Sanders ran a crucial second leg to help Britain to bronze

Sanders combined with Emma Duck, Kim Wall and Lee McConnell, the sole survivor of the quartet that ran in Madrid two years ago, for a fine run.

They clocked a British record of three minutes, 28.69sec as Belarus took the gold in 3:27.83sec ahead of Russia.

Earlier, Jo Pavey was left to rue a flu bug as she finished sixth in the 3000m.

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Pavey, who has been suffering with flu all week, led from the front early on but ran out of steam and slipped down the field.

However, fellow Briton Lisa Dobriskey ran a personal best to take fifth place.

Lidia Chojecka of Poland stormed home in eight minutes and 43.25 seconds to add the 3,000m title to her 1500m gold.

The 23-year-old Dobrisky finished in a time of 8:47.25, 7.69 seconds ahead of Pavey.

It was a difficult decision but I wanted to give it a gamble and unfortunately it didn't pay off Jo Pavey

And she said afterwards: "I'm thrilled. Of course it would have been nice to have got a medal and some respects it was a case of so near and yet so far.

"But I'm delighted with a personal best and I hope to push on now."

Pavey added: "I feel silly making excuses but I have had full-blown flu and I have been laid up in bed, terribly ill.

"It was a difficult decision but I wanted to give it a gamble and unfortunately it didn't pay off."

Jeanette Kwakye ran a personal best in the 60m but missed out on the bronze medal in a photo finish.

The Briton ran a time of 7.20 seconds, the same time as Pole Daria Onysko, but missed out on the judge's decision.

I didn't realise it was that close. I'm the worst at dipping, rubbish in fact, and there's no margin for error Jeanette Kwakye

"I didn't realise it was that close," said the Briton. "I'm the worst at dipping, rubbish in fact, and there's no margin for error.

"But I have to look at the positives and I'm delighted with a personal best. Fourth is the worst place to finish but it's one of those things."

Belgian Kim Gevaert won in a time of 7.12secs ahead of Russian Yevgeniya Polyakova.

Greece's Katerina Thanou, competing in her first international event since completing a ban for missing three drugs tests, came sixth. She was again booed by the Birmingham crowd.

Marilyn Okoro also narrowly missed out on the bronze medal in the 800m.

She finished just 0.20secs behind third in fourth in a final won by Russia's Oksana Zbrozhek in one minute 59.23s.

World indoor record holder Jolanda Ceplak of Slovenia took silver with Britain's Jenny Meadows fifth.

Italy's Assunta Legnante took the gold in the shot put with her 18.92m throw, with Russia's Irina Khudoroshkina and her compatriot Olga Ryabinkina in silver and bronze position.

Spain's Carlota Castrejana won her country's first ever title in the indoors triple jump, taking the competition with a world-leading leap of 14.64m.