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Birmingham 2026: European athletics championships day seven – live

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It’s been quite the Euros for Ireland – and boy have they had backing in Birmingham.

Paul O’Donnell was struggling in the marathon this morning. The Irish fans got him home. “It was incredible, to see green and the tricolours all over the course,” the he said. “The support kept me going. It was much appreciated. It was just a roar: ‘Go Ireland, go Paul.’”

It’s a championships that I’ll obviously never forget for winning gold but also never forget the roars, the cheers, the support. I’ve never experienced anything like that before.

Seeing so many kids as well out there that are screaming for autographs and photos … it kind of makes you realise the effect that you have on the country by, I don’t know, running, jumping, throwing, doing all those events as well as you can.

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