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SARAH HEALY FINISHED just outside the medals, placing fourth in the 5,000m at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

Stepping up in distance from her 3,000m gold medal at the European Indoor Championships last year, Healy’s time of 15:40.95 was just three-tenths of a second behind surprise third-placed finisher Micol Majori.

Majori’s Italian compatriot Nadia Battocletti surged away to claim a third European gold while Spaniard Marta García was second.

- More to follow…

Written by Stephen Barry and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won’t find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women’s sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here.

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