BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) " Airine Palsyte beat Olympic high jump champion Ruth Beitia to earn Lithuania's first ever gold medal at the European indoor championships on Saturday. Beitia was left with her sixth silver medal since 2005 at the European indoors. Czech sprinter Pavel Maslak became the first man to win the 400 meters three times. She broke the 32-year-old championship record by 0.15 of a second, and 15 meters clear of the runner-up. Izmir Smajlaj produced Albania's first European indoors medal when he won the long jump in an upset.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 04, 2017 22:30 UTC