Nice Britain received combined 4x400m relay bronze as Femke Bol anchored hosts the Netherlands to the primary gold of the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.
Dutch star Bol, 25, took over in fourth place however delivered the title forward of Belgium in a time of three minutes 15.63 seconds to loud cheers contained in the Omnisport Stadium.
The British quartet that includes Alastair Chalmers, Emily Newnham, Joshua Faulds and Lina Nielsen clocked 3:16.49 to make the rostrum in an occasion making its championship debut.
Britons Georgia Hunter Bell, Revee Walcott-Nolan and Neil Gourley progressed to Friday evening’s 1500m finals on the opening evening of motion.
Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Hunter Bell, the robust favorite for the title because the quickest European this yr, managed her warmth from begin to end and received in 4:11.31.
“Job carried out now and I am prepared for tomorrow. I just like the heats, to get a run out and settle the nerves. However it’s good to ensure you keep out of hassle,” Hunter Bell advised BBC Sport.
She shall be joined within the ladies’s last by Walcott-Nolan, who positioned second in her warmth in 4:14.38.
Gourley could have his sights set on upgrading his 2023 silver after he received his warmth in 3:40.24 to affix world report holder Jakob Ingebrigtsen within the last.
Olympic 5,000m champion Ingebrigtsen clocked 3:37.49 as he made a profitable begin in his bid for a 3rd consecutive 1500m and three,000m double on the championships, an achievement which might see him equal the lads’s report of seven European indoor titles.
Elsewhere, Eire’s Sarah Lavin certified for the ladies’s 60m hurdles semi-finals on Friday by profitable her warmth in 7.93 seconds.
