify risk in mass data and be more targeted at how you use your resources” adding it will “help turbo-charge intelligence-led testing.” chair of the Future Leaders Facilitator Team thanked Coe for the chance to engage on various topics “It’s mainly being listened to having a seat at the table and being able to share what we think is the future,” he said “We are the next generation of leaders so including us and the sustainability of leadership is important  Seb wants to future-proof the sport and think about the next generation of people to take over.” Development Manager for European Athletics said the Future Leaders Forum offered a “direct connection to the youth community” and is something that’s “very necessary” to take the sport to a higher level “It’s amazing to see what a project can bring to people’s lives,” she said Home favourite Jessica Schilder dominated the shot put and achieved the farthest indoor throw in the world since 2013 on a busy final day of action at the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn on Sunday (9). Her world-leading national record of 20.69m came in a session that saw Dutch teams win both 4x400m finals, Jakob Ingebrigtsen complete another European indoor distance double and Zaynab Dosso storm to 60m success. All six of Schilder’s throws would have been enough to win the shot put. The 2022 world indoor and outdoor bronze medallist surpassed 20 metres with three of her attempts, throwing 20.24m in the third round, 20.69m in the fifth and 20.37m in the sixth. She backed those marks up with two throws of 19.97m and a 19.64m. Her 20.69m improves her own previous outright Dutch record by 36cm and adds a centimetre to the world lead that had been set by Canada’s Sarah Mitton in Karlsruhe last month. Germany’s Olympic champion Yemisi Ogunleye was second with 19.56m and Portugal’s 2022 world indoor champion was third with 19.26m. Andrei Rares Toader won the men’s title with a Romanian indoor record of 21.27m. Ukraine’s Olympic and world champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh maintained her win streak to claim a third successive European indoor high jump title. The world record-holder cleared 1.99m on her second attempt and decided to call it a day with victory secured at that height. Silver went to Serbia’s Angelina Topic who managed 1.95m. Olympic bronze medallist Emmanouil Karalis of Greece and Dutch record-holder Menno Vloon decided to share gold in the men’s pole vault after they couldn’t be separated up to the winning height of 5.90m. Finland’s world indoor silver medallist Saga Vanninen improved her national record to 4922 points – a world lead – to win the pentathlon. The score moves her to 11th on the world all-time list and she clinched the European indoor crown ahead of Sofie Dokter of the Netherlands with 4826 and Ireland’s Kate O'Connor with 4781. Vanninen, the two-time world U20 heptathlon champion, achieved PBs in the 60m hurdles (8.19), high jump (1.81m) and long jump (6.52m) on her way to that winning score. Norway’s Ingebrigtsen completed his third European indoor distance double, adding 3000m gold to the 1500m title he won on Friday. Clocking 7:48.37, he held off Great Britain’s George Mills (7:49.41) to clinch the seventh European indoor gold medal of his career so far. Ireland’s Sarah Healy dipped to deny Great Britain’s Melissa Coutrney-Bryant in the women’s 3000m, 8:52.86 to 8:52.92, while Samuel Chapple ran a Dutch indoor record of 1:44.88 to win the men’s 800m and Poland's Anna Wielgosz won a tactical women's 800m in 2:02.09. It took a world lead for Italy’s Dosso to win a competitive women’s 60m final, the world indoor bronze medallist improving her national record to 7.01 to clinch the crown by just 0.01 ahead of Switzerland’s Mujinga Kambundji. Patrizia van der Weken claimed Luxembourg’s first ever European indoor medal, bagging bronze in an equal national record of 7.06 to match the time she clocked in the semifinals. Dosso had run 7.03 in that round, and Kambundji 7.04. There was a Dutch double in the 4x400m finals. First the men’s quartet clocked 3:04.95 to win ahead of Spain and Belgium, and then the women’s team – anchored by world indoor 400m record-holder Femke Bol – ran a championship record-breaking world lead of 3:24.34 to win the final event of the competition ahead of Great Britain and Czechia. Great Britain’s 3:24.89 and Czechia’s 3:25.31 were also national indoor records and the three countries now respectively sit third, fourth and fifth on the world indoor all-time list.  Skotheim sets European heptathlon record in A... This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. 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All rights reserved GB's Revee Walcott-Nolan takes 1500m bronze as Georgia Hunter Bell misses out on medals in fourth; France's Agathe Guillemot takes gold Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen seals third consecutive 1500m European Indoor gold; GB's Neil Gourley finishes fourth Switzerland's Ditaji Kambundji sets European record (7.67) in women's 60m hurdles Thanks for joining us on a busy final day of action in the Netherlands at the European Indoor Championships Next up it's the World Indoor Championships in China in just a couple of weeks 40Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 18:28 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March18:28 GMT 9 MarchJenny MeadowsFormer 800m World Championship medallist on BBC TV I like British Athletics' policy of bringing a lot of athletes here The Worlds team will be very different and will have a different feel seven medals is about what we thought - we're further down the board because there was only one gold medal 142Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 18:27 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March18:27 GMT 9 MarchDame Jessica Ennis-HillLondon 2012 Olympic heptathlon champion on BBC TV There's no other way to let a young athlete experience the procedures of call rooms of being against the top men and women - you have to bring them here and put them in that environment I think GB have done that really well here 134Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 18:26 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March18:26 GMT 9 MarchBBC Sport Great Britain's George Mills took silver behind Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the men's 3,000m 'Ingebrigsten is one of greats but George will have his time' 112Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingGB finish eighth in medal tablepublished at 18:25 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March18:25 GMT 9 MarchGreat Britain finish eighth in the overall medal table with a total of seven medals - one gold Two years ago they finished third in the table with three of their six medals gold Great Britain finish outside the top three in the overall medal standings for the first time in seven editions of the European Indoors 65Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'I need to control my excitement levels'published at 18:20 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March18:20 GMT 9 MarchMen's shot put who finished fourth in the men's shot put: "I've got to take the positives I was there in the hunt all the way through I've flagged a few things tonight I need to work on "I knew I could have quite easily put one out and I thought I did in the last round "I have a good group around me and I feel happy but I need to try and replicate that in competition a bit better "But that will come - we have a long summer ahead." 33Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'People expect us to win we take that seriously'published at 18:15 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March18:15 GMT 9 MarchMen's 4x400m relay Great Britain's men's 4x400m relay spoke to BBC Sport after just missing out on a podium place: Alex Haydock-Wilson: "Really proud of what we did here today I felt like in the first leg what more could I have given to get us in a better position "The feeling is disappointment in a strong field because we set a habit of winning People out there expect us to come away with something and that's an expectation we take very seriously and we will be back." decent leg I just tried to set it up for the lads Joshua Faulds: "I just thought what can I do to get up there and try and change that I wanted to go but couldn't find the space to do it so I was just sat Tried to do my best on the last bit to set it up." Alastair Chalmers: "Really disappointed sucks to come fourth and Haydock got us off to an incredible start The gap they [Belgium and Spain] had I couldn't really close it at the end we're a great team and we can do better." 33Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'We always said if there's a chance to go take it'published at 18:11 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March18:11 GMT 9 MarchWomen's 4x400m relay Great Britain's women's relay team have been speaking to BBC Sport after claiming 4x400m silver Lina Nielsen: "We wanted to be as close to the Dutch as possible and I think we did that Hannah Kelly: "We always said if there's a chance to go My goal was to hand off to Emily in the best position possible." Emily Newnham: "I think Amber said before we went out so I was just thinking that in my head!" Amber Anning: "I was a lot closer than I thought I did my best - it's tough when you're up against Femke but I'm proud of these girls and all the other girls who helped us get here "I always wanted more individually but to have another opportunity I'm grateful to the whole team and the GB squad for bringing us out here." 113Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 18:06 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March18:06 GMT 9 MarchWomen's 4x400m relay Jenny MeadowsFormer 800m World Championship medallist on BBC TV I really respect Femke Bol for running the relay - she's always been there for the team I think it was a good personal decision to not run the individuals You wonder how many years that will be sustainable for It was a really good decision for her to back off this winter and concentrate on improving 173Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'A sensational run by Amber'published at 18:04 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March18:04 GMT 9 MarchWomen's 4x400m relay Dame Jessica Ennis-HillLondon 2012 Olympic heptathlon champion on BBC TV after the disappointment she had at the start of this championships in the individual She just charged through and had Femke Bol very much in her sights Femke Bol has just got another gear - but what a sensational run by Amber to end the championships 184Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March17:59 GMT 9 MarchA party atmosphere inside the stadium at the European Indoor Championships in the Netherlands as the host nation dominate the medals on day four That 4x400m relay time was a championship record 183Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March17:57 GMT 9 MarchSteve CramAthletics commentator on BBC TV The perfect end to a brilliant afternoon for the Dutch Sensational gold medals in event after event Great Britain did as well as they could do 316Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingsilver medalSilver medal - Great Britainpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March17:55 GMT 9 MarchWomen's 4x400m relay final Amber Anning had a tough job after a poor handover for the final leg But it's a solid silver for Great Britain The Czech Republic finish third to take bronze There were national records from both GB and the Czechs as well as Spain 539Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharinggold-medalGold medal - The Netherlandspublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March17:55 GMT 9 MarchWomen's 4x400m relay final Femke Bol nonchalantly kicks it up a notch and it's gold A superb afternoon for the host nation with that gold medal the cherry on top 3413Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March17:54 GMT 9 MarchWomen's 4x400m relay final Strong run from Emily Newnham as Amber Anning picks up the baton A poor handover sets Great Britain back a bit 106Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March17:54 GMT 9 MarchWomen's 4x400m relay final Hannah Kelly closes the gap on young Dutch runner Nina Franke but she hangs on for a slim lead at the handover Emily Newnham takes on lap three as the Netherlands remain ahead 82Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March17:53 GMT 9 MarchSteve CramAthletics commentator on BBC TV This is an opportunity for Great Britain here if Hannah Kelly can catch Nina Franke This may be the weak leg for the Netherlands 41Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March17:53 GMT 9 MarchWomen's 4x400m relay final Lina Nielsen of Great Britain in lane six gets off to a solid start but the Dutch get out to an early lead Nielsen keeps in touch for the handover as Hannah Kelly takes the baton for lap two 33Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 17:51 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March17:51 GMT 9 MarchWomen's 4x400m relay final Emily Newnham and Amber Anning will look to upset the Dutch who have taken gold in both of the relay events so far 31Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March17:50 GMT 9 MarchWomen's 4x400m relay final It's been a dominant afternoon for the Netherlands One event left and they're favourites here once again as Femke Bol leads the line-up in the women's 4x400m relay Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.