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Markovc wins GB’s first gold in Poland

The Stockport-born athlete, 25, pipped France’s Alice Finot and team-mate Verity Ockenden to win in a personal best of eight minutes 46.43 seconds.

Amy-Eloise Markovc produced a superb sprint finish in the 3,000m final to earn the British team their first gold at the European Indoor Championships.

The Stockport-born athlete, 25, pipped France’s Alice Finot and team-mate Verity Ockenden to win in a personal best of eight minutes 46.43 seconds.

“It’s a dream come true, to have a flag draped around your shoulders,” Markovc told BBC Sport.

“I knew we were moving at a good pace and knew I could make moves.”

Ockenden’s 8:46.60 was also a personal best and enough for bronze.

 

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