'I just missed a moment where the race was gone': Sarah Healy finishes fifth in 1500m final

Sophie O'Sullivan finished eighth, saying "I felt I should have done better"

Sarah Healy: “At 300m to go, I just feel like there was a gap, and the girls were kind of gone." Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

The medal count stays at four. No final night green fireworks. The metric mile could not again deliver. Fifth for Sarah, eighth for Sophie.

On Day 7 of 7 at the European Championships, Sarah Healy and Sophie O’Sullivan went after history.