European Athletics Championships: Sarah Lavin out of 100m hurdles, Nick Griggs 8th in 5000m

Michael Bolton

Nick Griggs finished eighth in the final of the 5000m in the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

In a thrilling finish, the race was won by Jakob Ingebrigtsen with a time of 13:15.29, his fourth title in a row, in what was his first race of the season.

Grigs finished with a time of 13.21, with Brian Fay in 14th and Darragh McElhinney finishing further back in 19th despite a promising start to the race.

In the women's 100m hurdles, Sarah Lavin finished sixth in her heat as she failed to advance to the semi-finals.

She finished with a time of 13.07, with a time of 13.01 needed to qualify.

Ciara Neville's 100m campaign came to an end as she finished eighth in the semi-finals with a time of 11.57.