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Britain's men lie in last place after the first day of the European Cup. Stuart Stokes produced the best team performance when he came sixth out of eight in the 3,000m steeplechase.
Ben Challenger, in the high jump, and Chris Davies, in the 5,000m, could only finish seventh, while in the hammer Andy Frost came last.
Christian Malcom and Jason Gardener warmed up for Saturday's 4x100m by wining their 100m 'B' races on a day dominated by Russia's men and women.
After four events Russia's women have 27 points, two more than Romania and six ahead of Germany.
The Russian men have 24 points after four events.
Russia lead Poland by 1� points and are 3� ahead of defending champions Germany.
Malcolm edged out Marlon Devonish to win his 100m race in 10.25 seconds.
In his race, Gardener was well clear of the field before the midway point, and won comfortably in 10.30secs, more than two tenths of a second ahead Michal Bielczyk.
Running cautiously, Darren Campbell was a distant third, reaching the line in 10.56.
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