Ireland finish sixth for best ever Euro Team performance

Kevin Ankrom, Athletics Ireland's High Performance Director, was a pleased man after watching Ireland deliver their best ever finish of sixth at the European Athletics Team Championships (1st League) in Heraklion, Greece today.

Ireland scored 261.5 points, falling one position from overnight as their bid to gain Super League promotion stalled. However, they bettered their seventh place finishes from 2013 and 2014 and Ankrom gave a very positive assessment afterwards.