Four GB stars in Berlin

The European Championships saw some of Great Britain’s stars come of age in Berlin.

Courier Sport looks at some outstanding performances.

● Laura Muir: The Kinrossshire athlete was the overwhelming favourite with the Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan opting to run the 5,000m. She still had to execute her race right, and did it perfectly to become the first British woman to win the 1,500m outdoor title. Muir now holds the indoor and outdoor 1,500m crowns, and also claimed silver and bronze at the World Indoors in March. Her time of 4:02.32 comfortably saw her take the victory.

● Dina Asher-Smith: The 22-year-old blew away the competition to create history. No British athlete has claimed the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at a major championships before. Her 10.85 in the 100m and 21.89 in the 200m – where she defended her title – were world leading times this year. Reigning 200m world champion Dafne Schippers was left trailing in the 100m and 200m but warned next year – and the World Championships in Doha – will be different.

● Zharnel Hughes: The sprinter was favourite for the 100m title and claimed it by one hundredths of a second ahead of team-mate Reece Prescod. His 9.95 was a championship record and it is surely only a matter of time before Linford Christie’s 25-year-old British record of 9.87 seconds goes. Hughes trains under Usain Bolt’s former coach Glen Mills. Hughes flew down the track in Berlin and will be expected to improve in the lead-up to Tokyo 2020.

● Katarina Johnson-Thompson: The 25-year-old might not have claimed gold but she proved for the first time she can push world and Olympic champion Nafi Thiam all the way. She finished just 57 points behind the new European champion – having trailed by 226 while coming fifth at last year’s World Championships. Personal bests in the shot and javelin – her weakest events – underlined her improvement. The silver also tops her pentathlon gold at the World Indoors and Commonwealth heptathlon gold earlier this year given the strength of the field.