Courtney-Bryant wins 3,000m silver at European Indoor after Koster ‘carnage’
Maureen Koster recovering after fall on trackBritain denied gold in 4x400m after hosts’ controversyMelissa Courtney-Bryant held her nerve – and her footing – amid one of the more disturbing scenes on an athletics track in recent memory to win a gutsy 3,000m European Indoor Championships silver medal.Early in the race, the Briton heard a scream and knew that her close friend, the Dutch athlete Maureen Koster, had crashed to the ground. What she didn’t know was that she had also smashed her head and was unconscious. Continue reading...
Maureen Koster recovering after fall on trackBritain denied gold in 4x400m after hosts’ controversyMelissa Courtney-Bryant held her nerve – and her footing – amid one of the more disturbing scenes on an athletics track in recent memory to win a gutsy 3,000m European Indoor Championships silver medal.Early in the race, the Briton heard a scream and knew that her close friend, the Dutch athlete Maureen Koster, had crashed to the ground. What she didn’t know was that she had also smashed her head and was unconscious. Continue reading...
