Hannah England happy after landing Euro team gold

OXFORD CITY'S Hannah England was left beaming in Belgium after scooping team gold at the European Cross Country Championships.

Great Britain dominated the under-23 race, with five of their six-strong squad finishing inside the top 16 to pip Russia and Germany to top spot on the podium.

The 21-year-old was delighted after finishing 16th and contributing to an impressive British showing, clocking 22.10 minutes.

"I'm really pleased overall," said England. "Top 15 was what I was aiming for and I missed out by just one place.

"It's my first international cross-country race so it's not bad. I wasn't going to do the cross-country at all but when you're in training, it gets a bit boring, so it breaks it up.

"I wanted to score in the team standings but I was just outside. I'll be aiming for the indoors next but this performance certainly gives me some confidence." 

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