From right in the center: Russia's Yuna Mekhti-Zade passing a relay to Aleksandra Fedoriva during women's 4 x 100 m relay race at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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From right: Russia's Yuna Mekhti-Zade passing a relay to Aleksandra Fedoriva during women's 4 x 100 m relay race at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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Russia's Aleksandra Fedoriva during women's 4 x 100 m relay race at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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From left: Russia's Maksim Dyldin, Alexei Aksyonov, Vladimir Krasnov and Pavel Trenikhin won the men's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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From left: Russia's Ksenia Ustalova, Anastasia Kapachinskaya, Antonina Krivoshapka and Tatiana Firova, winners of the 4 x 400 m relay race at the European Athletics Championships.

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Russia's Dmitry Safronov wins bronze in marathon at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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From left: Russia's Maksim Dyldin, Alexei Aksyonov, Vladimir Krasnov and Pavel Trenikhin won the men's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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From left: Kseniya Ustalova, Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Antonina Krivoshapka and Tatyana Firova won the women's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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From left: the Russian national team, Maksim Dyldin, Alexei Aksyonov, Pavel Trenikhin and Vladimir Krasnov, won the men's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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From left: the Russian national team, Maksim Dyldin, Alexei Aksyonov, Pavel Trenikhin and Vladimir Krasnov, won the men's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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From left: the Russian national team, Maksim Dyldin, Alexei Aksyonov, Pavel Trenikhin and Vladimir Krasnov, won the men's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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Pavel Trenikhin after the men's 4x400m relay. The Russian national team, Maksim Dyldin, Alexei Aksyonov, Pavel Trenikhin and Vladimir Krasnov, won the men's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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Vladimir Krasnov after the men's 4x400m relay. The Russian national team, Maksim Dyldin, Alexei Aksyonov, Pavel Trenikhin and Vladimir Krasnov, won the men's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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Vladimir Krasnov after the men's 4x400m relay. The Russian national team, Maksim Dyldin, Alexei Aksyonov, Pavel Trenikhin and Vladimir Krasnov, won the men's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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Vladimir Krasnov after the men's 4x400m relay. The Russian national team, Maksim Dyldin, Alexei Aksyonov, Pavel Trenikhin and Vladimir Krasnov, won the men's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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Vladimir Krasnov, right, in the men's 4x400m relay. The Russian national team, Maksim Dyldin, Alexei Aksyonov, Pavel Trenikhin and Vladimir Krasnov, won the men's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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Pavel Trenikhin, center, left, passing the baton to Vladimir Krasnov, center, foreground. The Russian national team, Maksim Dyldin, Alexei Aksyonov, Pavel Trenikhin and Vladimir Krasnov, won the men's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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Pavel Trenikhin, center, background, preparing to pass the baton in the men's 4x400m relay. The Russian national team, Maksim Dyldin, Alexei Aksyonov, Pavel Trenikhin and Vladimir Krasnov, won the men's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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From right: Alexei Aksyonov passing the baton to Pavel Trenikhin. The Russian national team, Maksim Dyldin, Alexei Aksyonov, Pavel Trenikhin and Vladimir Krasnov, won the men's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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Maksim Dyldin, left, passing the baton to Alexei Aksyonov in the men's 4x400m relay. The Russian national team, Maksim Dyldin, Alexei Aksyonov, Pavel Trenikhin and Vladimir Krasnov, won the men's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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Maksim Dyldin, right, background, passing the baton to Alexei Aksyonov, right, foreground. The Russian national team, Maksim Dyldin, Alexei Aksyonov, Pavel Trenikhin and Vladimir Krasnov, won the men's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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From left: Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Antonina Krivoshapka, Kseniya Ustalova, and Tatyana Firova won the women's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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From left: Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Antonina Krivoshapka, Kseniya Ustalova, and Tatyana Firova won the women's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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From left: Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Antonina Krivoshapka, Kseniya Ustalova, and Tatyana Firova won the women's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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Russia's Tatyana Firova in the women's 4x400m relay. The Russian national team, including Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Antonina Krivoshapka, Kseniya Ustalova, and Tatyana Firova won the women's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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From left, foreground: Kseniya Ustalova passing the baton to Tatyana Firova. The Russian national team including Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Antonina Krivoshapka, Kseniya Ustalova, and Tatyana Firova won the women's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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Right, foreground: Kseniya Ustalova passing the baton to Tatyana Firova. The Russian national team including Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Antonina Krivoshapka, Kseniya Ustalova, and Tatyana Firova won the women's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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Antonina Krivoshapka, right, passing the baton to Kseniya Ustalova in the women's 4x400m relay. The Russian national team including Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Antonina Krivoshapka, Kseniya Ustalova, and Tatyana Firova won the women's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, background, passing the baton to Antonina Krivoshapka in the women's 4x400m relay. The Russian national team including Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Antonina Krivoshapka, Kseniya Ustalova, and Tatyana Firova won the women's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

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Croatia's Blanka Vlasic captured gold in high jump at the European Athletics Championships, Barcelona.

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Croatia's Blanka Vlasic captured gold in high jump at the European Athletics Championships, Barcelona.

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Croatia's Blanka Vlasic captured gold in high jump at the European Athletics Championships, Barcelona.

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Croatia's Blanka Vlasic captured gold in high jump at the European Athletics Championships, Barcelona.

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Spanish athlete Nuria Fernandez wins gold in a 1500 m race at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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Russia's Anna Alminova, front right, during a 1500 m race at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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Croatia's Blanka Vlasic captured gold in high jump at the European Athletics Championships, Barcelona.

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Croatia's Blanka Vlasic captured gold in high jump at the European Athletics Championships, Barcelona.

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Germany's Ariane Friedrich wins bronze in high jump at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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Sara Moreira (Portugal) wins gold in a 5000 m race at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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Alemitu Bekele (Turkey) wins gold in a 5000 m race at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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Germany's Ariane Friedrich wins bronze in high jump at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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Germany's Ariane Friedrich wins bronze in high jump at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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Russia's Yelizaveta Grechishnikova during women's 5,000 m race at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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Russia's Yelizaveta Grechishnikova, right in the foreground, during women's 5,000 m race at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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Russia's Maria Konovalova, front center, during a 5000 m race at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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Russia's Svetlana Shkolina during the long jump competition at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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France's Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad captures gold in men's 3,000 m steeplechase at the European Athletics Championships, Barcelona.

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France's Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad captures gold in men's 3,000 m steeplechase at the European Athletics Championships, Barcelona.

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From left: France's Bouabdellah Tahri, silver winner, and Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, gold winner, in men's 3,000 m steeplechase at the European Athletics Championships, Barcelona.

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Croatia's Blanka Vlasic captured gold in high jump at the European Athletics Championships, Barcelona.

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Russia's Svetlana Shkolina during the long jump competition at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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French athlete Renaud Lavillenie wins gold in pole vault at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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Russia's Dmitry Safronov wins bronze in marathon at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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Norwegian athlete Andreas Thorkildsen wins gold in javelin at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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