The men's marathon starts with four laps of the Ullevi stadium before winding its way through the streets Gothenburg

Italian Olympic champion Stefano Baldini breaks away in the last two kilometres to win the marathon in style

Baldini is congratulated by Switzerland's Viktor Rothlin who finishes 18 seconds adrift to claim the silver medal

Great Britain's Andy Turner proudly displays his medal after claiming bronze in the men's 110m hurdles

The powerful Russian team claim gold in the women's 4x100m relay for the first time with a time of 42.71secs

The British women race to an unexpected silver as the wet conditions hamper the majority of the field

Great Britain's Nathan Douglas finally receives his medal after leaping to a silver in the triple jump

Israel's Alex Averbukh retains his European title in the pole vault - clearing 5.70m in tricky conditions

In a dramatic 800m final, Britain's Sam Ellis squeezes through to take bronze behind Bram Som and David Fiegen

Ellis is thrilled after his late burst earns him a medal after he appeared to have no chance at one point

Great Britain's successful day is given a golden touch as Mark Lewis-Francis guides the men to victory in the 4x100m relay

The victory is overshadowed as just three of the quartet are left to celebrate after Darren Campbell storms from the track

The team collect their gold medals but tension is evident on the rostrum following Campbell's outburst after the race

Germany's Steffi Nerius throws 65.82m to win gold in the women's javelin ahead of Barbora Spotakova

Russia's Tatyana Tomashova overcomes compatriot Yuliya Chizhenko in the home straight to win 1500m gold

Spain's Jesus Espana leaves it late to beat Britain's Mo Farah who claims a superb silver after an excellent run in the 5000m

France win the final event as Marc Raquil guides his team to 4x400m relay success ahead of Great Britain and Poland