France’s Teddy Tamgho today improved his own world record in the triple jump on his way to victory in the European Indoor Championships in Paris.

Croatian high jumper Blanka Vlasic has been voted the 2010 winner of the women's European Athlete of the Year Award.

Derval O’Rourke claimed Ireland’s first medal of the European Championships tonight but there was not quite such good news in the final of the men’s 5,000m, as Alistair Cragg, who had led the race with seven laps to go, dropped out before the finish.

PAUL HESSION was left struggling for an explanation as he watched a replay of the final of the men’s 200m at the European championships in Barcelona’s Olympic Stadium last night after he faded down the home straight to finish sixth in a disappointing time of 20.71 secs.

There were no excuses from Paul Hession after he finished a disappointing sixth in tonight's 200m final at the European Championships.

Irish athlete Paul Hession has finished sixth in the final of the Men's 200m event at the European Athletic Championships in Barcelona this evening.

PAUL HESSION made this evening’s final of the men’s 200m among the fastest losers after a nail-biting wait at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona last night, where Ailis McSweeney failed by a mere 100th of a second to make the final of the women’s 100m.

Paul Hession has secured a place in his first major outdoor Championship final tonight, despite finishing fourth in his 200m semi-final at Barcelona's Olympic Stadium.

Paul Hession progressed through the opening round heats of the 200m this morning at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

DAVID McCARTHY and Ailís McSweeney qualified for the semi-finals of their respective 800m and 100m events on an exciting, and controversial, morning for Irish athletes at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona.

Irish sprint sensation Jason Smyth was pleased with his efforts in Barcelona tonight, despite failing to qualify for the 100m final at the European Athletics Championships.

Derry sprinter Jason Smyth made history on the Olympic Stadium track in Barcelona tonight by becoming the first Paralympian to compete at a European Athletics Championships.

JASON SMYTH makes history today by becoming the first Paralympian to compete in the European Athletics Championships.

WITH the majority of the Irish athletes due to fly into Barcelona today, Paul Hession has opted to remain at the training camp in Murcia until Monday, the day before the European Championships get under way.