Gregan's medal hopes dashed as Barr loses her stride

A groin injury ruined Brian Gregan’s hopes of a medal at the European Athletics Championships, with a brave performance seeing him struggle over the line after being in the top three throughout the 400m final in Helsinki.

The European under-23 medallist suffered the injury 80 metres into the decider in the Finnish capital, yet almost held on for a deserved place on the podium.